Pompo the Cinephile (2021)

06/04/2021 (JP) • 1h 34m

Animation, Comedy, Drama

Bright lights. Big dreams. No experience.

Overview

Operating out of the movie capital "Nyallywood," Pompo has been shooting one B-grade entertainment flick after another that anyone would enjoy. One day, Pompo's "movie buff" assistant Gene spots a new script written by Pompo and is moved by its exquisite story. In a fit of passion, he proclaims, "I want to see this as a finished work in theaters as soon as possible!" However, Pompo tells him, "So you shoot this film." Thus, Gene takes on his first directing gig. Meanwhile, Natalie, an ordinary girl who just arrived in town with movie actress dreams, has been discovered by Pompo...

Top Billed Cast

Konomi Kohara

Joel Davidovich 'Pompo' Pomponette (voice)

Hiroya Shimizu

Gene Fini (voice)

Rinka Otani

Natalie Woodward (voice)

Ai Kakuma

Mystia Lyons (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Martin Braddock (voice)

Ryuichi Kijima

Alan Gardner (voice)

Rikiya Koyama

Alan's Boss (voice)

Manabu Sakamaki

Corbett (voice)

Mitsuru Ogata

J.D. Peterzen (voice)


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

$186,542.00

Keywords

work

slice of life

based on manga

assistant director

shoujo

anime

film production

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