Pompo the Cinephile

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Pompo the Cinephile

Released Apr 27, 2022

1h 34m

Drama

Anime

Comedy

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Pompo is a talented and gutsy producer in "Nyallywood," the movie-making capital of the world. Although she's known for B-movies, one day Pompo tells her movie-loving but apprehensive assistant Gene that he will direct her next script: a delicate drama about a tormented artistic genius, starring the legendary and Brando-esque actor Martin Braddock, and a young actress seeking her first break. But when the production heads towards chaos, can Gene rise to Pompo's challenge, and succeed as a first-time director?

Phuong Le

Guardian

The tone turns cloyingly saccharine, pushing hollow maxims such as how damaged people make better artists, or that a film should be no longer than 90 minutes.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 28, 2022

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

A giddy, heartfelt anime that celebrates how passionate people can be about moviemaking, even if that excitement is sometimes hidden beneath the veneer of formulaic film production.

May 4, 2022

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William Bibbiani

TheWrap

A warm hug of a behind-the-scenes motion picture, where the entertainment industry is full of producers who are just desperate to mold superstars out of actors with no experience and to take chances on first-time directors and give them final cut.

Apr 28, 2022

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Joseph Tomastik

Loud and Clear Reviews

Every facet of filmmaking, from the directing, writing, shooting, acting, and editing, is given such a loving tribute that reminds you of just how miraculous the creation of pretty much any movie is.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 6, 2024

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

“Pompo the Cinephile” is an excellent movie, one that manages to combine the fairy tale with reality in the most entertaining fashion, and one of the best anime movies we have seen lately.

Rated: 7.5

Jan 2, 2023

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Like Cinema Paradiso, Matinee, and too many others to name, here's a movie about moviemaking made for movie lovers.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 17, 2022

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Andy

great film, has many themes and messages that really resonated with me and knows who the film is targeted for. A real memorable experience with likeable characters.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/30/22

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Omar.R

I liked the characters, they had good traits given to them it was really entertaining for the time the film had overall and the plot I also really liked.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/30/22

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Lemon

Very inspirational, and a joy to watch. Of course a movie about movies is gonna have breath taking visuals, really helped sell the movie

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/29/22

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Jacob

It was a amazing movie and absolutely love the characters, art, everything!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/29/22

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jesse v

a fun movie about movies and you never realize this was made in Japan!! it was all in English! every single text!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/29/22

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Pat

Its was a fun movie!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/28/22

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Takayuki Hirao

Director

Hiroya Shimizu

Gene Fini

Konomi Kohara

Joelle Davidovich "Pompo" Pomponett

Rinka Otani

Nathalie Woodward

Ai Kakuma

Mystia

Akio Ôtsuka

Martin Braddock

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Synopsis

Pompo is a talented and gutsy producer in "Nyallywood," the movie-making capital of the world. Although she's known for B-movies, one day Pompo tells her movie-loving but apprehensive assistant Gene that he will direct her next script: a delicate drama about a tormented artistic genius, starring the legendary and Brando-esque actor Martin Braddock, and a young actress seeking her first break. But when the production heads towards chaos, can Gene rise to Pompo's challenge, and succeed as a first-time director?

Director: Takayuki Hirao
Producer: Ryoichiro Matsuo
Screenwriter: Takayuki Hirao
Distributor: GKIDS
Production Co: Kadokawa, Avex Inc., Happinet Corporation
Genre: Drama, Anime, Comedy
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 27, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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