Pompo: The Cinéphile (film)
2021 Japanese animated comedy-drama film directed by Takayuki Hirao
Pompo: The Cinéphile (Japanese: 映画大好きポンポさん, Hepburn: Eiga Daisuki Ponpo-san) is a 2021 Japanese animated comedy-drama film written and directed by Takayuki Hirao. It is based on Shogo Sugitani's manga series of the same name. It stars the voices of Konomi Kohara, Hiroya Shimizu, Ai Kakuma, Akio Otsuka, Ryuichi Kijima, and Rinka Otani.
Plot
Gene Fini, a nerdy, wannabe director with terrible bags under his eyes has been working as a production assistant to Joelle Davidovich Pomponett, or "Pompo" for around a year. Pompo is the owner of "Peterzen Films" in the fictional city "Nyallywood" (Parody of Hollywood with the Japanese onomatopoeia "Nyaa"). Pompo is a gutsy, outlandish, rude, and tomboyish film producer who, despite her talent, mostly works on cheesy B-movies. Pompo's new film, "Marine", starring her constant collaborator Mystia, wraps up shooting and asks Gene to edit the 15-second ad spot, which he reluctantly agrees to. He does so using unused footage, bringing concern from Pompo and the director, but pleasing them nonetheless.
Gene meets Pompo's grandfather, J.D Peterzen (Possibly a parody of Francis Ford Coppola), a former legend in the film industry and founder of Peterzen Films, at an early screening of Marine. Here, Gene asks Peterzen what it takes to be a great film director, and he tells him that he can make it for himself.
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