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Pompo the Cinephile (2022)
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...
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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...
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Genre:Animation, Comedy, Drama
Written By:Takayuki Hirao
In Theaters:4/29/2022
Box Office:$186,542
Runtime:94 minutes
Studio:CLAP, KADOKAWA, Happinet Phantom Studios, avex pictures, Shochiku, STUDIO MAUSU, movic, Movie Walker
Cast
Takayuki Hirao
Director
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)
Hidenari Ugaki
Nigel (voice)
Shinya Takahashi
Miles (voice)
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