Pompo: The Cinephile
- IMDb link: 12439248
- IMDb rating: 7.1 (1,821 votes)
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Animation
- Director: Takayuki Hirao
- Cast: Akio Otsuka, Ai Kakuma, Hiroya Shimizu, Konomi Kohara and others
- Release date: 27 Apr 2022
- Release year: 2021
- Runtime: 94 minutes
- Country: Japan
- Keywords: three word title, breaking the fourth wall, surrealism, cinephile, cinephilia, cinema, aesthetics, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, actor, actress
Plot:
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 an aging and tormented creative 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?