Pompo the Cinephile
“Bright lights. Big dreams. No experience.”
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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Cast
32 people
Konomi Kohara
Joel Davidovich 'Pompo' Pomponette (voice)
Known for
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You
Hiroya Shimizu
Gene Fini (voice)
Known for
The World of Kanako
Yu Yu Hakusho
Takayuki Hirao
Tsuyoshi Imai
Tomohiko Iwase
Rinka Otani
Natalie Woodward (voice)
Known for
Howling Village
Liverleaf
Tomooka Shinpei
Ai Kakuma
Mystia Lyons (voice)
Known for
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest
Emi Chiba
Akio Otsuka
Martin Braddock (voice)
Known for
Mob Psycho 100
BAKI
Yasuhisa Kato
Ryuichi Kijima
Alan Gardner (voice)
Known for
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
God Eater
Takayuki Hirao Director · Shogo Sugitani Author Kenta Matsukuma Composer
Worldwide gross $187K · United States release April 29, 2022 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$186,542
Production
CLAP
Production
KADOKAWA
Production
Happinet Phantom Studios
Production
avex pictures
Production
Shochiku
Production
STUDIO MAUSU
Production
movic
Production
Movie Walker
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
映画大好きポンポさん
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 4, 2021
Theatrical
United States · April 29, 2022
Limited theatrical
United States · June 28, 2022
Digital
United States
October 22, 2021 · Premiere · Animation Is Film Festival
July 12, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray & DVD
Australia
May 19, 2022 · Theatrical
Canada
August 5, 2021 · Premiere · Fantasia International Film Festival
April 27, 2022 · Theatrical
China
June 15, 2021 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
France
July 3, 2024 · Theatrical
February 26, 2025 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
Germany
December 8, 2022 · Physical
Hong Kong SAR China
September 1, 2022 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 23, 2022 · Limited theatrical · Japanese Film Festival
Italy
December 15, 2022 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
January 7, 2023 · Premiere · The Space Cinema-Milano Odeon
Japan
December 3, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray & DVD
Netherlands
September 25, 2021 · Rotterdam Camera Japan Festival
New Zealand
August 1, 2022 · Digital
Puerto Rico
May 12, 2022 · Theatrical
Spain
October 7, 2021 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
December 7, 2021 · TV · Movistar+ Estrenos
Taiwan
November 16, 2021 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
December 10, 2021 · Digital
United Kingdom
October 2, 2021 · Premiere · Scotland Loves Anime
June 29, 2022 · Limited theatrical
May 29, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray
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