PREVIEW: Pompo: The Cinephile (12A)

WHO’S IN IT? (ENGLISH VERSION)

Brianna Gentilella (The Vesuvius Xperiment), Christopher Trindale (The Underlords), Jackie Lastra (The Wonderland), Anne Yatco (Penguin Highway), Kenneth Cavett (film debut), Jonah Platt (Being the Ricardos), Gavin Hammon (Throne of Elves), Brock Powell (Wheely), John H. Mayer (What’s Up, Hideous Sun Demon)

WHO’S IN IT? (JAPANESE VERSION)

Konomi Kohara (Fireworks), Hiroya Shimizu (The Outsider), Rinka Ôtani (Howling Village), Ai Kakuma (The Anthem of the Heart), Akio Ôtsuka (Ghost in the Shell), Ryûichi Kijima (Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison), Rikiya Koyama (Cowboy Bebop: The Movie), Manabu Sakamaki (Loups=Garous), Mitsuru Ogata (Fake)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Takayuki Hirao (Magical Sisters Yoyo and Nene), director, writer; Kosuke Arai (film debut), Yoshinori Hasegawa (Shirobako: The Movie), Tomohiko Iwase (Mai Mai Miracle), Motoko Kaneiwa (film debut), Takumi Morii (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Fine) and Motoki Mukaichi (A Letter to Momo), producers; Kenta Matsukuma (film debut), composer; Kô Hoshina (film debut) and Uoyama Masashi (film debut), cinematographers; Tsuyoshi Imai (Rage), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In the movie-making capital of Nyallywood, Pompo (Gentilella/Kohara) is a talented B-movie producer who tells her movie-loving assistant Gene (Trindale/Shimizu) that he will direct her next script, despite him never having made a film before. As production heads towards chaos, both Pompo and Gene must find a way to make the movie they want…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This bright and colourful anime feature, based on the hit manga series, is a must-see for film-lovers everywhere, with its heavy focus on the crazy world of movie-making.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

WEDNESDAY 29TH JUNE 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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