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...
Editing
Gene's obsessive cutting room montages are pure ASMR.
Writing
Meta-commentary that actually understands filmmaking.
Director
Takayuki Hirao
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)
Ayaka Shimizu
Nora (voice)
Ikuko Tani
Natalie's Grandmother (voice)
Yoshikazu Nagano
Coltman (voice)
Ryusuke Ohbayashi
Bank President (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Takayuki Hirao cut his teeth on Studio Ghibli projects before this passion project about passion projects.
The film's obsessive detail about 35mm editing and 'the perfect 90 minutes' directly references real debates about theatrical attention spans and streaming's threat to cinema.
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