Japan Synopsis
映画大好きポンポさん
“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…
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Pompo the Cinephile. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Animation + Comedy in Japan
973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Pompo the Cinephile itself).
The 2020–2022 Japan Window
Pompo the Cinephile holds position #248 of 452 Japan films in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
2021 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 170 titles released, including Pompo the Cinephile. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (539 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 169 other Japan films in 2021.
The 4269th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
43 audience reviews — more than 61% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 52th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Pompo the Cinephile, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- film production · 2
- assistant director · 1
- anime · 711
- based on manga · 297
- slice of life · 58
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,788 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,287 of 2,532 (top 51%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | CLAP, KADOKAWA, Happinet Phantom Studios, avex pictures, Shochiku |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | June 4, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt12439248 |
| Official Site | www.pompomovie.com |