{"id":32281,"date":"2022-02-24T00:46:46","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T08:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=32281"},"modified":"2022-02-24T01:21:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T09:21:48","slug":"pompo-the-cinephile-gets-april-us-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2022\/02\/24\/pompo-the-cinephile-gets-april-us-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"POMPO THE CINEPHILE Gets April US Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2021\/05\/19\/pompo-the-cinephile-movie-receives-new-trailer-ahead-of-june-4-premiere\/\"><em>POMPO THE CINEPHILE<\/em><\/a> anime film will premiere in the United States in April, distributor GKIDS has announced. The movie about movie-making will have special fan preview screenings on April 27 and 28 before having regular screenings in select theaters starting from April 29.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The fan preview screenings will include an &#8220;exclusive introduction&#8221; from director <strong>Takayuki Hirao<\/strong> (<i>God Eater<\/i>).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">POMPO THE CINEPHILE, the debut film from studio CLAP directed by Takayuki Hirao (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GodEater?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#GodEater<\/a>), opens in US theatres w\/ special fan preview screenings on April 27 &amp; 28! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PompoMovie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#PompoMovie<\/a> continues in select theatres starting April 29. \ud83c\udfa5\u2728 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AzyxpiMe6D\">pic.twitter.com\/AzyxpiMe6D<\/a><\/p>&mdash; GKIDS Films (@GKIDSfilms) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GKIDSfilms\/status\/1496514318589997062?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 23, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> <em>POMPO THE CINEPHILE<\/em> is an adaptation of the Kadokawa-published manga by<strong> Shogo Sugitani<\/strong>, which begin serialization on pixiv in 2017. Six tankoubon volumes published under the MFC Gene Pixiv Series label have been released as of May 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">GKIDS describes the movie as:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Pompo is a talented and gutsy producer in \u201cNyallywood,\u201d the movie-making capital of the world. Although she\u2019s 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 a tormented artistic 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\u2019s challenge, and succeed as a first-time director?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Aside from Hirao, the staff includes&nbsp;<strong>Shingo Adachi<\/strong>&nbsp;<i>(Sword Art Online, Wagnaria!!<\/i>) as character designer, <strong>Kanji Miyake<\/strong> (<em>Tower of God<\/em>&nbsp;episode 11 director) as the director\u2019s assistant, <strong>Takafumi Nishima<\/strong> (<em>HoneyWorks 10th Anniversary \u201cLIP\u00d7LIP FILM\u00d7LIVE\u201d<\/em>) and <strong>Miu Miyamoto<\/strong> (<em>Didn&#8217;t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!<\/em> co-art director) as art directors, <strong>Kou Hoshina<\/strong> and<strong>&nbsp;Masashi&nbsp;Uoyama<\/strong> (<em>Deca-Dence<\/em>) as photography directors, and song composer <strong>Kenta Matsukuma<\/strong> as music composer. <strong>Studio CLAP<\/strong> is the animation production company.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Meanwhile, the cast includes <strong>Hiroya Shimizu<\/strong> as Gene Fini, <strong>Konomi Kohara<\/strong> as Joelle Davidovich \u201cPompo\u201d Pomponett, <strong>Rinka Ootani<\/strong> as Nathalie Woodward, <strong>Ai Kakuma<\/strong> as Mystia, <strong>Akio Ohtsuka<\/strong> as Martin Braddock, and<strong> Ryuichi Kijima<\/strong> as Aran.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GKIDSfilms\/status\/1496514318589997062\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: initial\">@GKIDSfilms<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The POMPO THE CINEPHILE anime film will premiere in the United States in April, distributor GKIDS has announced. 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