names: Pompo the Cinephile
genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
overview: 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...
crew: Konomi Kohara, Joel Davidovich 'Pompo' Pomponette (voice), Hiroya Shimizu, Gene Fini (voice), Rinka Otani, Nathalie Woodward (voice), Ai Kakuma, Mystia (voice), Akio Otsuka, Martin Braddock (voice), Ryuichi Kijima, Alan Gardner (voice)
orig_title:  映画大好きポンポさん