Veteran animator Takayuki Hirao’s new film isa rollicking, exuberant ode to the power of the movies, and the joys and heartbreak of the creative process, as a new director and his team devote their lives to the pursuit of a “masterpiece.” Pompo is a talented and gutsy producer in “Nyallywood,” the movie-making capital of the world. Although she’s known for B-movies, one day Pompo tells her movie-loving but apprehensive assistant Gene that he will direct her next script. But when the production heads towards chaos, can Gene rise to Pompo’s challenge, and succeed as a first-time director?

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Pompo the Cinephile – 3/24/23 @ 12:00 pm
Pompo the Cinephile – 3/25/23 @ 3:00 pm
Pompo the Cinephile – 3/26/23 @ 5:00 pm w. Intro
Pompo the Cinephile – 3/27/23 @ 9:55 pm
Pompo the Cinephile – 3/28/23 @ 2:55 pm
Pompo the Cinephile – 3/29/23 @ 5:10 pm
Pompo the Cinephile – 3/30/23 @ 12:00 pm

Pompo the Cinephile with an Intro from Prof. Yoshihiro Yasuhara
5 pm – March 26 – 13
Yoshihiro Yasuhara,  an Associate Teaching Professor in Japanese Studies at Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Modern Language, will introduce this new anime film and give a short talk on the history and evolution of anime.

About Yoshihiro Yasuhara
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Yoshihiro Yasuhara is an Associate Teaching Professor in Japanese Studies at Department of Modern Language, Carnegie Mellon University. Courses that he teaches at CMU are titled “Anime: Visual Interplay between Japan and the World,” “Japanese Film and Literature: The Art of Storytelling,” and “The Evolution of Japan’s Urban Culture” among others. His fields of research include Comparative Literature, Modern Japanese Literature and Film, Cultural Studies, and Literary/Cultural Theory.

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