Pompo: The Cinephile

Though she's a pigtailed 12-year-old, Joelle Pomponett (voiced by Konomi Kohara) is one of the film industry's most powerful producers, with an unerring sense for lowest-common-denominator junk that sells tickets. When fidgety assistant Gene (Hiroya Shimizu) points out a screenplay with old-school qualities, she's impressed-not just because she wrote it-and charges the overwhelmed kid with getting it made, in this engaging inside satire anime. 94 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Japanese; Subtitles: English. In Japanese with English subtitles.