For this Saturday Anime Night, first up is The Star of Cottonland (1984), the tale of a kitten who thinks of herself as a human and falls in love with a human man. Unfortunately for her, he sees her as just a cat. Magical shenanigans ensue. It is the only film of director Shinichi Tsuji; he is a one-hit wonder. Nice reviews for this one across the board; the term “hidden gem” appears frequently. Alright, we’ll check it out. After that is Pompo the Cinephile (2021), the best-known film thus far of director Takayuki Hirao. It tells the story of a young B-movie director striving to direct his passion project. He recruits a girl to be his star. Hilarity ensues. This one is also well-reviewed, and decently popular, too, so we’ll give it a whirl.

We’ll start at 9PM EST on Hextube, right here: https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• The Star of Cottonland: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-star-of-cottonland/
• Pompo the Cinephile: https://letterboxd.com/film/pompo-the-cinephile/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• The Star of Cottonland: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1647467/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg
• Pompo the Cinephile: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12439248/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg

CWs for The Star of Cottonland:

• Smoking.
• Cartoon violence.
• Children in peril.

CWs for Pompo the Cinephile:

• Objectification of female characters.
• Gun violence.
• Smoking.
• Cartoon violence.

Links to movies:

• The Star of Cottonland: https://vimeo.com/872337784
• Pompo the Cinephile: https://vimeo.com/872338933