
Castle in the Sky(1986)
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.


“Can a pig really fly?”
In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew's American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.

Shūichirō Moriyama
Kurenai no Buta (voice)

Tokiko Kato
Jina-sama (voice)

Bunshi Katsura VI
Pikkoro-oyaji (voice)

Tsunehiko Kamijô
Manmayuto no shachô (voice)

Akemi Okamura
Fio Pikkoro (voice)

Akio Otsuka
Donarudo Kâchisu (voice)

Hiroko Seki
Bâ-chan (voice)

Reizō Nomoto
Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Osamu Saka
Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Yu Shimaka
Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)
Porco Rosso is a family, comedy, animation, adventure, fantasy film released in 1992 exploring themes of beach, mediterranean, italy, fascism, transformation, singer. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it stars Shūichirō Moriyama, Tokiko Kato, Bunshi Katsura VI. In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew's American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.
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