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Porco Rosso

Porco Rosso

Can a pig really fly?

19927.81h 33m

Overview

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.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Written by Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by Toshio Suzuki, Yasuyoshi Tokuma, Matsuo Toshimitsu
Box OfficeBudget: $9.2MRevenue: $44.6M

Top Cast

Shūichirō Moriyama

Shūichirō Moriyama

Kurenai no Buta (voice)

Tokiko Kato

Tokiko Kato

Jina-sama (voice)

Bunshi Katsura VI

Bunshi Katsura VI

Pikkoro-oyaji (voice)

Tsunehiko Kamijô

Tsunehiko Kamijô

Manmayuto no shachô (voice)

Akemi Okamura

Akemi Okamura

Fio Pikkoro (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

Donarudo Kâchisu (voice)

Hiroko Seki

Hiroko Seki

Bâ-chan (voice)

Reizō Nomoto

Reizō Nomoto

Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Osamu Saka

Osamu Saka

Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Yu Shimaka

Yu Shimaka

Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Themes & Keywords

beachmediterraneanitalyfascismtransformationsingerwar heroair pirateanimeplayfulwittyadventure

About Porco Rosso

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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