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FamilyComedyAnimationAdventure

Porco Rosso

- A pig's got to 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.

Release Date : 1992-07-18

Language :Japanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Studio GhibliNibarikiMitsubishiNippon Television Network CorporationTokuma Shoten

Production Country : Japan

Alternative Titles : Crimson Pig

Cast

Shūichirō Moriyama

Character Name : Kurenai no Buta (voice)

Original Name : 森山周一郎

Gender : Male

Tokiko Kato

Character Name : Jina-sama (voice)

Original Name : 加藤登紀子

Gender : Female

Bunshi Katsura VI

Character Name : Pikkoro-oyaji (voice)

Original Name : Bunshi Katsura Vi

Gender : Male

Tsunehiko Kamijô

Character Name : Manmayuto no shachô (voice)

Original Name : 上條恒彦

Gender : Male

Akemi Okamura

Character Name : Fio Pikkoro (voice)

Original Name : 岡村明美

Gender : Female

Akio Otsuka

Character Name : Donarudo Kâchisu (voice)

Original Name : 大塚明夫

Gender : Male

Hiroko Seki

Character Name : Bâ-chan (voice)

Original Name : 関弘子

Gender : Female

Reizō Nomoto

Character Name : Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Original Name : 野本礼三

Gender : Male

Osamu Saka

Character Name : Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Original Name : 阪脩

Gender : Male

Yu Shimaka

Character Name : Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Original Name : 島香裕

Gender : Male

Mahito Tsujimura

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : 辻村真人

Gender : Male

Minoru Yada

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : 矢田稔

Gender : Male

Yoko Soumi

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : 沢海陽子

Gender : Female

Yuzuru Fujimoto

Character Name : Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Original Name : 藤本譲

Gender : Male

Tatsuyuki Jinnai

Character Name : Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Original Name : 仁内建之

Gender : Male

Kazunori Arai

Character Name : Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Original Name : 新井一典

Gender : Male

Nobuo Tanaka

Character Name : Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Original Name : 田中信夫

Gender : Male

Shinnosuke Furumoto

Character Name : Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Original Name : 古本新乃輔

Gender : Male

Masayuki Inagaki

Character Name : Major Ferrarin (voice)

Original Name : 稲垣雅之

Gender : Male

Ginzo Matsuo

Character Name :

Original Name : 松尾銀三

Gender : Male

Akimasa Omori

Character Name :

Original Name : 大森章督

Gender : Male

Ayumi Kida

Character Name :

Original Name : 喜田あゆ美

Gender : Female

Katsuyo Endou

Character Name :

Original Name : 遠藤勝代

Gender : Female

Ayako Taneda

Character Name :

Original Name : 種田文子

Gender : Female

Hirotsugu Moriyama

Character Name :

Original Name : 森山祐嗣

Gender : Male

Yuri Satou

Character Name :

Original Name : 佐藤ユリ

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-04-13

On the face of it, this is just another sublimely drawn Ghibli effort about a cursed creature - this time a pig - that flies a seaplane around the islands of 1930s Italy chasing air-pirates. Once you get in to it, though, it develops into a really cleverly woven story that offers us layers of characterisation from even this simplest of it's characters. The "pig" is sagely, cunning and adept as a pilot, frequently coming to the rescue of those kidnapped... He has a rival - the handsome American "Donald Curtis" who is out to steal not just his crown, but his gal! What ensues is an adventure film with loads of action; an healthy and lively dose of what might loosely be described as romance; plenty of pithily written dialogue and some beautiful animation. The story can be straightforward, but there is plenty of depth to the plot if you feel like looking for it. We are never explicitly told why he has been cursed, nor does the ending necessarily offer us complete satisfaction either - though it does come at then end of quite a fun duel between the two fliers. A lot of what we get from this film will depend on what we notice - there are plenty of subtleties to be had that are probably more obvious and/or meaningful on the second or even the third time of watching. "Howl's Moving Castle" (much later from 2004) is still my favourite from this studio, but this is a close run second and really well worth a watch - on a big screen if you can, this brings out the vivacity and vitality of this superior animated feature.