Porco Rosso
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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.
What critics thought
Porco Rosso is warmly received as one of Miyazaki's more idiosyncratic pleasures — a sun-drenched Adriatic fable that blends wartime nostalgia, sly comedy, and unexpectedly sincere humanism around its anthropomorphic pilot hero. Critics praise its visual lushness and the way it wears its old-Hollywood homage lightly, though the relatively small critical sample and its cult reputation suggest it remains less widely seen than Miyazaki's bigger titles.
“Mr. Miyazaki smooshes fantasy and history into a pastel-pretty yarn as irresistible as his feminism.”
Jeannette Catsoulis·The New York Times
“Miyazaki pays homage to Hollywood's wartime adventure films in this masterwork built around the adventures of a high-flying pig ... This animated feature's visual splendor is matched by a droll screenplay that takes a sty-side view of heroism ... Seamlessly adapted for American audiences by Donald H. Davis and Cindy Hewitt Davis, this spoof/pastiche of old-movie cliches also soars as a paean to the redeeming power of friendship and loyalty.”
Robert Pardi·TV Guide
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Cast & Crew
DirectorHayao Miyazaki
StarringShūichirō Moriyama, Tokiko Kato, Bunshi Katsura VI, Tsunehiko Kamijô, Akemi Okamura
ComposerJoe Hisaishi
Porco Rosso
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.
What critics thought
Porco Rosso is warmly received as one of Miyazaki's more idiosyncratic pleasures — a sun-drenched Adriatic fable that blends wartime nostalgia, sly comedy, and unexpectedly sincere humanism around its anthropomorphic pilot hero. Critics praise its visual lushness and the way it wears its old-Hollywood homage lightly, though the relatively small critical sample and its cult reputation suggest it remains less widely seen than Miyazaki's bigger titles.
“Mr. Miyazaki smooshes fantasy and history into a pastel-pretty yarn as irresistible as his feminism.”
Jeannette Catsoulis·The New York Times
“Miyazaki pays homage to Hollywood's wartime adventure films in this masterwork built around the adventures of a high-flying pig ... This animated feature's visual splendor is matched by a droll screenplay that takes a sty-side view of heroism ... Seamlessly adapted for American audiences by Donald H. Davis and Cindy Hewitt Davis, this spoof/pastiche of old-movie cliches also soars as a paean to the redeeming power of friendship and loyalty.”
Robert Pardi·TV Guide
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Cast & Crew
DirectorHayao Miyazaki
StarringShūichirō Moriyama, Tokiko Kato, Bunshi Katsura VI, Tsunehiko Kamijô, Akemi Okamura
ComposerJoe Hisaishi
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