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- 1992
- PG
- Buena Vista Home Video
- 1 h 34 m
- 1992
- PG
- Buena Vista Home Video
- 1 h 34 m
Summary In 1930s Italy, a veteran World War I pilot is cursed to look like an anthropomorphic pig.
Directed By: Hayao Miyazaki
Written By: Hayao Miyazaki
- 1992
- PG
- Buena Vista Home Video
- 1 h 34 m
- 1992
- PG
- Buena Vista Home Video
- 1 h 34 m
Porco Rosso
83
8.0
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Summary In 1930s Italy, a veteran World War I pilot is cursed to look like an anthropomorphic pig.
Directed By: Hayao Miyazaki
Written By: Hayao Miyazaki
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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82% Positive
9 Reviews
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18% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
83
82% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
18% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Not only does this rank among Miyazaki’s finest achievements, it reflects his personal love of aviation, his political concerns and his fullest expression to date of a non-fantasy world resembling our own.
This homage to vintage Howard Hawks-style aerial thrills is as beautifully drawn and colored as anything he’s done. And it’s tremendous fun.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 84 User Ratings
8.0
83% Positive
70 Ratings
70 Ratings
15% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
1% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 84 User Ratings
8.0
83% Positive
70 Ratings
70 Ratings
15% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
1% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
As usual with Miyazaki, the plot fits, starts and digresses at will, taking in the textures of pre-fascist Italy, details on the history of aviation and a lucid discussion on gender equality and physical beauty. Oh, and the kids will love it too.
Miyazaki never really explains why his aviator hero has been transformed into a pig (all the other characters are human), and the perfunctory climax fails to tie up any of the themes Miyazaki has developed. But this is masterful storytelling in every other respect, good-humored and frequently suspenseful, with a vivid setting.
Muting adult concerns — like the jackboots of fascism and the ubiquity of male violence — with marshmallow clouds and subtly shifting light, Mr. Miyazaki smooshes fantasy and history into a pastel-pretty yarn as irresistible as his feminism.
Porco Rosso was initially conceived as a short film for Japan Airlines, and its roots show in its delight with aviation and the experience of flight, but also in its somewhat shapeless plot.
This is one of my favorite Miyazaki films, and easily one of his most underrated. Porco Rosso is the story of one man seeking redemption. While it maintains Miyazaki's beautiful art style, anti-war themes, and strong female characters, Porco Rosso centers on a middle-aged bounty-hunter protagonist who smokes, drinks, flirts, and flies his way through Fascist Italy in the 1930s. Charming, poignant, funny, devastating, whimsical, and melancholy, Porco Rosso has something for everyone, and isn't afraid to take risks.
You don't have to be a fan of anime to enjoy the works of Hayao Miyazaki, and this is one of his finest human dramas. Apart from the curse that turned our hero into a pig, all elements of fantasy that Miyazaki is known for are absent, and the world that this takes place in is very much our own.
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Higher than the sun, that is flies the ace of airliners of Studio Ghibli. The story blends witty comedy, romance and action, and thrilling dogfights. A must have for every Studio Ghibli fanboy.
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Not much at all going on here. Mostly a waste of time. Great animation as usual but there is almost no plot at all. Very boring. If this was Miyazaki's only film, no one would bother mentioning him.
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Production Company
Japan Airlines (JAL),
Nibariki,
Nippon Television Network (NTV),
Studio Ghibli,
TNNG,
Toho Company,
Tokuma Shoten
Release Date Jan 1, 1992
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating PG
Awards
Mainichi Film Concours
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Nikkan Sports Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
