https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/11621
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.
Better a pig than a fascist.
Great movie.
Fantastic movie, one of the underrated Ghibli ones! Great animation and storytelling! Also, I love that while there’s some vague “oh it’s because he was disillusioned with stuff” in outside documents, they basically never say in the movie why he’s a pig. Everyone just kind of accepts it.
Will always be my very favourite Ghibli movie.
Dito, Princess Mononkoe will always be the film that prompted me to take anime seriously as a form of media. Porco Rosso will always be my favorite.
Most people don’t know this, but its actually the best Ghibli film.
Honestly a bit disapointed in it. It’s somehow not a typical Ghibli. Even Erdsee was more “in line” imo.
Maybe it was just it being a children tale but having references to grown up things it doesn’t follow through, the wild mix of two mindsets, that bothered me.
