Combining exquisite animation, (slyly subverted) Boys' Own action, and (barely concealed) adult themes, Porco Rosso goes the whole hog, offering anti-war escapades that will appeal to all ages.
Porco Rosso (1992)
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Reviews Counted: 5
Fresh: 5
Rotten:0
Average Rating: 8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: From the renowned director of MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO and PRINCESS MONONOKE comes this period, fantasy anime about an Italian, ace WWI pilot who undergoes a transformation to become Porco Rosso, part man, part pig, after witnessing the deaths... From the renowned director of MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO and PRINCESS MONONOKE comes this period, fantasy anime about an Italian, ace WWI pilot who undergoes a transformation to become Porco Rosso, part man, part pig, after witnessing the deaths of other pilots in his last air battle. Under this spell, Porco Rosso survives by taking odd jobs, and finds himself in one comic situation after another as he romances women, rescues the innocent, and looks for a way out of the porcine spell. [More]
Director: Hayao Miyazaki, Tony Bancroft
Director: Hayao Miyazaki, Tony Bancroft
Composer: Joe Hisaishi
Reviews for Porco Rosso
Miyazaki proves adept at evoking nostalgia as he his conjuring up entirely new worlds.
The action sequences in Porco Rosso are reminiscent of Herge's Tintin comics.
He does things his way, and he makes no apologies for having a snout. In fact, he's kind of smug about it.
It resembles in its best moments a fanciful version of Casablanca with a porcine Bogey in the lead.
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