Porco Rosso
is a 1992 Japanese animated adventure fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on his 1989 manga Hikōtei Jidai. The film stars the voices of Shūichirō Moriyama, Tokiko Kato, Akemi Okamura and Akio Ōtsuka. It was produced by Toshio Suzuki, animated by Studio Ghibli, and distributed by Toho. The score was composed by Joe Hisaishi.
Plot
In 1929, Italian World War I fighter ace and bounty hunter Porco Rosso, cursed to have a pig's head, defends an ocean liner from airborne pirates. He dines at his friend Gina's Hotel Adriano.
Awards
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author | Hayao Miyazaki |
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award | Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film |
contentLocation | Adriatic Sea Italy Milan |
director | Hayao Miyazaki |
editor | Takeshi Seyama |
events | aviation |
genre | adventure comedy fantasy historical |
keywords | air force airborne pirates ambush attack bounty hunter boxing match curse famous actor fighter ace fly national fascist party ocean liner old age ovra police arrest red sea secret police the new fascist government wait wed world war i |
musicBy | Joe Hisaishi |
nomination | Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film |
producer | Toshio Suzuki |
productionCompany | Studio Ghibli |
publisher | Toho |
theme | animated anime magic realism |