Short synopsis : Between the wars, with fascism on the rise, somewhere in Italy, peerless freedom-loving pilot Marco Pagot is placed under a curse and turned into a man-like pig. He becomes a bounty hunter and sets up his lair on a desert island in the Adriatic. Nicknamed Porco Rosso (The Red Pig) by his enemies – sky pirates and bandits of every stripe – he confronts the finest aviators in airborne duels in his splendid red seaplane. Guided by the memory of his comrades in arms and a spirit of solidarity, he flies to the rescue of the weak… and one day finds love. But who will unlock the secret of his metamorphosis?

Cast

• ûichirô Moriyama(voice), Tokiko Katô(voice), Bunshi Katsura(voice), Tsunehiko Kamijô(voice), Akemi Okamura (voice)

Crew

• Producer(s): Rick Dempsey, Toshio Suzuki
• Director(s): Hayao Miyazaki
• Screenplay: Hayao Miyazaki
• DP: Mark Henley, Atsushi Okui
• Editing: Hayao Miyazaki, Takeshi Seyama
• Original Music: Joe Hisaishi
• Set Design: Katsu Hisamura

• Genre(s): Adventure, Animation, Family, Ghibli


• Production company: STUDIO GHIBLI
• Production date: 1992
• Language: Japanese
• Duration: 94 min