The movie opens with a group of air pirates attacking a boat and taking fifteen elementary school girls hostage. The villians are pirates who go about in amphibious airplanes, land on the water and attack boats. (The adventure is taking place around 1917 in the Mediterranean area.) MPAA rating: PG for violence and some mild language.ĭVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation Dolby Digital.ĭubbed English, dubbed French or Japanese dialogue English subtitles.Review: This is a rather strange animated film with some major questions left totally unanswered, such as how was a human changed into a pig? It's an interesting film if you're into WWI-era airplanes and airplane fights. With his plane damaged, he finds a repair hanger near Milan where a local woman fixes his plane. Then he is defeated in a dogfight against a dashing American rival, who has been hired by the dastardly bandits. Porco was once a strappling young man, but after his entire squardron was wiped out, he is mysteriously transformed into a pig. When he's not engaging in dog fights, this pilot lives on a deserted island retreat. Slouching towards middle age, Porco Rosso makes his living by flying about in his red bi-plane and fighting sky bandits who prey on cruise ships sailing the Adriatic. Japanese voices: Shãuichirão Mioriyama, Tokiko Kato, Sanshi Katsura, Akemi Okamura, Tsunehiko Kamijão, Hiroko Seki, Akio ãOtsuka. editor, Hayno Miyazaki music, Joe Hisaishi, Tokiko Kato production designer, Katsu Hisamura.Įnglish voices: Michael Keaton, Brad Garrett, Kimberly Williams, Susan Egan, David Ogden Stiers. Originally released as a motion picture in 1992.ĭirector of photography, Atsushi Okui animators, Masashi Ando. Summary: Slouching towards middle age, Porco Rosso makes his living by flying about in his red bi-plane and fighting sky bandits who prey on cruise ships sailing the Adriatic. English voices: Michael Keaton, Brad Garrett, Kimberly Williams, Susan Egan, David Ogden Stiers. editor, Hayno Miyazaki music, Joe Hisaishi, Tokiko Kato production designer, Katsu Hisamura. Production credits: Director of photography, Atsushi Okui animators, Masashi Ando. 4 3/4 in ISBN: 0788834029 Other title: Kurenai no buta Uniform titles: Porco Rosso (Motion picture : 1992) Subject(s): Air pilots - Juvenile films | Biplanes - Juvenile films | Fighter plane combat - Juvenile films Genre/Form: DVDs. Contributor(s): Dempsey, Rick | Hewitt, Cindy Davis | Hewitt, Donald H | Bancroft, Tony (Animator) | Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941- | Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm) | Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) Publisher number: 25348 | Walt Disney Home Entertainment Language: English, French, Japanese Summary language: English Original language: Japanese Publication details: : Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Entertainment Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2005, c1992 Edition: Widescreen version Description: 2 DVDs (ca. Hewitt, Hayno Miyazaki directed by Tony Bancroft, Hayao Miyazaki. Porco Rosso / a Studio Ghibli film Tokuma Shoten producer, Rick Dempsey writers, Cindy Davis Hewitt, Donald H.