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Porco Rosso

Porco Rosso

Can a pig really fly?

1992•1h 33m•7.8/10
FamilyComedyAnimationAdventureFantasy

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7.8/10(4K)

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.

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Production

Studio Ghibli, TOHO, Tokuma Shoten, Nibariki, Mitsubishi, Nippon Television Network Corporation

Language

JA

Status

Released

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Cast

Shūichirō Moriyama

Shūichirō Moriyama

Kurenai no Buta (voice)

Tokiko Kato

Tokiko Kato

Jina-sama (voice)

Bunshi Katsura VI

Bunshi Katsura VI

Pikkoro-oyaji (voice)

Tsunehiko Kamijô

Tsunehiko Kamijô

Manmayuto no shachô (voice)

Akemi Okamura

Akemi Okamura

Fio Pikkoro (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

Donarudo Kâchisu (voice)

Hiroko Seki

Hiroko Seki

Bâ-chan (voice)

Reizō Nomoto

Reizō Nomoto

Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Osamu Saka

Osamu Saka

Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Yu Shimaka

Yu Shimaka

Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Mahito Tsujimura

Mahito Tsujimura

(voice)

Minoru Yada

Minoru Yada

(voice)

Yoko Soumi

Yoko Soumi

(voice)

Yuzuru Fujimoto

Yuzuru Fujimoto

Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Tatsuyuki Jinnai

Tatsuyuki Jinnai

Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Kazunori Arai

Kazunori Arai

Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Nobuo Tanaka

Nobuo Tanaka

Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Shinnosuke Furumoto

Shinnosuke Furumoto

Mamma Aiuto Gang (voice)

Masayuki Inagaki

Masayuki Inagaki

Major Ferrarin (voice)

Ginzo Matsuo

Ginzo Matsuo

(voice)

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