Porco Rosso
by Hayao Miyazaki
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Actor: Greg Ellis, Sanshi Katsura, Sh?ichir? Moriyama, Tokiko Kato, Tsunehiko Kamij?Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: Hayao Miyazaki
Producer: Matsuo Toshimitsu
Producer: Ned Lott
Producer: Rick Dempsey
Producer: Sokai Tokuma
Producer: Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Producer: Yoshio Sasaki
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.1; French (Original Language), Unknown; Japanese (Original Language), Unknown; English (Subtitled); Japanese (Dubbed), Unknown
Format: Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-02-22
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Porco Rosso
Movie Review: More Miyazaki Magic
Summary: 5 Stars
Hayao Miyazaki is one of the best filmmakers of our time, and each of his films is special. Lighthearted, with Miyazaki's signature "no bad guy" roster of interesting characters(including a strong young female, another Miyazaki staple), a fun film for anyone of any age.
Summary of Porco Rosso
Take flight with "Porco Rosso," a valiant World War I flying ace! From tropical Adriatic settings to dazzling aerial maneuvers, this action-adventure from world-renowned animator Hayao Miyazaki is full of humor, courage, and chivalry. When "Porco" -- whose face has been transformed into that of a pig by a mysterious spell -- infuriates a band of sky pirates with his aerial heroics, the pirates hire Curtis, a rival pilot, to "get rid" of him. On the ground, the two pilots compete for the affections of the beautiful Gina. But it is in the air where the true battles are waged. Will our hero be victorious? Featuring extraordinary voice talents, this 2-disc set is a thrilling ride you'll never forget!Porco Rosso (The Crimson Pig, 1992) ranks as Hayao Miyazaki's oddest film: a bittersweet period adventure about a dashing pilot who has somehow been turned into a pig. Miyazaki once said, "Initially, it was supposed to be a 45-minute film for tired businessmen to watch on long airplane flights... Why kids love it is a mystery to me." The early 1930s setting enabled Miyazaki to focus on the old airplanes he loves, and the film boasts complex and extremely effective aerial stunts and dogfights. In the new English dub from Disney, Michael Keaton as Porco delivers lines like "All middle-aged men are pigs" with appropriate cynicism, but his voice may be too familiar for some Miyazaki fans. Susan Egan makes a curiously distant Gina, the thrice-widowed hotel owner bound to Porco by years of friendship; Kimberly Williams is more effective as the irrepressible young engineer Fio. Porco Rosso may be an odd film, but Miyazaki's directorial imagination never flags. (Rated PG: violence, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
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