Porco Rosso
紅の豚
“Cursed into a pig, a WWI ace hunts Adriatic sky pirates until a brash American rival shoots him down.”
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Synopsis
Cursed into a pig, a WWI ace hunts Adriatic sky pirates until a brash American rival shoots him down.
After a curse turned him into a pig, World War I ace Marco Pagot becomes Porco Rosso, a mysterious bounty hunter who takes down sky pirates in the Adriatic Sea. He whiles away his days on a secluded island, rarely leaving other than to collect bounties or to visit the beautiful Gina, a songstress and owner of the Hotel Adriano. One day, while traveling to fix his faulty engine, Porco Rosso is gunned down by a young American hotshot named Donald Curtis. Thrilled at the possibility of fame, Donald boldly declares that the flying pig is dead. Not wanting to disappoint Gina, Porco Rosso flees to the famous Piccolo S.P.A. airplane company and takes out a massive loan in order to repair and improve his fighter plane. There, he is surprised to find that the chief engineer of Piccolo S.P.A. is the 17-year-old Fio Piccolo, who hungers for a chance to prove herself. With Fio's improvements, Porco Rosso prepares to challenge Donald officially and regain his honor.
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What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 64 sampled reviews
8.4/10
What 64
viewers
settled on.
98% recommend
Score distribution
Agreement
MixedMostly aligned
σ 1.47 · some divergence
The polarity gap
5.7 ptsRecommenders 8.7 · others 3.0
Yes
8.7
No
3.0
Score over time
1.63Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 45%
Long · 17%
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7/10 “The action sequences are genuinely enjoyable and the overall production quality stands out as exceptional compared to other anime. However, the emotional aspects fall completely flat, feeling...”
- 10/10 “This is hands down my favorite Miyazaki film, featuring art unlike anything I've ever seen before and animation that flows with beautiful simplicity. The characters burst with charm and wit, while...”
- 10/10 “Porco Rosso is a masterpiece that tells a beautiful story of a pig's journey to rediscover his humanity and will for being. The film excels in its metaphors, Miyazaki's critique of war and human...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Porco Rosso begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-0390
A Movie Production · Summer 1992
Studio Ghibli.in association with Tokuma Shoten · Nippon Television Network
- Format
- 1 × 93′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 1h 33m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Jul 1992 – Jul 1992
- Summer 1992
- Source
- Movie
- media type
- Rated
- G
- All Ages
- Ref.
- BS-0390
- catalog