At once, it seems like a classic live-action Hollywood film of the '30s and '40s - as well as a grand idea for a Disney animated film - had they ever dared to tackle such material. Though a synopsis of Porco Rosso may be somewhat off-putting, the film has more charm, pathos, and character-driven story than I had ever ventured to think.
I found, to my huge relief, that they were unwarranted. Being less-than-enthusiastic about "boy toy"-type machinery, I had my reservations. It just seemed an interesting facet of the film, but it did not hinder it in any way! I sat down to this knowing very little about it nothing of the plot, nothing of the characters - only that it had something to do with a pilot who was cursed to look like a pig. Granted, there are many featured female characters, and they all have great influence on the mustachioed pig, but they're never exactly spotlighted, nor do they ever fully share the protagonist role à la Princess Mononoke.īut I digress. In Porco, however, the film focuses on a Humphrey Bogart-like seaplane pilot who, although afflicted with a curious porcine curse, is nevertheless the central character. Miyazaki is well-known for his respect of women, though "feminist" probably wouldn't describe it correctly. Porco Rosso, another "canon" classic from Studio Ghibli, somewhat bucks the trend of the majority of director Hayao Miyazaki's other films, in that it feature a male character as the main protagonist. Two single-sided discs (DVD-9 & DVD-5) THX-Certified with Optimizer Tests
Subtitles: English, English captions Closed Captioned Japanese Voice Cast: Shûichirô Moriyama (Porco Rosso), Akio Ôtsuka (Donald Curtis), Akemi Okamura (Fio), Tokiko Kato (Madame Gina), Sanshi Katsura (Grandpa Piccolo), Hiroko Seki (Boss)ġ.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen, Dolby Surround (Japanese, English, French) | Review Index | Studio Ghibli on Other Disney Animation Page | Search Įnglish Voice Cast: Michael Keaton (Porco Rosso), Cary Elwes (Donald Curtis), Kimberly Williams (Fio), Susan Egan (Madame Gina), David Ogden Stiers (Grandpa Piccolo), Brad Garrett (Boss)
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