In 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother, the TV anime series Miyazaki worked on, "Folgore" is the name of the ship which the Italian boy, Marco (from Genova, as Porco is) took to Argentina to look for his mother. means 'Momma, help! The number of drawings reached 58,443 and 476 colors were used. He moved quickly to adapt it, stating he wanted to make a "manga movie for middle-aged men who were tired and whose brain cells became tofu." (Interestingly, Miyazaki has said that he preferred this version to the Japanese voice cast. They land in the water next to the islet where the crowd is gathered. in: Films, Films directed by Hayao Miyazaki English Porco Rosso View source Porco Rosso Japanese release poster Kanji Rmaji Kurenai no Buta Directed by Hayao Miyazaki Produced by Yasuyoshi Tokuma (Executive) Matsuo Toshimitsu Yoshio Sasaki Toshio Suzuki Screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki Based on "Hiktei Jidai" by Hayao Miyazaki Narrated by Q: When Porco first tried his new plane, Fio said "the aileron's been hit by water". Curtis reacts with surprise and asks Porco to turn around, suggesting thatlike Fiohe had briefly seen Marco's true face. She pilots her own personal seaplane. The film stars the voices of Shuichiro Moriyama, Tokiko Kato, Akemi Okamura and Akio Otsuka, Toshio Suzuki produced the film for Studio Ghibli. A first English-dubbed version was made for Japan Airlines and included in the Ghibli LD Box Set and on the first Region 2 DVD releases in 2002. Disney | Pixar Portorosso in Luca explained: Is it real? For the soundtrack, Tokiko Kato performs "The Time of Cherries" as well as an original song, "Once in a While, Talk of the Old Days". She is played by the singer Tokiko Kato, who Hayao Miyazaki long admired. On the other hand, I appreciated that people who saw the movie didn't ask why he's a pig. It is very frivolous. Torn between his loyalty to his home country and his love for Gina, he chose his country. Porco Rosso is one of the few films directed by Hayao Miyazaki in which the historical and geographical settings are clearly defined and where most of the story could have happened in the real world. This vision Porco has of hundreds of fallen pilots and their planes soaring to the sky is said to have been inspired by Road Dahl's short story, Porco Rosso makes a cameo appearance during the "goblin parade" scene in Takahata's, Porco Rosso VHS - Tokuma Shoten (December 21, 1992), Porco Rosso LD -Tokuma Shoten (June 15, 1997), Porco Rosso VHS- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (April 23, 1999), Porco Rosso DVD-Buena Vista Home Entertainment (March 29, 2002), DVD (Director Hayao Miyazaki's Works) -Walt Disney Studios Japan (July 2, 2014), Porco Rosso Blu-ray Disc-Walt Disney Studios Japan (July 17, 2013), Blu-ray Disc (Director Hayao Miyazaki's Works) --Walt Disney Studios Japan (July 2, 2014), "The Age of the Flying Boat" (Dainippon Painting, July 1992), "The Age of the Flying Boat" (Supplementary Revised Edition: Dainippon Painting, November 2004), Porco Rosso (THIS IS ANIMATION) (Shogakukan, August 20, 1992), Sometimes old stories talked by Hayao Miyazaki and Tokiko Kato (Tokuma Shoten, August 31, 1992), Porco Rosso-Film Comic (1) (Tokuma Shoten, September 20, 1992), Porco Rosso-Film Comic (2) (Same as above, September 20, 1992), Porco Rosso-Film Comic (3) (Same as above, October 25, 1992), Porco Rosso-Film Comic (4) (Same as above, October 25, 1992), The Art of Porco Rosso (Tokuma Shoten, October 30, 1992, New Edition May 1997), Romantic Album Porco Rosso (Tokuma Shoten, November 1, 1992, New Edition May 2001), Studio Ghibli Works Related Materials IV (Studio Ghibli, December 31, 1996), Porco Rosso (Studio Ghibli Storyboard Complete Works 7) (Tokuma Shoten, September 30, 2001), Ghibli Textbook 7 Crimson Pig (Studio Ghibli Edition, Bungei Shunju < Bungei Ghibli Bunko >, September 10, 2014), Cinema Comic 7 Porco Rosso (Bungei Shunju , September 10, 2014), Porco Rosso Image Album - Tokuma Japan Communications ((Reissue CD / May 21, 1997) TKCA-71155 (Original Edition / May 25, 1992)), Porco Rosso Soundtrack "Flying Pig is just a pig!" Due to the depression, Piccolo only as female workers, mostly from his family. I have been interested in Jean Reno as an actor since I saw The Big Blue (1988). The dogfight pauses for a moment as the pilots fly side by side and exchange words instead of bullets. The "Fleischer-esque heroine" is obviously Betty Boop (the Fleischer brothers also produced a series of Superman animated shorts, to which Miyazaki paid homage in both "Farewell Beloved Lupin" and "Castle in the Sky"). However, Miyazaki was shocked by the civil war in the former Yugoslavia, which started while he was making "Porco". And the Italian Air Force's S/M S.55s are also real, but not quite like that. He became a pig because he was disillusioned with humanity, but Fio's innocence made him feel that "there is still some hope for humans", as Porco said. The easy conclusion to that love story would be for Porco to vanquish Curtis, regain his human form, and visit Gina in her garden. "Porco Rosso" means "Crimson Pig" in Italian. Porco survives, though his plane is heavily damaged. Porco Rosso emphasizes personal change: We dont need to see a physical change so much as recognize that theres been an internal one. May 25-30 is Studio Ghibli Week at Polygon. 6) The Pig and the Italian Air Force: "Better a Pig than a Fascist". Fio rebukes him and kisses him on the cheek. The film would be set during the Spanish Civil War with Porco also returning, albeit this time as an old pilot, reflecting Miyazaki's own aging.[8]. He is a pilot who cursed himself into a pig, and first appeared in the short story, The Age of the Flying Boat by Hayao Miyazaki. The same goes for whether Porco manages to return to his human form. It is visible for only two frames through the truck window. The plot revolves around an Italian World War I ex-fighter ace, now living as a freelance bounty hunter chasing air pirates in the Adriatic Sea. Thus despite the film being marketed towards older men, the production was mainly composed of women. Porco Rosso: Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. ""Yes, you're right! However, Mr. Hisaishi brilliantly met his expectations for the songs that really liven up there, and I wanted him to do it. Miyazaki shed light on the political context of the making of the film in an interview with Empire. McCay is probably best-known as the creator of the comic-strip character "Little Nemo", which he also adapted into an animated short. He says he longs for that summer in the Adriatic."Fio. After Miyazaki was sent both My Lost City and the Porco Rosso (Image Album), he said "I love ("My Lost City"), I want it all for Porco Rosso. 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. Rather, the closing narration tantalizingly refers to the outcome of Porco and Ginas back-and-forth as their secret, and leaves it at that. Tokuma Japan Communications ((Reissue CD / May 21, 1997) TKCA-71156 (Original Edition / July 22, 1992)), Porco Rosso Drama Edition I wonder how the magic cast on you can be solved Tokuma Japan Communications (September 25, 1992) TKCA-30663, Studio Ghibli Hayao Miyazaki & Joe Hisaishi Suntra BOX [Box set, Limited Edition] (CD) Tokuma Japan Communications (July 16, 2014), Hayao Miyazaki Movie Wind (Author: Sora no Kai, Sojusha, December 1993), Hayao Miyazaki's Miscellaneous Notes (enhanced and revised edition) (Dainippon Painting, August 1997), Savoia S.21F Forgore "Original version / Late model" 1/72 scale (Fine Molds), Savoia S.21 Prototype combat flight boat 1/48/1/72 scale (Fine Molds), Savoia S.21F "Late model" 1/48/1/72 scale (Fine Molds), Curtiss R3C-0 Non-public surface fighter 1/48/1/72 scale (Fine Molds), Savoia S.21 Prototype combat flight boat 1/72 scale painted finished product (Fine Molds), Savoia S.21F "Late model" 1/72 scale painted finished product (Fine Molds). Aian Pku) a comic that was also featured in Miyazaki's Daydream Data Notes, but was cancelled due to various reasons.[2]. In the movie, Piccolo said it (Curtiss the plane, not Curtis the pilot) won in 1927, but in reality, Flight Lt. S.N. Porco's air-force friend Ferrarin was inspired by the Italian Air Force pilot Arturo Ferrarin who flew with an Ansaldo SVA.9 from Rome to Tokyo in 1920. In September 1995, Animage magazine published a double page spread regarding the French dubbed release of Porco Rosso. Akiko Hasegawa, Atsuko Otani, Hiroko Minowa, Hiroshi Shimizu, Katsuya Kondo, Kenichi Yoshida, Mahiro Maeda, Makiko Futaki, Masaaki Endou, Masako Shinohara, Masashi Ando, Mitsuo Iso, Noriko Moritomo, Sachiko Sugino, Shinji Morohashi, Akiko Teshima, Atsuko Matsushita, Atsushi Hasebe, Emiko Iwayanagi, Eriko Shibata, Hideaki Yokoi, Hideaki Yoshio, Hideki Ito, Hiroaki Akagi (Telecom Animation Film), Hiroko Tezuka, Hiromi Furuya, Hiroyuki Inoue, Hisako Sueda, Katsutoshi Nakamura, Kazuko Shibata, Kazumi Sakai (Telecom Animation Film), Kazumi Yokoyama, Kazuyoshi Onoda, Keiko Yozawa (Telecom Animation Film), Ken Baba (Telecom Animation Film), Kenichi Konishi, Kenichi Yamada, Kiyoko Makita, Koichi Asano, Kouji Shinozaki, Kumi Horii, Kumiko Ohta, Makoto Ozawa (Studio Pierrot), Masahiko Adachi, Masahiko Ohraku (Telecom Animation Film), Masako Sakano, Masaru Matsuse, Masatoshi Nakamura, Masaya Saito, Masaya Yasutome (Telecom Animation Film), Mayu Yazawa (Telecom Animation Film), Mayumi Ohmura, Mayumi Shimizu, Mayumi Shoji (Telecom Animation Film), Michiko Okada, Nobuko Sato, Reiko Mano, Rie Kondo, Rie Niidome, Ritsuko Shiina, Sachiko Okada, Sawako Miyamoto (Telecom Animation Film), Seiko Higashi, Shigeru Kimishima (Studio Pierrot), Shinobu Tsuneki, Shinsaku Sasaki, Sumie Nishido, Takao Maki, Takasumi Matsukawa (Telecom Animation Film), Takehiro Noda, Takeshi Inamura, Tsuyoshi Konakawa, Yasuko Ohtomo, Yoko Kida, Yko Nagashima, Yukari Yamaura, Yukiko Shimizu (Telecom Animation Film), Yumiko Kitajima, Yuuko Sotake (Telecom Animation Film), Hitomi Tateno, Rie Fujimura, Rie Nakagome, Hidekazu Shinya, Hiroshi Fukuda, Hiroshi Sakakibara, Hiroyuki Matsuzawa, Junji Yabuta, Kumiko Taniguchi, Shuichi Ito, Shuji Fujikura, Tohru Osakabe, Toshiyuki Umeda, Akira Yamakawa, Kazuo Oga, Kiyomi Oota, Kyko Naganawa, Naomi Sakimoto, Naoya Tanaka, Satoshi Kuroda, Youji Takeshige, Akemi Hosotani (Studio OZ), Akihiko Isozaki (Studio OZ), Akiko Ono, Chieko Omachi (IM Studio), Eiko Fukuma (IM Studio), Homi Abe, Junko Moritsugu (Studio Pierrot Fukuoka), Junko Yoshikawa, Kanako Moriya, Kazuhiro Hirabayashi (Studio Killy), Kumiko Nishio (Studio Killy), Mariko Konuma (IM Studio), Masami Sasagawa (Kyoto Animation), Masayo Iseki, Masayo Sakai (Studio Killy), Mayumi Watabe (Studio Killy), Michiko Shibata (IM Studio), Michiyo Iseda (IM Studio), Minako Oshiro, Miyoko Oka (Studio Killy), Naomi Mori, Naomi Takahashi (Studio Killy), Nobuko Watanabe (Studio Killy), Noriko Ogawa, Rie Takagi (Kyoto Animation), Sayuri Matsuo (Studio Pierrot Fukuoka), Shizuko Iwasaki (Studio Pierrot Fukuoka), Takiko Kubota (Studio Killy), Terumi Narita (IM Studio), Yasuko Suenaga (Studio Killy), Yasuyo Takayama (IM Studio), Yoko Sakamoto, Yoko Tanida (IM Studio), Yukari Tajima (IM Studio), Yuki Hisada, Yukie Kitsukezawa, Yukie Kuroki (Studio Killy), Yukiko Shimokawabe (IM Studio), Yukimi Toyonaga, Yumi Furuya, Yumiko Uehara (Studio Pierrot Fukuoka), Yuriko Katayama. They also considered producing Assault! // Explore 10 must-visit locations that inspired Studio Ghibli films Feel like you've been transported into the magical world of Miyazaki By Adam Tyner Sr. Its implied that his new visage is what keeps him from expressing his love for Madame Gina, who hes known since childhood. Their next few films would be lowkey affairs such as Pom Poko (1994), On Your Mark (1995) and Whisper of the Heart (1995) until Princess Mononoke (1997). It's a brief moment in Hayao Miyazaki's Porco Rosso, when seaplane pilot Marco Rossellinia man cursed with a pig's headmeets up with his old pilot buddy Rory. What was I supposed to get out of that ending. The Macchi M.C. He said it's because the sea and the sky purify their hearts. 56 comments Best Add a Comment TweenLaQueefah 2 yr. ago So sorry! [21], Wilson McLachlan, of the Left Field Cinema, considered it "the most underrated film from the Studio Ghibli catalogue." Oops. However, an unusual curse has transformed him into an anthropomorphic pig. Due to this, the opening text introducing the film appears simultaneously in Japanese, Italian, Korean, English, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, French and German. The manga was published again by Dainippon Kaiga in the revised 1997 edition of the manga anthology Hayao Miyazaki's Daydream Data Notes (Expanded Edition). Cut to several years later. (Laughs)". The R3C-2 is a racing plane, which Jimmy Doolittle (yes, the "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" Doolittle) flew to win the 1925 Schneider Cup, beating an Italian Macchi M.33 (which looks like Porco's S.21). During the film's production announcement press event, producer Toshio Suzuki unveiled a promotional trailer that made the film seem as if it would be a war movie filled with exciting air battle sequences. Following this film, all works directed by Miyazaki is distributed by Toho. [citation needed] Marco is an Italian hero from the First World War and is shown fighting against Austro-Hungarian fighter planes in a flashback sequence. It was actually sung by the voice actress of Gina, Tokiko Kato ( , Katou Tokiko?). Porco Rosso is set in various small islands of the Adriatic Sea in the years between the two World Wars. Your gun was broken!" The proposal for the film was completed on February 26, 1990. "Marco, is that you? "In Porco Rosso," states academic Chris Wood, "Europe is tamed, rendered as a charming site of pleasurable consumption, made distant and viewed through a tourist gaze. Evident historical and political realism aside, at least one scholar has argued that the film's more overt historical references can be understood as representative of wakon yosai (Japanese spirit; Western techniques)a tendency, since the Meiji period, for Japanese artists to paint Europe as spectacular, while simultaneously maintaining the distance necessary to preserve a distinct sense of Japanese identity. FEATURES Takeout, Seating, Table Service, Reservations, Wheelchair Accessible View all details features Location and contact Condesa, Hipodromo Condes Avenida Mazatlan 148, Mexico City 06140 Mexico Cuauhtemoc District 1.2 miles from Museo Nacional de Antropologia Website +52 55 5211 7202 Improve this listing Reviews (23) Singer and activist Tokiko Kato, aside from voicing Gina, also sang the theme and ending song. Its a bold approach to a story that seems like a fairy tale on the surface, but ultimately becomes a stronger, more affecting story. After the credits, a familiar red seaplane soars in the sky before disappearing into the clouds. "Thorough dissection of the Porco Rosso!! Meanwhile, the character of Curtis is likely to have been named after the American aviation pioneer Glenn Hammond Curtiss who, along with the Wright Brothers, founded the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. [8] While in Piccolo's engine shop, the engine to be used in Porco's rebuilt Savoia S.21 also has the word "Ghibli" visible on its rocker coversin design it is a narrow-angle V-12 engine, similar in form to racing engines of the period. The film's working name was Porco Rosso: The Last Sortie; it was to have been set during the Spanish Civil War with Porco appearing as a veteran pilot. In the last shot of the two of them wading towards their planes, Curtis was insisting on seeing Porco's face, implying something had changed about it. "On the other hand, he said, "It was fun as a hobby to revive an aircraft that even Italians had forgotten and to create an air force that does not exist." It is based on Hiktei Jidai ("The Age of the Flying Boat"), a three-part 1989 watercolor manga by Miyazaki. Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. helped animate the film. A former military officer, a pig leaves his command, builds a tank and sets out in search of fun and glory. These do not influence editorial content, though Vox Media may earn commissions for products purchased via affiliate links. Just before Gina's plane takes off, Fio leans out and gives Porco a kiss. According to Porco, this is the only plane of its kind ever built and was abandoned after being declared too dangerous for a pilot to fly. Madame Gina ( , Madamu Jna) is a singer, pilot and owner of Hotel Adriano in the film Porco Rosso. The main character, a, Italian bounty hunter named Porco Rosso, even quips that hed rather be a pig than a fascist, referring to the rise of fascism in Italy at the time. To commemorate the arrival of the Japanese animation house's library on digital and streaming services, we're surveying the studio's history, effect, and most significant styles. Porco Rosso is one of the few films directed by Hayao Miyazaki in which the historical and geographical settings are clearly defined and where most of the story could have happened in the real world. Sounds pretty cool right? "The Bygone Days" is an original song written and composed by Tokiko Kato and released in 1987, seven years before it was used for the film. The indecisive and long dogfight between Porco and Curtis soon devolves into a bare-knuckle boxing match when both planes' machine guns jam. During the aerial dogfight, Porco's guns seemingly jam and for a brief moment, the two go back and forth across the sky avoiding each other's line of fire. What does that mean? Inside the island he and Fio started to unpack her belongings when all of the sudden air pirates burst out from Porco's tent and surround him, before they were gonna destroy Porco's plane Fio went to the leader of the Mama Aiuto Gang and started to yell at them to not destroy her first worked plane and she managed to persuade them to not smash it. Curtis' airplane is a Curtiss R3C-0, which was built for the 1925 Schneider Cup race (which Porco refers to when he first meets Curtis). The resulting relationship between Porco and the female leads never resulted beyond a kiss in the cheek, mirroring Lupin III and Clarisse's relationship in The Castle of Cagliostro. The film, set in the Adriatic Sea in the interwar period, begins with the titular character Porco Rosso, a veteran World War I fighter ace and freelance bounty hunter, responding to an alert over an attack on a ferry liner by airborne pirates. This discount blue reminds me of the Gitanes cigarette pack. The triumphal song of the Crimson Little Pig soars again. So sometimes I dream of making a stupid movie with my own money, a video (OAV) that wouldn't even allow me to recoup my expenses. At Piccolo S.P.A. he asks Mr. Piccolo to rebuild his plane. The film would reflect Miyazaki's personal hobbies and wasn't meant for children. She was eventually shot down by Donald Curtis, but was rebuilt by Fio Piccolo. [2] It stars the voices of Shichir Moriyama, Tokiko Kato, Akemi Okamura and Akio tsuka. Porco's rebuilt plane's new engine has "GHIBLI" embossed on the valve cover. Then, Mr. Curtis and Porco remember that the Italian Air Force is coming to arrest them and so they, too, head for their planes. I have to say I hate these kind of endings. Not being able to agree with Miyazaki on the script, he leaves and the project falls through. It is advertised by Studio Ghibli to mean "Crimson Pig" in Italian. Once called Marco Pagot (Marco Rossolini in the American version), he is now known to the world as "Porco Rosso", Italian for "Red Pig". No closure. Porco Rosso concerns an eponymous World War I fighter pilot turned bounty hunter, eking out a living in 1930s Italy. Despite the film being geared towards an older audience, a recorded 3,049,806 were said to have seen the film. The phrase, 'Mamma aiuto!' As the fistfight continues, the two pilots begin to look pretty awful, with faces that are beaten to a pulp. Porco treats himself to dinner at the Hotel Adriano, which is run by his friend Gina. Miyazaki stated that "When a man becomes middle-aged, he becomes a pig". As such, the type was responsible for the rescue of many downed Italian aviators, and thus earned its nickname. Gina's costume changes with every scene because she was specifically . Porco's plane can be seen parked by Gina's hotel as credits roll. Crimson Pig) is an animated adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli in partnership with Japan Airlines and Tokuma Shoten. Porco found it covered in dust in a warehouse and was able to master it. His design came from a plane he saw when he was a boy. "I've grown up with stories about flying boat pilots since I was a small child. According to the book The Art of Porco Rosso, it's a film that features a "joint performance of the Disney-like hero and Fleischer-esque heroine" (page 79). The crowd surges toward the shore. I don't know, I'm kind of busy. Are you hurt? It's Miyazaki's homage to old cartoons. ""Now that is going to cost you. "Fio talking to Mamma Auito's "Boss" with Porco Rosso. To celebrate the arrival of the Japanese animation houses library on digital and streaming services, were surveying the studios history, impact, and biggest themes. It is based on The Age of the Flying Boat, a three-part watercolor manga for Hayao Miyazaki's Daydream Data Notes and was serialized by Monthly Model Graphix in 1992. [original research? The film was released in Japan on July 18, 1992, by Toho, and was released on VHS by Tokuma Shoten in 1993. As they fight, Porco accuses Curtis of being a womanizer, but Curtis responds that he is worse; Fio adores him, and Gina is waiting on him to the exclusion of any other man, but he fails to reciprocate either of them, especially Gina. Porco Rosso was the number one film on the Japanese market in 1992, earning 2.713 billion in distribution income. Viewers arent owed a clear answer as to whether Porco and Gina end up together. The rest of Curtis' character appears to come directly from the adventure film heroes portrayed by Errol Flynn at this timeindeed, they share a jaw lineincluding his buccaneering derring-do, willingness to fight, and overall demeanor combined with romantic ardor. The happily ever after he offers instead is one that treats the characters as though they were real people: Their lives are their own business, and the audience has pried enough already. A Curtiss Model R3C-0. [1] Miyazaki, whose had a lifelong fascination with aviation, drew this comic for his own pleasure. An English-dubbed version was made for Japan Airlines and was later included in the 1996 Ghibli ga Ippai Laserdisc Box Set and on the 2002 Japanese DVD release of the film. This fact was even alluded to in the film as Mr. Piccolo's workshop was mainly composed of women. Shuichiro Moriyama, the voice of Porco, later said, "(Miyazaki) announced his retirement, but if he does not produce Part II, the story will never be completed I would like you to fulfill your promise somehow." this thread is here to celebrate the advent of our lord and savior, Porco Rosso. Porco's Plane is single engine fighter seaplane that appears in the film Porco Rosso. "Joe Hisaishi "Porco Rosso Sound Track", Hibikihajime No Heya. Fortunately, Ghibli's film was a massive box office success, proving that the success of their previous film, Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) wasn't a fluke.[7]. . If anything, I should have pulled it, but since the setting is flight across the Adriatic Sea, the part that seems to be a little swashbuckler, and the part that is really personal, maybe I Maybe he didn't understand this work very much. One of the big questions hovering over the film is whether the curse that turned Porco (formerly Marco) into a pig will ever be undone. [7] Additionally, the Caproni Ca.309 light reconnaissance aircraft, known as the "Ghibli", was the namesake for Miyazaki's and Takahata's animation studio. Piccolo mentions that it was used in a racing aeroplane for the Schneider Trophy race in the year before. When the release date of Porco Rosso was announced for July 18, 1992, Tokuma decided to release the sequel to The Silk Roads called Dreams of Russian () on the very same date. There is also a French language version in which Porco is voiced by Jean Reno. Undisclosed ending. Please replace it with the Image Album". On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 94% based on 16 reviews. In 1929, Porco Rosso, an Italian World War I fighter ace and freelance bounty hunter who has been cursed to have a pig's head, fends off an attack on an ocean liner by airborne pirates. What is the message contained in this work? But the character was changed and she became a singer in a bar like Marilyn Monroe in "The River of No Return", just a little younger and purer." Once Porco's plane is finished, Fio joins him on his flight home, with the justification that if the secret police arrest the team, they can say that Porco forced them to help and took Fio as a hostage. Miyazaki was involved in the early production of an animated feature based on the character of Nemo. When Porco drives the truck with Fio and takes a sharp turn at the street crossing, there is a "Pensione Ghibli" (Boarding house "Ghibli") banner at the house corner. May 25-30 is Studio Ghibli Week at Polygon. He quit the IFA since he saw fascism on the rise, and he wanted to fly following his own will. Porco mostly takes place in Italy but I'd always suspected that his hideaway was Dalmatian. Q: In which languages were the opening lines written? 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