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Porco Rosso or ''Kurenai no Buta''　/　紅の豚, which roughly translates as "The Crimson Pig" or "The Red Pig", is a 1992 film by [[Hayao Miyazaki]], a homage to the early days of aviation and cinema.

'''''Porco Rosso''''' or ''Kurenai no Buta''　/　紅の豚, which roughly translates as "The Crimson Pig" or "The Red Pig", is a 1992 film by [[Hayao Miyazaki]], a homage to the early days of aviation and cinema.

The film tells the story of a renowned Italian fighter pilot, a veteran of the First World War who has been mysteriously transformed into a pig. During [[The Great Depression]], Porco Rosso, the 'Red Pig' makes his living as a mercenary, flying a crimson seaplane and doing battle with pirates. Things really start to get interestig for Porco when the pirates, tired of having their butts handed to them by a pig, hire Curtis, a famed American aviator, to take him down. Pursued by the Fascist military he deserted years ago, Porco gains a teenage sidekick, Fio, and takes the fight to the pirates. What follows is an epic journey of self-discovery and general [[Badass]]ery in the great Ghibli tradition. It's got all the hallmarks of a Miyazaki movie; strong women, flying machines, air-pirates and an undertone of the supernatural.

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* [[Acoustic License]]: Played straight and averted. Sometimes, people communicate plane-to-plane via ~~morse~~ code, as they did in real life. Other times, they simply shout, which in real life would have been impossible.

* [[Acoustic License]]: Played straight and averted. Sometimes, people communicate plane-to-plane via Morse code, as they did in real life. Other times, they simply shout, which in real life would have been impossible.

* [[Affably Evil]]: Curtis, and even [[A Lighter Shade of Grey|"evil" is debatable]]; he's more of just [[The Rival]] to Porco as a pilot and [[The Lady's Favour|for Gina's affections.]]

* [[A-Team Firing]]: Lots of bullets are fired, but no people (or pigs) are ever hit.

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** Gina has to choose between Porco and Curtis, an American pilot who proposes to her. She makes it clear her choice is Porco.

* [[Celebrity Voice Actor]]:

** Porco's actor, in three languages. In the original Japanese, he's played by Shūichirō Moriyama; the French dub gives us [[Jean Reno]], and the Disney English dub cast [[~~Batman (film)|~~Micheal Keaton]] as Porco.

** Porco's actor, in three languages. In the original Japanese, he's played by [[Shūichirō Moriyama]]; the French dub gives us [[Jean Reno]], and the Disney English dub cast [[Micheal Keaton]] as Porco.

** The Disney dub also featured [[~~Everybody Loves Raymond|~~Brad Garrett]] as Boss.

** The Disney dub also featured [[Brad Garrett]] as Boss.

* [[Catch Phrase]]: "That can't be good" in the English dub; "A pig's gotta fly" in the original.

* [[The Chanteuse]]: Gina.

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** [[Gratuitous Italian]]: Not as much as you'd think, though [[Meaningful Name|the hero's name means]] [[Bilingual Bonus|"red pig" in Italian]]. This is also the meaning of the Japanese title.

* [[Goldfish Poop Gang]] / [[Harmless Villain|Harmless Villains]]: The sky pirates.

* [[Homage]]: Porco's vision of a great procession of dead war pilots ascending to heaven in their planes was inspired by a Roald Dahl short story, incidentally providing a [[Genius Bonus]] for those who know Dahl himself was an Adriatic fighter pilot in WWII.

* [[Homage]]: Porco's vision of a great procession of dead war pilots ascending to heaven in their planes was inspired by a [[Roald Dahl]] short story, incidentally providing a [[Genius Bonus]] for those who know Dahl himself was an Adriatic fighter pilot in [[WWII]].

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* [[I Work Alone]]: Porco's refusal to join the Italian <s>navy</s> air force.

* [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]]: The sky pirates.

* [[In Love with Love]]/[[Meet Cute]]: Curtis, who proposes to Gina and Fio upon meeting them at different points of the film. Gina quickly refuses him in favor of Porco, while Fio's hand in marriage is set up as Curtis's prize during a duel between Porco and Curtis.

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* [[I Work Alone]]: Porco's refusal to join the Italian <s>navy</s> air force.

* [[Little Stowaway]]: Fio on Porco's plane. She claims she needs to go with him to ensure it runs properly after repairs--and pretending to be his hostage may prevent the secret police from arresting her family.

* [[Magical Realism]] Porco is magically transformed into a pig. Why? Where does the magic come from?

* [[Magical Realism]] Porco is magically transformed into a pig. Why? Where does the magic come from? Who cares?

* [[Meaningful Name]]: Gina is named after the G-91R aircraft's nickname, manufactured by Italian-Brazilian joint venture AMX. The series it belongs to? "Ghibli", which is where [[Studio Ghibli]]'s name comes from.

* [[Missing Mom]]: Fio's mother. Her father's absence is justified, as he has left to find work like the rest of Piccolo's sons. Her mother, however, is never shown or mentioned, and it appears that Piccolo himself is responsible for Fio.

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* [[Olive Garden]]: Every stereotype you know about pre-WWII Italy is milked, although it's done so well you can't complain.

* [[Plucky Girl]]: Fio.

* [[Pun-Based Title]], Porco Rosso, or the red pig, is a pun on the [[Red Baron]]

* [[Pun-Based Title]], Porco Rosso, or the red pig, is a pun on the [[Red Baron]].

* [[The Power of Love]]: What inspires Porco to [[Heroic Second Wind|get up and win the fight]], {{spoiler|and may be what turns him back into a man. Though perhaps Porco simply let go of his cynicism. Damn you, ambiguous endings!}}

* [[Precocious Crush]]: 17-year-old Fio having a crush on the more [[Vague Age|middle-aged]] Porco.

* [[Reused Character Design]]: Fio looks very similar to ~~Nausicaa~~ from ''~~Nausicaa~~ of the Valley of the Wind'', another ~~Ghibli~~ movie; Miyazaki has a tendency to recycle character models.

* [[Reused Character Design]]: Fio looks very similar to Nausicaä from ''[[Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind]]'', another Miyazaki movie; Miyazaki has a tendency to recycle character models.

* [[The Roaring Twenties]]: Everywhere from Gina's flapper outfits to the plane designs.

* [[Romantic False Lead]] {{spoiler|Fio.}}

* [[Shaming the Mob]]: Fio delivers an absolutely classic example to the pirate gang by appealing to their sense of honour.

* [[Shout-Out]]: The new engine Piccolo installs in Porco's plane has "GHIBLI" embossed in the valve covers.

* [[Shout-Out]]: The new engine Piccolo installs in Porco's plane has "GHIBLI" embossed in the valve covers. (Perhaps it was <s> stolen</s> liberated from a [[w:Caproni Ca.309|Caproni Ca.309]]?)

* [[Shown Their Work]]: Even more than usual for Miyazaki.

** All the planes are absolutely correct (though the Pirates' are exaggerated) down to the fascist axe symbols.

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