In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew’s American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.

“Not only does this rank among Miyazaki’s finest achievements, it reflects his personal love of aviation (Porco, like young heroine Nausicaa, is at his best when airborne), his political concerns (fascist Italy stands in here for fascist Japan of the same 1930s period) and his fullest expression to date of a non-fantasy world resembling our own — albeit deliciously influenced by Bogart and Howard Hawks movies.” ~ Robert Koehler, Variety

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