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"Porco Rosso" (also known as "Red Pig" or "Porco Rosso: The Legend of the Crimson Pig") is a 1992 Italian animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on the 1930 comic strip "Porco Rosso" by Marco Pagot. The film is set in the Adriatic Sea during the rise of Fascism in Italy.
Translation Choices: Adding "Italianità"
The Japanese script is direct. The Italian script is flavored. porco rosso italian dub
and the Adriatic, making the experience feel immersive rather than localized. Dialogue Naturalism: "Porco Rosso" (also known as "Red Pig" or
Gina: Voiced by Melina Martello, who brings a warm, knowing, and resilient contralto. Her delivery of Gina’s monologues about waiting for Porco in the garden captures the untranslatable Italian rimpianto (a deep, abiding regret for something lost). Italian DVD/Blu-ray releases (Medusa Film / Eagle Pictures
- Italian DVD/Blu-ray releases (Medusa Film / Eagle Pictures editions)
- Netflix Italy (streaming, as of 2025)
- Some international Ghibli collections include the Italian audio as a bonus track
Finally got around to watching Porco Rosso, and wow! : r/ghibli
- Gina (Voice: Gianna Piaz) : Where Celentano is rough, Piaz is silk. Her rendition of Gina’s monologues about waiting for Porco to fly over her garden is heartbreakingly tender. She delivers the line "Vola, stupido" ("Fly, you stupid one") like a knife twist.
- Fio Piccolo (Voice: Ilaria Stagni) : Stagni captures the manic, ingenious energy of the young mechanic. Unlike the sometimes overly "sweet" English dub, Stagni’s Fio sounds like a real tomboy who drinks espresso and swears under her breath.
- Donald Curtis (Voice: Roberto Pedicini) : Pedicini plays the American ace as a hilarious, egotistical caricature of John Wayne. The scene where Curtis sings "I’m the Champion of the World" is transformed into comedic gold because Pedicini sings it badly on purpose.