Porco Rosso, a movie about a bounty hunting WWI veteran who got turned into a pig, is one of Miyazaki’s most finest and essentia

When “Porco“ - whose face has been transformed into that of a pig by a mysterious spell - infuriates a band of sky pirates with his aerial heroics, the pirates hire Curtis, a comical rival pilot, to “get rid“ of him. On the ground, the two pilots compete over the affections of Gina, a beautiful cabaret singer. But it is in the air, with Fio, a young and talented airplane engineer/designer, where Porco’s true battles are waged. From its Mediterranean Sea settings to its dazzling aerial dogfights of amazing