Production info
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki |
|---|---|
| Producer | Toshio Suzuki |
| Release year | 1992 |
| Runtime (minutes) | 93 |
Porco Rosso, known in Japan as Crimson Pig (Kurenai no Buta) is the sixth animated film by Hayao Miyazaki and released in 1992. You're introduced to an Italian World War I fighter ace, now living as a freelance bounty hunter chasing 'air pirates' in the Adriatic Sea. He has been given a curse that changed his head to that of a pig. Once called Marco Pagot, he is now known to the world as 'Porco Rosso', Italian for 'Red Pig.'
Ratings & achievements
| Rotten Tomatoes | 94/100 |
|---|---|
| Worldwide box office | $1458536 |
| Budget | $9200000.00 |
Box-office ranking 15/19 among Studio Ghibli films with available data.
Rotten Tomatoes score ranking 8/22.
Species (1)
Runtime vs other Ghibli films
Porco Rosso runs 93 minutes — shorter than the Ghibli average (106 minutes). 15/22 other Ghibli films are longer.
Same director: Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki directed 9 Studio Ghibli films (including Porco Rosso):
| Film | Year | Director | RT | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle in the Sky | 1986 | Hayao Miyazaki | 95 | $6218229 |
| My Neighbor Totoro | 1988 | Hayao Miyazaki | 93 | $30327833 |
| Kiki's Delivery Service | 1989 | Hayao Miyazaki | 96 | $10403278 |
| Princess Mononoke | 1997 | Hayao Miyazaki | 92 | $170333762 |
| Spirited Away | 2001 | Hayao Miyazaki | 97 | $358380478 |
| Howl's Moving Castle | 2004 | Hayao Miyazaki | 87 | $241145634 |
| Ponyo | 2008 | Hayao Miyazaki | 92 | $205906593 |
| The Wind Rises | 2013 | Hayao Miyazaki | 89 | $136865366 |
Films from the same decade 1990s
| Film | Year | Director | RT | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Only Yesterday | 1991 | Isao Takahata | 100 | $608562 |
| Pom Poko | 1994 | Isao Takahata | 78 | $1279218 |
| Whisper of the Heart | 1995 | Yoshifumi Kondō | 91 | $4420615 |
| Princess Mononoke | 1997 | Hayao Miyazaki | 92 | $170333762 |
| My Neighbors the Yamadas | 1999 | Isao Takahata | 75 | $22261 |
Films sharing the same genre
Films sharing genre (Family, Comedy, Animation) with Porco Rosso:
| Film | Year | Director | RT | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Neighbors the Yamadas | 1999 | Isao Takahata | 75 | $22261 |
| My Neighbor Totoro | 1988 | Hayao Miyazaki | 93 | $30327833 |
| Ponyo | 2008 | Hayao Miyazaki | 92 | $205906593 |
| Spirited Away | 2001 | Hayao Miyazaki | 97 | $358380478 |
| Kiki's Delivery Service | 1989 | Hayao Miyazaki | 96 | $10403278 |
| Whisper of the Heart | 1995 | Yoshifumi Kondō | 91 | $4420615 |