Porco Rosso (Roman Album)

A must-have for fans of Hayao Miyazaki's film "Porco Rosso"! This mook introduces the film's appeal from various angles. It includes a long interview with director Hayao Miyazaki, an interview with Tokiko Kato, who sang the theme song and voiced the heroine Gina, the film story, interviews with staff involved in the film's production, promotion, and distribution, and a wealth of information on the era and culture that served as the story's backdrop.

Table of Contents THE STORY OF "PORCO ROSSO" Interview with Director Hayao Miyazaki Interview with Tokiko Kato FILM STORY The People Behind "Porco Rosso" Production/Production/Promotion/Distribution Porco Rosso Illustrated Guide Male Characters/Female Characters Miscellaneous Goods/Flying Boats/Times and Culture ROMA: A Bottomless Swamp of Appeal Text by Shiro Natori The Death of Porco Nero Text by Minoru Tanokura Interview with Producer Toshio Suzuki Early Draft Story for "Porco Rosso" ENDING

Hayao Miyazaki Born in Tokyo in 1941. Animation film director. After graduating from the Faculty of Political Science and Economics at Gakushuin University in 1963, he joined Toei Animation (now Toei Animation). After working on the scenic design and key animation for the theatrical film "The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun" (1968), he moved to A Productions and was responsible for the original story, script, scene settings, and key animation for the theatrical feature film "Panda Kopanda" series (1972, 1973). He then worked at Zuiyo Eizo, Nippon Animation, and Telecom Animation Film, before participating in the founding of Studio Ghibli in 1985. His major works include the TV series "Future Boy Conan" (1978), and feature films such as "Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro" (1979), "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" (1984), "Laputa: Castle in the Sky" (1986), "My Neighbor Totoro" (1988), "Kiki's Delivery Service" (1989), "Porco Rosso" (1992), "Princess Mononoke" (1997), "Spirited Away" (2001), "Howl's Moving Castle" (2004), "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" (2008), and "The Wind Rises" (2013).

His books include "The Journey of Shuna," "The Starting Point," "The Turning Point," and "The Door to Books.