Fio is the energetic 17-year-old mechanic who saves Porco’s plane. In the Japanese version, she is cute. In the Italian version, she is fiercely pragmatic. Stagni gives Fio a Roman accent that implies street-smart intelligence. When she yells at Porco to fix his engine, she sounds like a determined nonna rather than a damsel.
While Studio Ghibli dubs are generally celebrated worldwide, the is considered by purists and critics alike to be a unicorn . It is one of the very few instances where the Italian voice cast is frequently argued to be superior to the original Japanese audio. But how did a story about a depressed, flying pig become the quintessential Italian film? The Adriatic Setting: A Love Letter to Italy First, we must remember that Porco Rosso is set almost entirely in Italy. Specifically, the Adriatic Sea during the interwar period (late 1920s). The locations—the hidden coves of Dalmatia, the lagoon of Venice, the island of Burano—are not backdrops; they are characters. porco rosso italian dub
In the end, the moral of Porco Rosso is simple: Meglio vivere un giorno da leone che cent’anni da pecora. (Better to live one day as a lion than a hundred years as a sheep). Thanks to the Italian dub, that lion has a pilot’s goggles and a very charming snout. Do you prefer the English, Japanese, or Italian dub of Porco Rosso? Share your thoughts in the comments below. Fio is the energetic 17-year-old mechanic who saves