“Porco Rosso” / 「紅の豚」, Original Japanese Soundtrack Promotional Poster 1992, Artwork by Hayao Miyazaki, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I354

This is an original Japanese B2 promotional poster produced in 1992 for the official soundtrack release of Studio Ghibli’s Porco Rosso / 「紅の豚」.

Issued by Tokuma Japan Communications through Animage Records, the poster carries the soundtrack catalogue number TKCA-30596. Rather than using the film’s principal theatrical artwork, it reproduces one of its most poignant images: the surviving photograph of Marco Pagot before his transformation into Porco Rosso.

Film background

Set around the Adriatic Sea during the interwar years, Porco Rosso follows Marco Pagot, a former Italian fighter ace mysteriously transformed into an anthropomorphic pig.

Now known as Porco Rosso, he earns a living as a freelance bounty hunter, protecting civilian aircraft from flamboyant seaplane pirates. His solitary existence is disrupted by the arrival of the ambitious American pilot Donald Curtis and the spirited young engineer Fio Piccolo, who rebuilds Porco’s damaged aircraft.

Beneath its aerial adventure, the film is a reflective story of war, survivor’s guilt, lost youth, and emotional withdrawal. Porco’s closest connection is with Madame Gina, an elegant singer and hotel proprietor who has already lost several aviators she loved.

The film was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Toshio Suzuki.

The original score was composed by Joe Hisaishi, while Tokiko Kato, who voices Gina, performed the film’s songs.

The principal Japanese voice cast includes:

Shūichirō Moriyama as Porco Rosso / Marco Pagot
Tokiko Kato as Madame Gina
Akemi Okamura as Fio Piccolo
Akio Ōtsuka as Donald Curtis

Poster design

The poster centres on a delicately rendered, oval-framed illustration resembling an old sepia photograph.

A group of young aviators and an elegantly dressed Gina pose beside an early aircraft bearing the name:

“Adriano”

In the foreground stands the young human Marco Pagot, his arms crossed and his features deliberately obscured by heavy black scribbling.

This detail reproduces the photograph displayed inside Gina’s Hotel Adriano. Marco has defaced his own face, symbolically rejecting the identity and idealistic youth he possessed before war, loss, and his unexplained transformation.

Behind him, Gina and the other aviators appear untouched, preserving a vanished world of friendship, romance, and aviation adventure.

The soft monochrome linework and pale violet-brown wash give the image the character of a treasured photograph fading with age. Wide cream margins leave generous negative space around the composition, enhancing its nostalgic and contemplative quality.

The dialogue printed vertically around the image comes from a conversation between Porco and Gina.

The red text at upper right reads:

「この店でひとつだけ気にくわねえのは
あの写真をはずさねえことだ」

Translated:

“There is only one thing I dislike about this place—you refuse to take down that photograph.”

The adjacent text replies:

「だめよ、破いちゃ
マルコが人間だったころの
たった一枚だけ残った写真なんだから」

Translated:

“No, you must not tear it. It is the only photograph left from when Marco was human.”

The text at left reads:

「どうやったら あなたに
かけられた魔法がとけるのかしらね」

Translated:

“I wonder what it would take to break the spell placed upon you.”

These lines transform the poster from a simple soundtrack advertisement into a concise expression of the film’s emotional core: Gina remembers the man Marco once was, even as Porco attempts to erase him.

The Japanese title:

「紅の豚」

appears in vivid red at the bottom, accompanied by a small flying-pig emblem and the Italian title:

“Porco Rosso”

The lower-left corner carries the Animage Records logo and catalogue number:

TKCA-30596

The result is an unusually refined Studio Ghibli promotional design, combining Miyazaki’s expressive drawing, character history, and carefully selected dialogue within a poster that feels closer to a personal memory than conventional film advertising.

Condition

Excellent condition. A highly attractive and well-preserved example, retaining delicate linework, clean cream areas, strong red typography, and excellent overall display impact.

There are only light signs of age and handling consistent with an original Japanese promotional poster from this period.

Reference: I354.

Please review the photograph carefully, as it shows the exact poster for sale.

This is an original Japanese promotional poster produced for the film’s 1992 soundtrack release, not a reproduction or reprint.

It is now approximately 34 years old.

Certificate of Authenticity included.