{"product_id":"porco-rosso-紅の豚-original-japanese-soundtrack-promotional-poster-1992-artwork-by-hayao-miyazaki-b2-size-51-73-cm-i354a","title":"“Porco Rosso” \/ 「紅の豚」, Original Japanese Soundtrack Promotional Poster 1992, Artwork by Hayao Miyazaki, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I354A","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 promotional poster\u003c\/strong\u003e produced in 1992 for the official soundtrack release of Studio Ghibli’s \u003cstrong\u003ePorco Rosso \/ 「紅の豚」\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssued by \u003cstrong\u003eTokuma Japan Communications through Animage Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, the poster carries the soundtrack catalogue number \u003cstrong\u003eTKCA-30596\u003c\/strong\u003e. Rather than using the film’s principal theatrical artwork, it reproduces one of its most poignant images: the surviving photograph of \u003cstrong\u003eMarco Pagot before his transformation into Porco Rosso\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet around the Adriatic Sea during the interwar years, \u003cem\u003ePorco Rosso\u003c\/em\u003e follows \u003cstrong\u003eMarco Pagot\u003c\/strong\u003e, a former Italian fighter ace mysteriously transformed into an anthropomorphic pig.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow known as \u003cstrong\u003ePorco Rosso\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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 \u003cstrong\u003eDonald Curtis\u003c\/strong\u003e and the spirited young engineer \u003cstrong\u003eFio Piccolo\u003c\/strong\u003e, who rebuilds Porco’s damaged aircraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeneath 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 \u003cstrong\u003eMadame Gina\u003c\/strong\u003e, an elegant singer and hotel proprietor who has already lost several aviators she loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe film was written and directed by \u003cstrong\u003eHayao Miyazaki\u003c\/strong\u003e and produced by \u003cstrong\u003eToshio Suzuki\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original score was composed by \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Hisaishi\u003c\/strong\u003e, while \u003cstrong\u003eTokiko Kato\u003c\/strong\u003e, who voices Gina, performed the film’s songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe principal Japanese voice cast includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShūichirō Moriyama as Porco Rosso \/ Marco Pagot\u003cbr\u003eTokiko Kato as Madame Gina\u003cbr\u003eAkemi Okamura as Fio Piccolo\u003cbr\u003eAkio Ōtsuka as Donald Curtis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poster centres on a delicately rendered, oval-framed illustration resembling an old sepia photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA group of young aviators and an elegantly dressed Gina pose beside an early aircraft bearing the name:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Adriano”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the foreground stands the young human \u003cstrong\u003eMarco Pagot\u003c\/strong\u003e, his arms crossed and his features deliberately obscured by heavy black scribbling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBehind him, Gina and the other aviators appear untouched, preserving a vanished world of friendship, romance, and aviation adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dialogue printed vertically around the image comes from a conversation between Porco and Gina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe red text at upper right reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e「この店でひとつだけ気にくわねえのは\u003cbr\u003eあの写真をはずさねえことだ」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“There is only one thing I dislike about this place—you refuse to take down that photograph.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe adjacent text replies:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e「だめよ、破いちゃ\u003cbr\u003eマルコが人間だったころの\u003cbr\u003eたった一枚だけ残った写真なんだから」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“No, you must not tear it. It is the only photograph left from when Marco was human.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text at left reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e「どうやったら あなたに\u003cbr\u003eかけられた魔法がとけるのかしらね」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I wonder what it would take to break the spell placed upon you.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e「紅の豚」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eappears in vivid red at the bottom, accompanied by a small flying-pig emblem and the Italian title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Porco Rosso”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lower-left corner carries the \u003cstrong\u003eAnimage Records\u003c\/strong\u003e logo and catalogue number:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTKCA-30596\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood + to Very Good condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere are signs of age and handling from previous storage, consistent with an original Japanese promotional poster from this period. We have taken this into account when pricing. Once framed, this poster will display very well.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease review the photograph carefully, as it shows the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal Japanese promotional poster produced for the film’s 1992 soundtrack release\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a reproduction or reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is now approximately 34 years old.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57185360806266,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-08-20T072152.457.jpg?v=1787178122","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/porco-rosso-%e7%b4%85%e3%81%ae%e8%b1%9a-original-japanese-soundtrack-promotional-poster-1992-artwork-by-hayao-miyazaki-b2-size-51-73-cm-i354a","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}