S14E05 – Porco Rosso (1992) [紅の豚]

About this episode

Film critic Alexander Scott joins Perry Constantine to discuss Studio Ghibli's Porco Rosso.

"Better a pig than a fascist" is the famous line from Studio Ghibli's Porco Rosso. Film critic Alexander Scott joins the show to dive into this pulpy adventure. Hosted by Perry Constantine Guest-Starring Alexander Scott Visit Your Town is Next on Substack for more of Alexander's work and watch them on YouTube. Also check out these socials: https://bsky.app/profile/wittiestmanalive.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/yourtownisnext.com https://x.com/WittiestManEver https://x.com/yourtownisnext https://instagram.com/yourtownisnext Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra here ➼ ⁠https://nordvpn.com/fspn⁠. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ⁠JapanOnFilm.com⁠ ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ ⁠Threads⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Discord⁠ ⁠Film Stories Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Perry Constantine

Guest: Alexander Scott

Topics covered

• Studio Ghibli
• animation
• film critique
• adventure
• fascism

Keywords

• Porco Rosso
• Studio Ghibli
• animation
• film critique
• Alexander Scott

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Studio Ghibli

Books & works: Porco Rosso

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