If you are an otaku, a linguist, or a film historian, you owe it to yourself to hear this dub.
One major issue with the English dub is the softening of political terminology. The Italian dub has no such filter. When the fascist agents confront Porco, they use historically accurate, chillingly cheerful Fascist rhetoric. The Italian script highlights the absurdity of totalitarianism placing a bounty on a pig. porco rosso italian dub
Furthermore, the famous "Picnic of Death" dogfight sequence is elevated by the Italian voice actors yelling authentic-sounding aerial insults. You don’t just watch the scene; you feel like you are in a 1930s hangar. If you are an otaku, a linguist, or
It wasn’t just Celentano. The Porco Rosso Italian dub features a murderer’s row of Italian voice actors: If you are an otaku