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Porco Rosso (1992)

Where Porco Rosso says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

An animated seaplane pirate film set on the Adriatic, with no film set, and a few real coves and canals it resembles

Scenes and places

Seaplane pirates seize a liner (1929)

A radio call sends Porco to a liner already under attack by seaplane pirates who have taken schoolgirls hostage. He outflies the gang, frees the girls and lets the pirates keep part of the loot.

Set in Adriatic Sea, above an ocean liner — The open sea above the Adriatic where pirates seize an ocean liner full of schoolgirls.

An aerial scene with no fixed place: the film only says it happens over the Adriatic.

Dinner at Hotel Adriano (1929)

At night Porco dines with his old friend Gina while the pirate bosses crowd the same room. Gina keeps the peace in her restaurant and talks of the pilots she has loved and lost.

Set in Hotel Adriano — Gina's hotel and restaurant on an Adriatic island, where pirates and Porco eat under one rule: no fighting.

A fictional hotel; no real model for it was found in the sources checked.

Shot down on the way to Milan (1929)

Flying to Milan to have his plane overhauled, Porco is shot down by the American Curtis. He survives and phones Gina, who scolds him for flying into Italy with a warrant out for his arrest.

Set in Sky on the route to Milan — Open sky on Porco's route to Milan, where the American pilot Curtis ambushes him.

A real stretch of northern Italian lake country is the closest match the sources give; the scene itself has no fixed place.

Filmed at Sirmione peninsula, Lake Garda (Lake Garda, Sirmione, Italy) — The Italian Wikipedia article says the Sirmione peninsula is represented in the film; which scene it appears in is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Piccolo workshop in Milan (1929)

Porco brings his wrecked plane to old mechanic Piccolo, whose sons have emigrated. The rebuild falls to his teenage granddaughter Fio, and Porco has to decide whether to trust her.

Set in Piccolo workshop, Milan — The family workshop on a Milan canal where Piccolo and his granddaughter Fio rebuild Porco's seaplane.

A canal in Milan lined with workshops; the workshop in the film is not a real, identified building.

Filmed at Naviglio Grande, Milan (Naviglio Grande, Milan, Italy) — The Italian Wikipedia article places the Piccolo workshop on the banks of the Naviglio Grande in Milan. The coordinate is the canal's Milan end, not a workshop site. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Gina's garden (1929)

Curtis finds Gina in her garden and proposes. She turns him down, telling him she has a long-standing bet with herself: if a certain man visits her in the garden by day, they will fall in love.

Set in Gina's garden at Hotel Adriano — The garden beside her hotel where Gina waits each afternoon for Porco to stop by.

A fictional garden next to the hotel; no real model for it was found in the sources checked.

The hidden beach hideout (1929)

With no jobs left, Porco flies Fio to his secret beach. Fio is amazed by the place, but the pirates have followed them and his hideout is not as hidden as he thought.

Set in Porco's hideout cove — A concealed beach on an Adriatic island where Porco keeps his seaplane out of sight.

A cove reached only by sea or air, cut off from the rest of the island.

Filmed at Stiniva Beach, Vis island (Stiniva Beach, Vis, Croatia) — English Wikipedia says the concealed beach Porco uses as a hideout bears a strong resemblance to Stiniva Beach. It names no other source and does not claim the film shows it. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Navagio Beach, Zakynthos (Navagio Beach, Zakynthos, Greece) — A beach said to have inspired some places in the film Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Porco Rosso — A cursed Italian war ace with a pig's head who works as a bounty hunter against sky pirates.
• Gina — Porco's childhood friend, who runs the Hotel Adriano.
• Fio — The young granddaughter of the mechanic Piccolo, who rebuilds Porco's plane.
• Curtis — An American ace hired by the pirates to beat Porco.

Questions answered on the map

• Where is the secret beach in Porco Rosso?