This is the secret weapon. Gina sings "Le Temps des Cerises" (a revolutionary French song) and runs a hidden garden hotel. Melina Martello’s voice is husky, mature, and deeply sad. The Italian script leans heavily into the Sofferenza (suffering) of Gina—a woman who has lost three pilots to the sky. Martello’s delivery of the line "Vai, stupido, vai!" (Go, you idiot, go!) at the climax is arguably the most emotionally devastating moment in any Ghibli dub.
The famous quote "Un maiale che non vola è solo un maiale" ("A pig that doesn't fly is just a pig") is often cited as carrying more weight in its native-setting language. porco rosso italian dub
A veteran actor who voices the spirited patriarch of the Piccolo family. Paolo Buglioni This is the secret weapon
The Italian version is noted for its high-quality performances that capture the film's "romance language" atmosphere: Marco Pagot Porco Rosso : Voiced by Massimo Corvo The Italian script leans heavily into the Sofferenza
The film eventually received a full Italian dub that reused many of the voice actors from the unreleased version.
: The gruff, world-weary performance of Marco in the Italian dub emphasizes his survivor's guilt and isolation in a way that feels grounded in the specific history of the Italian Air Force.
The Italian dub features some of the country’s most respected voice actors, bringing a "hardboiled" yet whimsical energy to the characters.