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Originally posted by Freyarule
I heard about that.

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coolness! thanks! I'll watch it once I get the chance (bit busy at the mo...darn school )

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lots of foods with eating and pig characters.

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We had the pigs already furs..

eekk.. my bad :/

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- Hayao Miyazaki (Sheeta from the film - Laputa: Caste In The Sky / Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta )

There was a big thing on pigs..
in case you havent already, check it out..
Really detailed, with screenshots per movie and everything!!

In this forum? Or somewhere else?

Link please. Thanks!

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Originally posted by furs
In this forum? Or somewhere else?

Link please. Thanks!

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Yo Konan, Is there anywhere where you can buy the Lupin Series, or what is the exat name, so that i can search it.. Oh, yeah, and do you know which episodes exactly he directed in it, and in the Series Sherlock Hound

Nice one Konan! thanks. Interesting research and trivias you done on the pigs there.

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"Take root in the ground, live in harmony with the wind, plant your seeds in the Winter, and rejoice with the birds in the coming of Spring."
- Hayao Miyazaki (Sheeta from the film - Laputa: Caste In The Sky / Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta )

There was only one pig he missed..
YOU, FURS!!! hehe

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Originally posted by JRR
Yo Konan, Is there anywhere where you can buy the Lupin Series, or what is the exat name, so that i can search it.. Oh, yeah, and do you know which episodes exactly he directed in it, and in the Series Sherlock Hound

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Gracias!!

Well, not really a recurring theme or character but more of a "is this character based on a real person?" kind of question:

Our friend Donald Curtis, in Porco Rosso. I'm pretty sure he is modelled on Howard Hughes:






As soon as I saw Porco Rosso for the first time I was convinced that elements of Howard Hughes' character and life were used as the basis of Donald Curtis' character. Facially they are similar but that's a tricky one as Miyazaki uses this Latin looking facial style with small weaselly moustache in several films - for example, one of the pirate family in Laputa is his twin brother, so the 'face' has been used before.

However:

1) Donald Curtis is an excellent pilot - as was Hughes.
2) Curtis is Italian/American, Hughes was Jewish/American.
3) Curtis tries to woo Gina away to America with ridiculous offers of fame and fortune - even hinting he might become President and she the First Lady - Hughes was infamous for capturing the hearts of many many women with outrageous offers and empty promises of fame and fortune.
4) Curtis later goes on to star in films - Hughes was a prolific film maker and producer, he made several aviator films and many westerns, of the type we see apparently depicted in the poster at the end of Porco Rosso
5) Curtis is an egotistical self-centred swine - as was Hughes.

So - see the connection? Am I warm? Has anyone else heard if Miyazaki based the Curtis character on parts of Howard Hughes character?

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i havent hears of it till now, but thats cool, he really looks like Huges was a big inspiration, way to go!

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There are a lot of similarities, except Howard Hughes is way cooler and more of a romantiscist of Aviation than a racing pilot. Also, Hughes gets to shag Hepburn whilst Curtis got dumped by Gina.

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- Hayao Miyazaki (Sheeta from the film - Laputa: Caste In The Sky / Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta )

Yep, thats a big difference!!
ID RATHER BE HUGHES!!

Ooooh good similarity

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3rd sig made by #1sanfan! Squeeness!

4th and 5th sig and text below made by moi

k, im just finding this one right now as im watching whisper of the heart, but, on the clock in the house shizuku finds while lead by the cat, there are the words "porco rosso", ill try and find a pic.

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Yeah, the first time I watched whisper of
the heart, I saw porco rosso on the clock.
People say I act exactly like Shizuku.