Miyazaki's Porco Rosso: A Pig's Stand Against War, State, and Ego

A Pig, the State, and War: Porco Rosso (Kurenai No Buta) (2014)

Hayao Miyazaki's Porco Rosso (1992) is more than a whimsical adventure—it's anti-war propaganda. Drawing on Kenneth Waltz's three levels of war causation, this analysis argues that Porco became a pig because he rejects human egoism, state nationalism, and militarism. Through nine key scenes and character dialogue, the film is examined as a peace-studies case study, connecting its interwar Adriatic setting to the Yugoslav Wars and Miyazaki's broader pacifist message.