Owner of Piccolo S.P.A., builder of seaplanes. He is protective of his granddaughter Fio, and constantly warns Porco Rosso to keep his hands to himself. Actually, he does trust Porco Rosso, and agreed that Fio should go with Porco Rosso for his fight with Curtis. His sons have all left Milan to look for work in other cities. He still has a lot of female relatives left in Milan and he tries to help them out by hiring them to help rebuild Porco Rosso&rsquo;s seaplane.

Take flight with "Porco" Rosso, a valiant World War I flying ace! From tropical Adriatic settings to dazzling aerial maneuvers, this action-adventure from world-renowned animator Hayao Miyazaki is full of humor, courage and chivalry. When "Porco" &mdash;whose face has been transformed into that of a pig by a mysterious spell&mdash; infuriates a band of sky pirates with his aerial heroics, the pirates hire Curtis, a rival pilot, to "get rid" of him. On the ground, the two pilots compete for the affections of the beautiful Gina. But it is in the air where the true battles are waged. Will our hero be victorious? 
(Source: Disney)

Sanshi Katura is a Japanese TV presenter and rakugo artist.

[Website](http://www.yoshimoto.co.jp/bunshi/main.php) | [Wiki (en)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsura_Bunshi_VI) | [Wiki (jp)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/桂文枝_&#40;6代目&#41;)

Non-anime roles:~!
• Isamu Kondo in "Gorufu yoakemae" (1987)
• Samejima in "Ni ju-seiki shonen dokuhon" (1989, English title: "Circus Boys")
• Shigemaru Kuroda in "Teito monogatari" (1988, English title: "Doomed Megalopolis")!~

__Hometown:__ Bad Köstritz, Germany

[Synchronkartei](https://www.synchronkartei.de/sprecher/2587/2)

__Occupation:__ Actor, Director, Conductor, Narrator, Voice Actor

Johan Hedenberg is a Swedish actor. Prior to becoming an actor, he worked as a prison officer at Svartsjö Anstalten (Blacklake penitentiary). He's the son of [Leif Hedenberg](https://anilist.co/staff/321127).



Aarre Karén was a Finnish actor. Karén's parents were long-term missionary working for the Finnish Lutheran Evangelical Association in Japan. 

"Hikoutei Jidai" is a 15 page all watercolor manga, which the animated film "Porco Rosso" is based on. It was serialized in Model Graphix, a monthly magazine about scale models, as a part of Miyazaki's "Zassou Note" series. Like other mangas in this series, "Hikoutei Jidai" is a manifestation of his love for old planes. It's filled with planes from 1920s (heavily modified by Miyazaki), technical details about them, and men (good-hearted and silly) who love these planes. 
Compared to the anime version, the manga is much lighter and sillier (in a good sense). Other than being a "retired Italian Air Force pilot", Porco's past is not in the story, so there is no conflict with the fascist government, although the rise of fascism and the sentiment against it are mentioned. Gina doesn't appear at all, and Porco is basically a happy guy. Still, the basic story line and its charm are carried over into the anime. 
In the air battle scene between Porco and Donald Chuck (Curtis in the anime version), Miyazaki wrote; "If this were animation, I might be able to convey the grandeur of this life-or-death battle. But this is a comic. I have no choice but to rely on the imagination of you, good readers." No one knew at that time, that we were going to be able to see this scene on the big screen as the animated movie "Porco Rosso". 
(Source: nausicaa.net)

Grandpa Piccolo