
Porco Rosso
Hayao Miyazaki's masterpiece about a mysterious pilot with a pig's head flying over the Adriatic Sea in the interwar period - a poetic ode to aviation, adventure, and the charm of a bygone era.
Hiroo Ōtsuka (26 July 1934, Nagoya - 8 February 2021), known by his stage name Shūichirō Moriyama (森山 周一郎), was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator whose career spanned more than six decades. His deep, gravelly bass made him the go-to Japanese dubbing voice for Telly Savalas (Kojak), Jean Gabin, Spencer Tracy, and Lino Ventura. He is best known internationally as the voice of Porco Rosso in Studio Ghibli's 1992 film of the same name - a role offered to him personally by director Hayao Miyazaki.
In October 2022, the documentary film 'Toki ni wa mukashi no hanashi wo / Morijama Šúičiró - herec zvaný dabér' (107 min.) was released in Japanese cinemas, mapping the actor's life and contribution to Japanese dubbing culture.
Shuichiro Moriyama died on February 8, 2021, at the age of 86 from pneumonia in a hospital in Saitama Prefecture; the funeral was held in a family circle.
😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.