The Movies Database

Movie: Kurenai no buta (1992)

“In Early 1930’s era Italy, air pirates, bounty hunters and high flyers of all sorts rule the skies. The most cunning and skilled of these pilots is Porco Rosso, a man cursed with the head of a pig after watching the spirits of the pilots killed in the last air battle he fought in rise to the heavens. He now makes a living taking jobs, such as rescuing those kidnapped by air pirates. Donald Curtis, Porco’s rival in the air and in catching the affections of women, provides a constant challenge to the hero, culminating in a hilarious, action packed finale. Written by Anonymous”

• Director: Hayao Miyazaki
• Release Date: 18 July 1992 (Japan)
• Run Time: 94 min
• Country: Japan
• Genre: Animation , Adventure , Fantasy , Romance
• MPAA: Rated PG for violence and some mild language.

Trivia: Director Trademark: [Hayao Miyazaki] [flying]Much of the movie’s action involves planes and flying.

Goofs: Miscellaneous: There are spelling mistakes in all three italian texts that appear in the movie: first newspaper “mamma aito” instead of “mamma aiuto” and “L’bambie” instead of “Le bambine”, second newspaper “vivo a morto” instead of “vivo o morto”, third sign in Piccolo’s office “non si fo credito” instead of “non si fa credito”.

Movie: Kuon puos keng kang (2001)

“Based on a Cambodian folk tale. In a small Thai village, Nhi comes across a Snake Immortal and falls in love with him. She becomes pregnant by the snake, but does not tell her husband. When he discovers the truth, he kills both Nhi and the Snake Immortal. One of the small snakes escapes from Nhi’s abdomen, and is brought up by another immortal. Slowly the snake grows up to be a beautiful woman, who sets out to develop another relationship. Written by Anonymous”

• Director: Fai Sam Ang
• Country: Cambodia , Thailand
• Genre: Fantasy , Horror , Romance

Trivia: The lead character of Soraya has “writhing snakes for hair”. To create this difficult effect on a very limited budget, the director decided to take real live snakes and glue them to a wig, and then placed it in on the actress’s head.

Movie: Kunlun san jian xia (1951)

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• Director: Tian-lin Wang
• Release Date: 25 October 1951 (Hong Kong)
• Country: Hong Kong
• Genre: Action , Fantasy

Movie: Kung Konrad (2004)

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• Director: Daniel Wallentin
• Release Date: 6 August 2004 (Sweden)
• Run Time: Sweden:30 min
• Country: Sweden
• Genre: Fantasy , Romance , Short , Adventure , Comedy , Drama

Movie: Kung ikaw ay isang panaginip (2002)

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• Director: Wenn V. Deramas
• Release Date: 30 January 2002 (Philippines)
• Country: Philippines
• Genre: Drama , Family , Fantasy , Romance

Movie: Kung Fu Exorcist (1976)

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• Country: Hong Kong
• Genre: Adventure , Fantasy

Movie: Kung fu (2004)

“Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves in a town ruled by the Axe Gang, Sing who desperately wants to become a member. He stumbles into a slum ruled by eccentric landlords who turns out to be the greatest kung-fu masters in disguise. Sing’s actions eventually cause the Axe Gang and the slumlords to engage in an explosive kung-fu battle. Only one side will win and only one hero will emerge as the greatest kung-fu master of all. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}”

• Director: Stephen Chow
• Release Date: 22 April 2005 (USA)
• Run Time: 95 min | Philippines:99 min
• Country: China , Hong Kong
• Genre: Action , Comedy , Crime , Fantasy
• MPAA: Rated R for sequences of strong stylized action and violence.

Tagline: A new comedy unlike anything you have seen before

Trivia: Three scenes are not directed by Stephen Chow. One, the fight that reveals the three Pig Stye Masters, is directed by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo. The “Burly Brawl” parody where the One fights the thousand men in black suits, and the fight in the night, where the three masters face the two musicians were directed by Woo-ping Yuen.

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: When Coolie takes on the Axe Gang alone, before the tailor joins in on the fight, an Axe Gang member is seen taking a perfect unblocked swing at Coolie’s back and then realizes that Coolie couldn’t block it so he runs away.

Movie: Kumonosu jô (1957)

“A transposition of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ to medieval Japan. After a great military victory, Lords Washizu and Miki are lost in the dense Cobweb Forest, where they meet a mysterious old woman who predicts great things for Washizu and even greater things for Miki’s descendants. Once out of the forest, Washizu and Miki are immediately promoted by the Emperor. Washizu, encouraged by his ambitious wife, plots to make even more of the prophecy come true, even if it means killing the Emperor… Written by Michael Brooke {michael@everyman.demon.co.uk}”

• Director: Akira Kurosawa
• Release Date: 22 November 1961 (USA)
• Run Time: 109 min
• Country: Japan
• Genre: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Thriller , War

Trivia: Originally, Kurosawa was planning on building merely a facade castle for the film, but this proved to be an impractical step, prompting the building of full-on castle sections to use in shooting. These were built with the help of United States Marines who were based in the area.

Movie: Kumo no ito (1946)

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• Director: Noburô Ôfuji
• Release Date: 1946 (Japan)
• Run Time: 10 min
• Country: Japan
• Genre: Animation , Short , Fantasy