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Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Majo no takkyûbin (original title)

G 103 min  -  Animation | Adventure | Family  -   29 July 1989 (Japan)
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A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.

Director:

Hayao Miyazaki

Writers:

Eiko Kadono (novel), Hayao Miyazaki (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Minami Takayama Minami Takayama ...
Kiki / Ursula (voice)
Rei Sakuma Rei Sakuma ...
Jiji (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi Kappei Yamaguchi ...
Tombo (voice)
Keiko Toda Keiko Toda ...
Osono (voice)
Mieko Nobusawa Mieko Nobusawa ...
Kôichi Miura Kôichi Miura ...
Haruko Kato Haruko Kato ...
Hiroko Seki Hiroko Seki ...
Barsa (Bertha) (voice)
Yuriko Fuchizaki Yuriko Fuchizaki ...
Ketto (voice)
Kôichi Yamadera Kôichi Yamadera ...
Bakery worker, policeman (voice)
Kikuko Inoue Kikuko Inoue ...
Beautiful designer girl (voice)
Yûko Kobayashi Yûko Kobayashi ...
Young sempai witch (voice)
Mika Doi Mika Doi ...
Ketto's mother (voice)
Takaya Hashi Takaya Hashi ...
Ketto's father (voice)
Chika Sakamoto Chika Sakamoto ...
Baby (voice)
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Storyline

This is the story of a young witch, named Kiki who is now thirteen years old. But she is still a little green and plenty headstrong, but also resourceful, imaginative, and determined. With her trusty wisp of a talking cat named Jiji by her side she's ready to take on the world, or at least the quaintly European seaside village she's chosen as her new home. Written by Anthony Pereyra (hypersonic91@yahoo.com)  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Witch | Talking Cat | Cat | Courier | Courier Service  | See more »

Taglines:

I was feeling blue, but I'm better now.

Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El Delivery de Kiki See more »

Box Office

Budget:

¥800,000,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The dialogue during a scene in which Kiki is given coffee, changes the beverage to hot chocolate in the Disney release. This was done because Disney thought it was inappropriate for children to drink coffee. The video subtitles also mention hot chocolate, although the Japanese "kohii" ("coffee") is clearly audible on the soundtrack. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The Disney dub refers several times to the airship as a "dirigible", which is correct, but also as a "blimp", which it isn't; it is a zeppelin, a rigid airship with an internal skeleton that holds it in shape, not a blimp, which is basically a big helium-inflated balloon held in shape by the helium. See more »

Quotes

Ursula: We each need to find our own inspiration, Kiki. Sometimes it's not easy.
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Crazy Credits

The denouement scenes of the film play out with the credits rolling
ending with Kiki's parents reading a letter from her after the credits
finish. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Robot Chicken: Atta Toy (#1.13)" (2005) See more »