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Kiki's Delivery Service

Original title: Majo no takkyûbin
  • 19891989
  • GG
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
141K
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POPULARITY
4,119
327
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
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  • Animation
  • Adventure
  • Family
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
141K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,119
327
  • Director
    • Hayao Miyazaki
  • Writers
    • Eiko Kadono(novel)
    • Hayao Miyazaki(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kirsten Dunst(English version)
    • Minami Takayama(voice)
    • Rei Sakuma(voice)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Hayao Miyazaki
  • Writers
    • Eiko Kadono(novel)
    • Hayao Miyazaki(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kirsten Dunst(English version)
    • Minami Takayama(voice)
    • Rei Sakuma(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 270User reviews
    • 125Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins

    Videos2

    Kiki's Delivery Service: Special Edition
    Clip 1:20
    Kiki's Delivery Service: Special Edition
    Kiki's Delivery Service: Special Edition
    Featurette 1:04
    Kiki's Delivery Service: Special Edition

    Photos236

    Tress MacNeille, Rei Sakuma, Minami Takayama, and Keiko Toda in Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
    Phil Hartman and Rei Sakuma in Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
    Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
    Kirsten Dunst, Phil Hartman, Rei Sakuma, and Minami Takayama in Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
    Kirsten Dunst, Phil Hartman, Rei Sakuma, and Minami Takayama in Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
    Kirsten Dunst, Phil Hartman, Rei Sakuma, and Minami Takayama in Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
    Kirsten Dunst, Phil Hartman, Rei Sakuma, and Minami Takayama in Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
    Kirsten Dunst, Matthew Lawrence, Minami Takayama, and Kappei Yamaguchi in Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
    Kirsten Dunst, Phil Hartman, Rei Sakuma, and Minami Takayama in Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
    Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
    Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
    Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

    Top cast

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    Kirsten Dunst
    Kirsten Dunst
    • Kikias Kiki
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Minami Takayama
    • Kikias Kiki
    • (voice)
    • …
    Rei Sakuma
    • Jijias Jiji
    • (voice)
    Kappei Yamaguchi
    Kappei Yamaguchi
    • Tomboas Tombo
    • (voice)
    Keiko Toda
    Keiko Toda
    • Osonoas Osono
    • (voice)
    Mieko Nobusawa
    • Kokiri - Kiki's Motheras Kokiri - Kiki's Mother
    • (voice)
    Kôichi Miura
    • Okino - Kiki's Fatheras Okino - Kiki's Father
    • (voice)
    Haruko Katô
    Haruko Katô
    • Rô-fujinas Rô-fujin
    • (voice)
    Hiroko Seki
    • Barsaas Barsa
    • (voice)
    Yuriko Fuchizaki
    • Kettoas Ketto
    • (voice)
    Kôichi Yamadera
    Kôichi Yamadera
    • Bakery Workeras Bakery Worker
    • (voice)
    • …
    Kikuko Inoue
    Kikuko Inoue
    • Makias Maki
    • (voice)
    Yûko Kobayashi
    • Young Sempai Witchas Young Sempai Witch
    • (voice)
    Mika Doi
    Mika Doi
    • Ketto's Motheras Ketto's Mother
    • (voice)
    Takaya Hashi
    • Ketto's Fatheras Ketto's Father
    • (voice)
    Chika Sakamoto
    • Babyas Baby
    • (voice)
    Toshiko Asai
      Yoshiko Kamei
        • Director
          • Hayao Miyazaki
        • Writers
          • Eiko Kadono(novel)
          • Hayao Miyazaki(screenplay)
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        Storyline

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        • Trivia
          During the production phase, Hayao Miyazaki and his artists travelled to Sweden to research for the film. The photographs they took of Stockholm and Visby, formed the basis of the fictional city of Koriko. The city also contains elements of Lisbon, Paris, San Francisco, and Milan.
        • Goofs
          The four-engined biplane (more precisely, sesquiplane) that Kiki sees during the opening credits is a real aircraft, the Handley-Page HP42. Eight of these planes - the first four-engined aircraft ever built - were commissioned during the 1930s; later they were converted to military use, and all were destroyed by 1941. But since this movie - according to director Hayao Miyazaki - takes place in a world where World War II never happened, it's plausible that the HP42 would still be in civilian service.
        • Quotes

          Kiki: That painter who found the stuffed cat told me she wants to do a drawing with me in it.

          Jiji: Naked?

          Kiki: Jiji!

        • 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.
        • Alternate versions
          A new English dub of this film was released in 1998 by the Walt Disney Company. This version featured the vocal talents of Kirsten Dunst as Kiki, Janeane Garofalo as Ursala and Debbie Reynolds. Phil Hartman provided the voice of Jiji in one of his final roles.
        • Connections
          Edited into Miyazaki Dreams of Flying (2017)
        • Soundtracks
          Soaring
          Written and Performed by Sydney Forest (1998 Disney re-release)

        User reviews270

        Review
        Top review
        8/10
        lovely story
        We want ourselves, even all children, to grow in this environment. Growth is not easy for everyone, will be frustrated, will doubt, will lose the original friends, such as Kiki 's cat left her, but in addition to personal self-adjustment and adaptation, growth A harmonious external environment is needed to tolerate this pain, so that the connection between individuals and society can be smoothly transitioned. From this perspective, Miyazaki portrays an ideal world for the growing people. This world seems to be able to tolerate all the setbacks and hardships ...
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        Details

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        • Release date
          • December 20, 1990 (United States)
        • Country of origin
          • Japan
        • Official site
          • Disney's Official Site
        • Languages
          • Japanese
          • English
        • Also known as
          • Witch's Special Express Delivery
        • Production companies
          • Kiki's Delivery Service Production Committee
          • Nibariki
          • Nippon Television Network (NTV)
        • See more company credits at IMDbPro

        Box office

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        • Budget
          • ¥800,000,000 (estimated)
        • Gross US & Canada
          • $1,004,057
        • Opening weekend US & Canada
          • $352,556
          • Jul 28, 2019
        • Gross worldwide
          • $10,276,218
        See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

        Technical specs

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        • Runtime
          1 hour 43 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Dolby Stereo

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