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Kiki's Delivery Service

Original title: Majo no takkyûbin
  • 20142014
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
926
YOUR RATING
Kiki's Delivery Service (2014)
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.
Play trailer1:05
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  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
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
5.7/10
926
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Takashi Shimizu
  • Writers
    • Eiko Kadono(based on the novel by)
    • Satoko Okudera(screenplay)
    • Takashi Shimizu(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tadanobu Asano
    • Rie Miyazawa
    • Machiko Ono
Top credits
  • Director
    • Takashi Shimizu
  • Writers
    • Eiko Kadono(based on the novel by)
    • Satoko Okudera(screenplay)
    • Takashi Shimizu(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tadanobu Asano
    • Rie Miyazawa
    • Machiko Ono
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 3User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

    Videos1

    Official Japanese Trailer
    Trailer 1:05
    Official Japanese Trailer

    Photos7

    Kiki's Delivery Service (2014)
    Fuka Koshiba in Kiki's Delivery Service (2014)
    Machiko Ono and Fuka Koshiba in Kiki's Delivery Service (2014)
    Fuka Koshiba in Kiki's Delivery Service (2014)
    Kiki's Delivery Service (2014)
    Kiki's Delivery Service (2014)

    Top cast

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    Tadanobu Asano
    Tadanobu Asano
    • Ishias Ishi
    Rie Miyazawa
    Rie Miyazawa
    • Kiki's motheras Kiki's mother
    Machiko Ono
    Machiko Ono
    • Osonoas Osono
    Minako Kotobuki
    Minako Kotobuki
    • Jiji the black catas Jiji the black cat
    • (voice)
    Fuka Koshiba
    • Kikias Kiki
    • (as Fûka Koshiba)
    Hiroshi Yamamoto
    Hiroshi Yamamoto
    • Fukuoas Fukuo
    Misato Shimizu
    Miho Kanazawa
    Michitaka Tsutsui
    Ryohei Hirota
    Miki Hayashida
    • Director
      • Takashi Shimizu
    • Writers
      • Eiko Kadono(based on the novel by)
      • Satoko Okudera(screenplay)
      • Takashi Shimizu(screenplay)
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    • Connections
      Remake of Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

    User reviews3

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Why the remake?!
    Sometimes a movie debuts and you wonder why they bothered making it in the first place--such is the case with a new remake of the Studio Ghibli film Kiki's Delivery Service. The original film was a cartoon from famed director Hayao Miyazaki--and it's undoubtedly among his finest movies. The animation is lovely---very fluid and with a wonderfully odd town that looks a bit like Japan and a bit like Europe and it's filled with flying machines and zeppelins! But, the story really works well because the story (originally written by Eiko Kadono) is so enjoyable and sweet. So why remake a film that is nearly perfect in every way?! And, why change the story when it was already quite magical?!

    The basic story is the same. Kiki is a 13 year-old witch, who, according to tradition, must leave her town and live in a strange non-magical town for a year while she practices her magic. Needing a job to survive, she uses her flying broom to create a delivery service--hence the title of the story. However, on several points it's different--and sometimes not for the better. Instead of trying to inspire and befriend an artist, Kiki does the same with a famous singer who has lost her voice--this change really didn't bother me. And, I could understand using a town that looks like Japan since it would be awfully expensive to create the sort of world in the original film...though it loses something because of this and the lack of flying machines and zeppelins. But, a whole new plot involving an injured baby hippo is a serious detriment--mostly because the CGI for the baby is pretty awful by today's standards. It simply looks very fake most of the time--which is so sad because the flying sequences of Kiki on her broom are so very, very good. More importantly, however, this entire plot just seemed unnecessary and took up a huge chunk of the film.

    So am I saying that this new live-action film is bad? No. I am sure people will enjoy it. But why watch it if there is a much better version already available and already seen by many as a timeless classic?

    The final scores: The original--10 The remake--7 (and this might be a bit generous)
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    • Release date
      • March 1, 2014 (Japan)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • China
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Cô Phù Thủy Nhỏ Kiki
    • Filming locations
      • Shodoshima, Kagawa, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Being
      • D.N. Dream Partners
      • Edko Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,254,030
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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