Kiki's Delivery Service
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| Japanese | 魔女の宅急便 |
| Hepburn | Majo no takkyūbin |
| Directed by | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Produced by | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Written by | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Based on |
Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono |
| Starring |
Minami Takayama Rei Sakuma Kappei Yamaguchi |
| Music by | Joe Hisaishi |
| Cinematography | Shigeo Sugimura |
| Edited by | Takeshi Seyama |
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| Distributed by | Toei Company |
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102 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget |
¥800 million (estimated) (US$6.9 million) |
| Box office | ¥2.2 billion (estimated) (US$18 million) |
Kiki's Delivery Service (Japanese: 魔女の宅急便 Hepburn: Majo no Takkyūbin?, "Witch's Delivery Service") is a 1989 Japanese animated fantasy film produced by Studio Ghibli. It was written, produced and directed by Hayao Miyazaki as an adaptation of the 1985 novel of the same name by Eiko Kadono. The film tells the story of a young witch, Kiki, who moves to a new town and uses her flying ability to earn a living. According to Miyazaki, the movie portrays the gulf between independence and reliance in teenage Japanese girls.
Kiki's Delivery Service was released in Japan on July 29, 1989, and won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize. It was the first Studio Ghibli film released under the 15 year distribution partnership between The Walt Disney Company and Studio Ghibli;Walt Disney Pictures recorded an English dub in 1997, which premiered in United States theaters at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 23, 1998. The film was released on home video in the U.S. and Canada on September 1, 1998.
Thirteen-year-old trainee witch Kiki leaves home with her familiar spirit, a talking black cat named Jiji. She flies on her broomstick to the port city of Koriko. While trying to find somewhere to live, Kiki is pursued by Tombo, a geeky boy obsessed with aviation who admires her flying ability.
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