Kiki's Delivery Service
by Hayao Miyazaki
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Actor: Kappei Yamaguchi, Keiko Toda, Mieko Nobusawa, Minami Takayama, Rei SakumaDirector: Hayao Miyazaki
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: French (Original Language); German (Original Language); Italian (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language), Analog; Portuguese (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); English (Dubbed)
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
Running Time: 89 minutes
Release Date: 1998-09-01
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Studio: Walt Disney Video
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Movie Review: Kiki's Delivery Service
Summary: 5 Stars
I LOVE this movie so much. I just love a good anime, and this was just a really sweet story about a young witch. I really enjoy watching this movie. Movie Review: Fun, light entertainment...
Summary: 4 Stars
I could see why some people wouldn't appreciate this film. If you wrote the plot down on a piece of paper, this film would look pretty dull. Girl witch leaves home, she meets some people, makes some deliveries, etc. So, I perfectly understand why some may find it boring. The story of Kiki's Delivery Service is really more character-driven than plot-driven. I feel the movie really excels in this department. The characters are very likeable/endearing. I fully enjoyed seeing Kiki come into her own as she gained some confidence in a new place. Overall, this is just a simple, sweet film about growing up, and I think "Kiki's Delivery Service" really succeeds in being this. I recommend it to anyone who's looking for a quieter non-violent film.
P.S.- Aside from the film (which is excellent), I must complain about the bonus features, which suck. The second disc only contains storyboards, which most people (including me) will not watch (because they are boring). There's an intro from John Lasseter (why?) which just consists of him telling us in five minutes about how great the movie is. Then there's a small interview with the English voice actors. I just wished there was something better, like a making-of. Still, this doesn't detract from the overall excellent film.
Movie Review: Adorable, Sweet, and Fun. A Movie for the Entire Family
Summary: 5 Stars
KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE is a wonderful family film. My entire family - my husband, 11-year old daughter, 3-year old daughter, and me - all absolutely love Kiki. We have watched it many, many times, and it is still as fresh and cute and captivating as it was the first time.
KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE is the story of a 13-year old witch-in-training (voiced by Kirsten Dunst), who, in the tradition of her people, must leave home for a year, and make her own way in the world. She must find a new city and provide it a service. Her mother, whose talent is potion making, serves her city as a sort of cross between a pharmacist and a doctor. Kiki leaves her family at midnight on a beautiful, warm night with just her broom, her cat Jiji (voiced by Phil Hartman), and father's transistor radio. Once Kiki finds the perfect city, she settles right in to help. Since she has no special gift other than flying by use of her broom, she naturally sets up a delivery service, delivering packages and messages all over town.
Kiki learns about many things over the course of the year: responsibility, how to support herself, trust, belief in herself, loyalty, friendship, and even a first crush. She slowly finds her own way, learning and growing as she goes. By the end she is stronger, more sure of herself, and settled in her new community. She has made a life, through learning life's lessons.
Myazaki's animation is, as always, simply delightful. The rich textures and delicate details bring his characters to life. It is the little nuances that draw you in: the way the wind tousles Kiki's hair, the expressions on Jiji's face, the depth of the background scenery. The pallet is soft and lovely. The entire film is quite gorgeous.
As I said earlier, my entire family is enthralled by Kiki's coming of age story; none more so than my youngest daughter. For Halloween last year (2007), she wanted to be a witch. I asked her if she wanted to be a witch like the one in the Little Einsteins' Hansel and Gretel episode or one like Kiki. "I want to be Kiki, Mommy! I want to be Kiki!!!" She was very definite on that point. So she had a black dress, red shoes, a red hair bow, a small broom, and a stuffed Jiji (ordered from Japan!). She was so excited and so cute. I think the impression that KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE made on a then 2 year old speaks volumes. This quiet, simple story of learning to be happy with and to trust in yourself is timeless and appeals to all ages and generations.
Movie Review: Hayao Miyazaki Amazes!
Summary: 5 Stars
This film is filled with the wonder of childhood, elements of the adventure quest, a girls search for her place in the world, a story of friendship, confidence, trust in yourself. And optimism, that even in the face of hardships Kiki endures and recovers and believes in her self.
Stylistically it is beautiful. A reserved palette, original and quaint small town qualities, even a love of travel is presented with simple pastoral landscapes and a lovely city on the sea.
Such a gem of a film. Hopefully his films will soon be on Blu-Ray.
Movie Review: I'm a 37 year old man, and still love this movie!
Summary: 4 Stars
I admit this movie is REALLY cute and intended for a younger audience, but it speaks to the inner child in me. It has a real nice spin on kids gearing up to go be on their own. I was alos surprised (and elated) to hear the late, great Phil Hartman as the voice of GiGi.
Summary of Kiki's Delivery Service
In Hayao Miyazaki's magical Kiki's Delivery Service, a 13-year-old girl meets the world head on as she spends her first year soloing as an apprentice witch. Kiki (Kirsten Dunst) is still a little green and plenty headstrong, but also resourceful, imaginative, and determined. With her trusty wisp of a cat Jiji (a gently subdued Phil Hartman) 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. Miyazaki's gentle rhythm and meandering narrative capture the easy pulse of real life (even if his subject is a girl flying high upon a broomstick) and charts the everyday struggles and growing pains of his plucky heroine with sensitivity and understanding. Beautifully detailed animation and the rich designs of the picture-postcard seaside town of red-tiled roofs and cobblestone streets only add to the sense of wonder. This charming animated fantasy is a wholesome, life-affirming picture that doesn't speak down to kids or up to adults. --Sean AxmakerAdventure Video
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