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Kiki's Delivery Service

Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

魔女の宅急便

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

Release:1989
Runtime:1h 43m
Country:Japan
Director:Hayao Miyazaki
Language:Japanese

Genre

AnimationFamilyFantasy
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Keywords

witchClock TowermagicBicycle AccidentFemale FriendshipBakeryComing Of AgeFemale Protagonist
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Kiki's Delivery Service rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.8/10· 186K votes
Metacritic85%
TMDb7.8/10· 5K votes

With 7.8/10 on IMDb and 85/100 on Metacritic, this film is well-rated across multiple platforms.

About Kiki's Delivery 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.

Cast of Kiki's Delivery Service

  • Minami Takayama

    Minami Takayama

    as Kiki / Ursula (voice)

  • Rei Sakuma

    Rei Sakuma

    as Jiji (voice)

  • Kappei Yamaguchi

    Kappei Yamaguchi

    as Tombo (voice)

  • Keiko Toda

    Keiko Toda

    as Osono (voice)

  • Mieko Nobusawa

    Mieko Nobusawa

    as Kokiri (voice)

  • Koichi Miura

    Koichi Miura

    as Okino (voice)

  • Haruko Katō

    Haruko Katō

    as Old Lady (voice)

  • Hiroko Seki

    Hiroko Seki

    as Bertha (voice)

  • Yuriko Fuchizaki

    Yuriko Fuchizaki

    as Ketto (voice)

  • Koichi Yamadera

    Koichi Yamadera

    as Bakery Worker / Policeman (voice)

  • Kikuko Inoue

    Kikuko Inoue

    as Maki (voice)

  • Yuko Kobayashi

    Yuko Kobayashi

    as Young Senpai Witch (voice)

Kiki's Delivery Service facts

Original title
魔女の宅急便
Budget
$6.9M
Box office
$4.5M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Whimsical coming-of-age adventure celebrates independence beautifully
  • •Miyazaki crafts warm neighborhood atmosphere with cozy charm
  • •Character journey balances fantasy adventure with relatable adolescence

What the audience disliked

  • •Gentle pacing lacks dramatic tension for action-seeking audiences
  • •Episodic narrative structure feels slight compared to later works

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