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Kiki's Delivery Service

Kiki's Delivery Service

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

19897.81h 43m

Overview

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.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Written by Eiko Kadono, Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by Hayao Miyazaki
Box OfficeBudget: $6.9MRevenue: $4.5M

Top Cast

Minami Takayama

Minami Takayama

Kiki / Ursula (voice)

Rei Sakuma

Rei Sakuma

Jiji (voice)

Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

Tombo (voice)

Keiko Toda

Keiko Toda

Osono (voice)

Mieko Nobusawa

Mieko Nobusawa

Kokiri (voice)

Koichi Miura

Koichi Miura

Okino (voice)

Haruko Katō

Haruko Katō

Old Lady (voice)

Hiroko Seki

Hiroko Seki

Barsa (voice)

Yuriko Fuchizaki

Yuriko Fuchizaki

Ketto (voice)

Koichi Yamadera

Koichi Yamadera

Bakery Worker / Policeman (voice)

Themes & Keywords

witchclock towerbicycle accidentfemale friendshipbakerycoming of agebased on children's bookcartoon catcartoon dogbakingseaside towntalking catcourier servicedelivery serviceanimerelaxedlightheartedadventureempatheticgentle

About Kiki's Delivery Service

Kiki's Delivery Service is a animation, family, fantasy, drama film released in 1989 exploring themes of witch, clock tower, bicycle accident, female friendship, bakery, coming of age. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it stars Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi. 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.

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