Kiki's Delivery Service

1989 103 min ★ 7.8 Animation, Family, 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.

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Cast

Minami Takayama

Kiki / Ursula (voice)

Rei Sakuma

Jiji (voice)

Kappei Yamaguchi

Tombo (voice)

Keiko Toda

Osono (voice)

Mieko Nobusawa

Kokiri (voice)

Koichi Miura

Okino (voice)

Haruko Katō

Old Lady (voice)

Hiroko Seki

Bertha (voice)

Yuriko Fuchizaki

Ketto (voice)

Koichi Yamadera

Bakery Worker / Policeman (voice)

Details

Director

Hayao Miyazaki

Screenplay

Hayao Miyazaki

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Budget

$6,900,000

Revenue

$4,493,017

Production

Studio Ghibli, Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Yamato Transport

Reviews

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wizzardss

April 13, 2021

★ 6/10

When watching films by Japanese animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli a number of adjectives come immediately to mind; imaginative, wholesome, and quirky, to name a few. And there is perhaps no more quirky Ghibli film than _Kiki's Delivery Service_. Fundamentally, _Kiki's Delivery Service_ is a coming of age film, telling the story of 13-year-old trainee witch Kiki who leaves home with her cat Jij...

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CinemaSerf

August 24, 2026

★ 7/10

With the moon shining brightly and the weather conditions perfect, thirteen year old "Kiki" announces to her family that it is time for her to mount her broom and set off as an independent witch for the first time! Full of trepidation, they all gather as she and her tiny back cat "Jiji" set off into the unknown. Squally weather and some geese are soon her companions as she is blown off course and ...