Kiki's Delivery Service

4.67
    Kiki's Delivery Service
    1989

    Synopsis

    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 TakayamaKiki / Ursula (voice)
    • Rei SakumaJiji (voice)
    • Kappei YamaguchiTombo (voice)
    • Keiko TodaOsono (voice)
    • Mieko NobusawaKokiri (voice)
    • Koichi MiuraOkino (voice)
    • Haruko KatōOld Lady (voice)
    • Hiroko SekiBarsa (voice)
    • Yuriko FuchizakiKetto (voice)
    • Koichi YamaderaBakery Worker / Policeman (voice)

    Recommendations

    • 100

      Time Out London

      As a story about how hard it is to make your own way in the world, Kiki’s Delivery Service is truthful and scalpel-sharp. That it manages all this while remaining consistently funny, optimistic and exciting – even for little ones – is a mark of Miyazaki’s genius.
    • 100

      CineVue

      It’s a sweet, small story that deals comfortably in big emotions when required, whilst also taking time to speculate on the nature of art and the difficulties of navigating adolescence. One of the greatest triumphs of Miyazaki’s movie, however, is how well-defined each of its characters truly are.
    • 100

      TV Guide Magazine

      Deliberately eschewing the fast pace, strenuous action, frenzied special effects and wall-to-wall songs of the standard Disney animated feature, the film allows the audience to get to know the character of Kiki and feel the emotional highs and lows she undergoes in the course of her year in training.
    • 91

      The A.V. Club

      Kiki's slow pace and light-on-conflict plot may surprise kids used to American animation, but it's difficult not to be won over by the film's endearing characters and beautiful animation, as well as a storyline that stresses the values of independence and friendship.
    • 91

      IndieWire

      Much of Kiki’s charm comes from Miyazaki’s understated approach to the material. Instead of grabbing the viewer by the lapels and insisting everyone’s having a great time, Miyazaki leads the audience into the story with unobtrusive grace.
    • 80

      Empire

      A terrific alternative to the diabetic's nightmare that is most of Disney's output, Kiki's Delivery Service takes pride of place in Miyazaki's exceptional body of work.
    • 80

      The Guardian

      This sunny 1989 fantasy by master animator Hayao Miyazaki broaches the issue of female sexuality more boldly than any Western children’s movie would dare.
    • 80

      Variety

      Overall, thoroughly delightful tale is stronger on character and texture than on plot, with Miyazaki’s masterful use of quiet spaces and expansive moods (especially in flying segs) offering a fresh contrast to hyped-up Yank toons.

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