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Hayao MiyazakiScreenplay:
Hayao MiyazakiComposer:
Joe HisaishiCast:
Minami Takayama, Akio Ōtsuka, Kōichi Yamadera, Mika Doi, Keiko Toda, 加藤治子, 坂本千夏, 亀井芳子, Kappei Yamaguchi, Shinpachi Tsuji, Rei Sakuma, Yuriko Fuchizaki (more)VOD (1)
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Kiki is an enterprising young girl who must follow tradition to become a full-fledged witch. Venturing out with only her chatty black cat, Jiji, Kiki flies off for the adventure of a lifetime. Landing in a far-off city, she sets up a high-flying delivery service and begins a wonderful experience of independence and responsibility as she finds her place in the world. (official distributor synopsis)
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Kiki is a beautiful fairy tale that oozes optimism, kindness, and solidarity. In a time when people are making faces at themselves, unkind and selfless, this huge wave of positivity is a balm to the soul. It doesn't always take deep thoughts, tangled plots, or defeating great evil to make an excellent work. After finishing it, I felt like baking something right away. Perfect for kids, a nice break for adult anime fans. ()
Adorable, just like the earlier My Neighbor Totoro. Hayao Miyazaki's enthusiasm for aviation is unmistakable; it permeates all of his films, at least the ones I've had the opportunity to see. ()
They dressed her in black, gave her buns, put her on a broom, and she was off to the world for her experience with her black cat, Jiji. Being an eight-year-old, it's a pretty traumatic experience – the one with the crows and then Jiji, the thunderstorms, the airships, and I don't know what else, the kid never gets a proper breather, but that's okay because it's actually melancholy in a way, it ends well (it can't end any other way!), it's not too challenging, and at the same time you won't be considered weird by anyone once it's over and you're be smiling. Typical Ghibli for kids and adults alike. It would be a shame to miss it. A nice fairy tale. ()
A beautifully positive film. It doesn't take much effort to imagine that today, while delivering packages, Kiki would face a malevolent dark witch bent on her life and world domination, and in addition to unraveling a mysterious family history, the film would be two hours long, full of action sequences, and a sequel would be inevitable. But nothing like that was apparently deemed necessary by Hayao Miyazaki in 1989. And that's only a good thing. ()
Hayao Miyazaki's animated feature films have a special and unforgettable charm that can only be seen in a very few films of a similar genre. Kiki's Delivery Service is no exception. A fairly simple story mixed with classically gorgeous animation, and the result is a joy to watch. Compared to his other films, Miyazaki keeps his imagination quite at bay this time, featuring a cast of all sorts of bizarre characters – Jiji the cat and his ironic tone got me. In short, once again, great satisfaction on my part, so I can only recommend it. ()
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