Kiki's Delivery Services
Kiki's Delivery Service (魔女の宅急便 Majo no Takkyūbin, translated "Witch's Delivery Service") is a 1989 Japanese animated fantasy film produced, written, and directed byHayao Miyazaki. It is based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Eiko Kadono, an author of children's literature. The film stars the voices of Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma andKappei Yamaguchi, and tells the story of a young witch (Takayama) as she spends a year in a town on her own while using her magical abilities to earn her living.
According to Miyazaki, the movie touches on the gulf that exists between independence and reliance in Japanese teenage girls. Going far beyond coming of age themes, the work deals with the nature of creativity and talent, and the central difficulty every person faces in becoming themselves, whether through luck, hard work or confidence: the inner film explores the same questions as the later Whisper of the Heart.
The film was released on July 22, 1989, and won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize.[2] It was the first Studio Ghibli film released under the partnership between The Walt Disney Company and Studio Ghibli; Disney recorded an English dub in 1997, which premiered theatrically in the United States at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 23, 1998. It was released on home video in the U.S. on September 1, 1998.
Plot [edit]
Kiki is a 13-year-old young witch living in a village where her mother is the resident herbalist. Traditionally, witches live a year alone when they reach the age of 13. One night, Kiki takes off for the big city with her best friend Jiji, a loquacious black cat.
Kiki settles in Koriko, a port city. After a hard start, mostly because of her own insecurity, Kiki makes friends and finds a place to stay. However, she discovers that her only skill as a witch is her ability to fly on a broom, at which she is still not fully proficient. To support herself, she begins a delivery service at Gütiokipänja Bakery, a bakery owned by Osono and her husband Fukuo.
During her time in Koriko, Kiki experiences setbacks, and she must contend with adolescent worries. She is pursued by Tombo, a local boy crazy about aviation who has developed a genuine respect for her flying power and a strong liking for Kiki as a girl in general. Kiki eventually warms up to him, but after a brief encounter with Tombo's friends, some of whom she had met earlier under unfavourable circumstances, Kiki loses her powers to fly and speak with Jiji. She goes into depression. However, one of her friends, a young painter named Ursula, invites her to stay in her forest cottage, where she analyzes Kiki's current crisis as "some form of artist's block." Since many things had not gone as hoped for, Kiki is experiencing such a period, which resulted in the loss of her powers; but if she finds a new purpose, she will be able to reclaim what she has lost.
Regaining her spirit, Kiki returns to the city. While visiting one of her customers, she witnesses an airship (dirigible) accident on the television. A strong and sudden gust of wind blows in the area. Tombo is lifted into the air and blown away hanging from the dirigible. Kiki pushes herself to regain her flying ability and uses a street-sweeper's push broom. Kiki is able to regain her power and rescue Tombo.
Later, Kiki becomes a local celebrity and flies in formation with Tombo on his human-powered aircraft, a propeller-rigged bicycle. Kiki sends a letter to her parents about gaining confidence through difficulties and that she has decided to make Koriko her new home.
Cast [edit]
| Character | Japanese | English (Streamline version) | English (Disney version) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiki | Minami Takayama | Lisa Michelson | Kirsten Dunst |
| Jiji | Rei Sakuma | Kerrigan Mahan | Phil Hartman |
| Osono | Keiko Toda | Alexandra Kenworthy | Tress MacNeille |
| Ursula | Minami Takayama | Edie Mirman | Janeane Garofalo |
| Tombo | Kappei Yamaguchi | Eddie Frierson | Matthew Lawrence |
| The Baker | Kōichi Yamadera | Greg Snegoff | Brad Garrett |
| Kokiri (Kiki's mother) | Mieko Nobusawa | Barbara Goodson | Kath Soucie |
| Okino (Kiki's father) | Kōichi Miura | John Dantona | Jeff Bennett |
| Madame | Haruko Katō | Melanie McQueen | Debbie Reynolds |
| Barsa | Hiroko Seki | Edie Mirman | Edie McClurg |
| Senior Witch | Yūko Kobayashi | Wendee Lee | Debi Derryberry |
| Lily | ? | ? | Kirsten Dunst (uncredited) |
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