Secret delivery kiki movie#

In exchange for accommodation, Kiki helps Osono, the kindly owner of a bakery. While trying to find somewhere to live, Kiki is pursued by Tombo, a geeky boy obsessed with aviation who admires her flying ability. She flies on her broomstick to the port city of Koriko.

Thirteen-year-old trainee witch Kiki leaves home with her talking black cat Jiji. It was released on home video in the U.S.

Walt Disney Pictures produced an English dub in 1997, which premiered in United States theaters at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 23, 1998. It was the first film released under a 15-year distribution partnership between The Walt Disney Company and Studio Ghibli. Kiki's Delivery Service was released in Japan on Jby the Toei Company, and won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize.

Secret delivery kiki movie#

According to Miyazaki, the movie portrays the gulf between independence and reliance in teenage Japanese girls. It tells the story of Kiki, a young witch who moves to a new town and uses her flying ability to earn a living. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Yamato Transport (which licensed the trademark Takkyūbin ( 宅急便) for the film) and the Nippon Television Network. 'Witch's Express Home Delivery') is a 1989 Japanese animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, adapted from the 1985 novel by Eiko Kadono. Kiki's Delivery Service ( Japanese: 魔女の宅急便, Hepburn: Majo no Takkyūbin, lit.