Kiki's Delivery Service

Theatrical Release Date: 1998 (USA)

UPC: 786936791655

Studio: Walt Disney

MPAA Rating: G   Contains:[Excellent For Children]

Summary: Veteran animator Hayao Miyazaki directs this buoyant children's adventure yarn about a young witch striking out on her own. At her mother's behest, 13-year-old Kiki sets out on a year-long apprenticeship with her black cat in tow. With a shaky command of her broom, she ends up in a charming little coastal town that looks like a cross between the French provincial and San Francisco. Unfortunately, the local hotels have a strict "no witches" policy and the police have taken a dim view of her recent aerial mischief-making. She's saved from the street by a kindly baker's wife, who offers her room and board in exchange for her delivering by broom the baker's wares. Soon she befriends a college-aged artist, an old women who fusses over her, and a boy her same age who is nursing a massive crush. All is well until she wakes up one day and realizes that she can't make her broom levitate nor can she talk to her cat. What will Kiki do? ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

Category: Children's/Family

Features: The World Of Ghibli-Visit Kiki's Delivery Service In This Imaginative Interactive Experience!
Enter The Lands-Meet the Characters and Hear the Story Of the Movie

Behind the Studio-Discover the Film's Inspiration Through Documentaries, including New Interviews with Hayao Miyazaki

Introduction by John Lasseter
Storyboard Presentation of the Movie

Kiki's Delivery Service

Format: DVD

Release Date: 03/02/2010

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 105 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 2

Language(s) French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Kiki's Delivery Service
1. Opening Titles [:00]
2. A City by the Ocean [:00]
3. Kiki Meets Osono [:00]
4. A Flying Delivery Service [:02]
5. Kiki's First Customer [:00]
6. Retrieving Jiji [:00]
7. Invitation to a Party [:02]
8. Rush Delivery [:12]
9. Caught in the Rain [:12]
10. A Delivery for Osono [1:14]
11. A Day at the Beach [6:45]
12. Losing Her Magic [3:12]
13. A Visit with Ursula [3:12]
14. The Right Inspiration [:01]
15. Kiki Rescues Tombo [6:05]
16. End Credits [7:44]

Andrea LeVasseur

A coming-of-age story with a unique international perspective, Kiki's Delivery Service is one of auteur animator Hayao Miyazaki's many family films with an almost-universal appeal. The story of 13-year-old witch Kiki leaving home to live on her own is one that reflects the basic human experience of growing up. While she fumbles with the logistics of being a witch, Kiki struggles with independent living skills and ponders some existential questions, posed so that a kid can relate to them. Perhaps appreciated by an audience older than the set for Miyazaki's delightful My Neighbor Totoro but not old enough for his epic Princess Mononoke, this film approaches the adolescent teenage girl years with an honest, intelligent grace. Without seeming heavy-handed, Kiki is helped on her journey by several women role models, notably Madame (voice of Debbie Reynolds), a pregnant baker who assists her in practical matters, and Ursula (voice of Janeane Garofalo), a friendly painter who is a springboard for her philosophical uncertainties. The city Kiki lands in is magical itself; though the characters are drawn in a typical Japanese anime style, the setting is not anchored in any particular time or place, with a mixture of European architecture and pop-culture references from several different decades. Keeping the pace fairly quick are the humorous bits from Kiki's black cat companion, Jiji (voice of Phil Hartman, in one of his last films), and the daring rescue scene where Kiki gets to save the day -- and the boy. Seemingly more accessible to a Western audience because of the setting, this adventure story manages to address life issues that adults still struggle with, while packing in enough action to keep an average kid entertained. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Jack Fletcher  Screenwriter 
Paul Chihara  Composer (Music Score) 
Hayao Miyazaki  Director 
Hayao Miyazaki  Producer 
Hayao Miyazaki  Screenwriter 
Joe Hisaishi  Composer (Music Score) 
Yasuyoshi Tokuma  Executive Producer 
Sydney Forest  Composer (Music Score) 
Jane Schonberger  Executive Producer 
John Semper  Screenwriter 
Morihisa Takagi  Executive Producer 
Mikihiko Tsuzuki  Executive Producer 
Kirsten Dunst  Actor 
Phil Hartman  Actor 
Janeane Garofalo  Actor 
Matthew Lawrence  Actor 
Debbie Reynolds  Actor 
Tress MacNeille  Actor 
Edie McClurg  Actor 
Kath Soucie  Actor 
Jeff Bennett  Actor 
Pamela Segall  Actor 
Debi Derryberry  Actor 
June Angela  Actor 
Corey Burton  Actor 
Lewis Arquette  Actor 
Fay deWitt  Actor 
Susan Hickman  Actor 
Sherry Lynn  Actor 
Matt Miller  Actor 
Scott Menville  Actor 
Eddie Frierson  Actor 
Julia Demita  Actor 
John de Mita  Actor 

Country: Japan