Kiki's Delivery Service
I was feeling blue, but I'm better now.
1989 • 103 min • Animation · Family · Fantasy
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 6- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 78 Audience · 4655 · 49%
Kiki, a young witch, leaves home for a year of independence. She starts a delivery service in a new town, facing challenges in her magic and self-confidence as she navigates growing up.
- Violence & peril
- 1/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Kiki experiences moments of self-doubt and loneliness.
- There is a minor accident involving a blimp.
What it models well
- Independence and responsibility
- Finding your place in the world
- Perseverance through challenges
- The value of friendship and community
Talk about it after
- What it means to be independent
- Dealing with self-doubt
- Helping others in your community
- The importance of creative passion
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Top billed cast
Director: Hayao Miyazaki • Crew: Hayao Miyazaki
Trailers & clips
4K Remaster Official Trailer
Official Trailer [Subtitled]
Ghibli Fest 2023 Trailer
Fathom Events Spot
Kiki's Delivery Service | Making of Movie (Part 3)
Kiki's Delivery Service | Making of Movie (Part 2)
Kiki's Delivery Service | Making of Movie (Part 1)
Ghibli Fest 2019 Trailer
Reviewer notes
RecommendedWhen watching films by Japanese animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli a number of adjectives come immediately to mind; imaginative, wholesome, and quirky, to name a few. And there is perhaps no more quirky Ghibli film than _Kiki's Delivery Service_. Fundamentally, _Kiki's Delivery Service_ is a coming of age film, telling the story of 13-year-old trainee witch Kiki who leaves home with her cat Jiji to continue her...
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