Служба доставки Кики

1989 Japanese animated film
the anime film

is a 1989 Japanese animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Eiko Kadono. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Yamato Transport and the Nippon Television Network, and stars the voices of Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma and Kappei Yamaguchi. The story follows Kiki, a young witch who moves to the port city of Koriko with her cat Jiji and starts a flying courier service. In 1987, Group Fudosha asked Kadono's publishers for the rights to the novel to be made into a film by either Hayao Miyazaki or Isao Takahata. Production began near the release of My Neighbor Totoro (1988). Miyazaki initially worked as producer, but took over directing from Sunao Katabuchi as he became more involved in the project. As the novel is based on a fictional northern European country, Miyazaki and his team traveled to locations such as Visby, Sweden, to research its landscape. Miyazaki altered the story, adding new scenes to emphasize the theme of independence and growing up. According to Miyazaki, the film portrays the gulf between independence and reliance among teenage Japanese girls. Kiki's Delivery Service was released in Japan on July 29, 1989, by the Toei Company. It was the first Studio Ghibli film to be successful on initial release, grossing a total of ¥4.3 billion ($31 million). It received critical acclaim and multiple awards. An English dub was produced by Streamline Pictures for Japan Airlines international flights in 1989. Walt Disney Pictures produced an English dub in 1997, which became the first film under a deal between Tokuma and Disney to be released in English. It was released to home media in 1998.

Kiki, a young witch, decides to go out on her own, which all young witches must do, taking her talking black cat, Jiji, with her. Her mother insists that she take her mother’s old, reliable broomstick. Kiki flies off into the night, searching for a new town to settle into. She encounters another witch and her cat who she finds pretentious but they cause Kiki to wonder what her special "skill" is. Kiki finds the town of Koriko and accidentally flies through traffic, causing disruptions. She is approached by a policeman but a boy named Tombo helps her escape. Kiki looks for a place to live and work in her new town. She finds the Gutiokipanja bakery, owned by Osono and her husband, Fukuo, who are expecting a child. Osono invites her to live in a room above the bakery. Kiki opens a business delivering goods by broomstick, known as the "Witch Delivery Service". Her first delivery is of a small stuffed toy of a black cat that looks like Jiji. Along the way, she is caught in the wind and ends up in a forest filled with crows, which attack her, causing her to lose the toy. They come up with a plan in which Jiji pretends to be the toy until Kiki can retrieve the real one. She finds it in the home of a young painter, Ursula, who repairs and returns it. With the help of a dog, Kiki successfully retrieves Jiji and replaces him with the stuffed cat. The next day, Tombo gives her an invitation to visit his aviation club. However, she gets busy with her deliveries, and when she gets caught in a thunderstorm on her way back, she decides not to go. She falls ill and Osono cares for her until she recovers. Osono secretly arranges for Kiki to see Tombo again by assigning her a delivery addressed to him. Kiki apologizes for missing the party, and Tombo takes her for a test ride on the flying machine he is working on, fashioned from a bicycle. Kiki warms up to him but is intimidated by Tombo's friends. Kiki becomes depressed and discovers she can no longer understand Jiji. She has also lost her flying ability and is forced to suspend her delivery business. Ursula then visits Kiki and asks if she can go to her house. She agrees, and the two spend time together there. Ursula determines that Kiki's crisis is a form of artist's block, and then suggests to her to find a new purpose, so that she can regain her powers. While visiting Madam's house she witnesses an airship accident on television. Tombo is seen trying to help tie the dirigible to the ground, but a gust of wind pushes the aircraft away with him clinging to the rope. Kiki rushes to the scene and asks to borrow a broom from a local shop owner. She manages to regain her flying power so she can rescue Tombo. She recovers her confidence, resumes her delivery service, and writes a letter home saying that she and Jiji are happy.

Character nameVoice actor English Japanese Japanese English Original, 1989 (Streamline Pictures/Tokuma, 1990) (Disney, 1997/1998/2010) Kiki 2=キキ (3=Kiki) Minami Takayama Lisa Michelson Kirsten Dunst Jiji 2=ジジ (3=Jiji) Rei Sakuma Kerrigan Mahan Phil Hartman Osono 2=おソノ (3=Osono) Keiko Toda Alexandra Kenworthy Tress MacNeille Ursula 2=ウルスラ (3=Urusura) Minami Takayama Edie Mirman Janeane Garofalo Tombo 2=トンボ (3=Tonbo) Kappei Yamaguchi Eddie Frierson Matthew Lawrence Fukuo (Osono's husband) 2=フクオ (3=Fukuo) Kōichi Yamadera Greg Snegoff John Hostetter Kokiri (Kiki's mother) 2=コキリ (3=Kokiri) Mieko Nobusawa Barbara Goodson Kath Soucie Okino (Kiki's father) 2=オキノ (3=Okino) Kōichi Miura John Dantona Jeff Bennett Madame 2=マダム (3=Madamu) Haruko Kato Melanie MacQueen Debbie Reynolds Barsa 2=バルサ (3=Barusa) Hiroko Seki Edie Mirman Edie McClurg Senior Witch 2=上級魔女 (3=Jōkyū majo) Yūko Kobayashi Wendee Lee Debi Derryberry Madame's Granddaughter 2=マダムの孫娘 (3=Madamu no magomusume) Keiko Kagimoto Sherry Lynn Ket 2=ケット (3=Ketto) Yuriko Fuchizaki Lara Cody Pamela Adlon Maki (Ket's aunt) 2=マキ (3=Maki) Kikuko Inoue Julia Fletcher Ket's mother 2=ケットの母 (3=Ketto no haha) Mika Doi Diane Michelle Ket's father 2=ケットの父 (3=Ketto no chichi) Takaya Hashi Steve Kramer John DeMita Ket's grandmother 2=ケットのおばあちゃん (3=Ketto no o bāchan) Yoshiko Asai Mike Reynolds Julia Fletcher Miss Dora 2=ミス・ドーラ (3=Misu dōra) Shō Saito Diane Michelle Fay Dewitt Truck Driver 2=トラック運転手 (3=Torakku untenshu) Michihiro Ikemizu Corey Burton Hotel Receptionist 2=ホテルの受付係 (3=Hoteru no uketsuke gakari) Shinpachi Tsuji Doug Stone Matt K. Miller Policeman 2=警官 (3=Keikan) Kōichi Yamadera Steve Kramer Radio Announcer 2=ラジオアナウンサー (3=Rajioanaunsā) Carl Macek Corey Burton Man with Push Broom 2=押しほうきを持つ男 (3=Oshi hōki o motsu otoko) Takashi Taguchi Steve Kramer Jeff Bennett Dirigible Captain 2=飛行船の船長 (3=Hikōsen no senchō) Akio Ōtsuka Dave Mallow John Hostetter Clock Tower Caretaker 2=時計塔の管理人 (3=Tokei tō no kanrinin) Tomomichi Nishimura Greg Snegoff Lewis Arquette Baby 2=赤ちゃん (3=Akachan) Chika Sakamoto colspan="2" Friends 2=友達 (3=Tomodachi) Yūko TsugaYoshiko Kamei Lara CodyBarbara Goodson rowspan="2" Old Lady 2=老婦人 (3=Rō fujin) Hiroko Maruyama Melanie MacQueen Boy 2=男の子 (3=Otokonoko)colspan="2" Tombo's Friends 2=トンボの友達 (3=Tonbo no tomodachi) rowspan="2" Dave MallowDiane MichelleLara Cody rowspan="2" Hometown Adults 2=故郷の大人たち (3=Furusato no otona tachi) Mike ReynoldsWendee Lee

A major theme of the film is maturity. After leaving her parents who are supportive of her independence, Kiki has to face problems common to adolescence such as finding a job, seeking acceptance, and taking care of herself. Dani Cavallaro notes that Kiki's Delivery Service also explores politeness, stating that the theme stems from a need to interact with others well in an unfamiliar setting. The concept of vulnerability is also examined closely in the film. Critic Mark Schilling notes a scene during Kiki's first night away from home where Kiki rushes back to her room and slams the door behind her to avoid being spotted by Fukuo. Fukuo, however, steps outside simply to stretch his arms, and Kiki's bizarrely shy behavior "expresses [her] youth, vulnerability, and isolation." Jiji had served as the wiser voice (imaginary companion) to Kiki, and she stopped being able to understand him the moment she struggles with self doubt. According to Miyazaki himself, Jiji is meant to represent the immature side of Kiki, and her inability to talk to Jiji represents her newfound maturity at the end of the movie. In relation to Kiki's portrayal as a witch, some have drawn comparisons to historical or contemporary views on witches and witchcraft. The film incorporates some conventions from fairy tales such as a black cat companion for Kiki, Kiki's use of a broom for flight, and her black dress. While girls with magical powers are common in Japanese television, Miyazaki wanted to stray away from the various stereotypes generated from these shows, remarking that witchcraft "has always merely been the means to fulfill the dreams of young girls." This stereotypical portrayal of witches is also shown in the older witch Kiki encounters while travelling to Koriko. Kiki has also been compared to other characters in Miyazaki's films. While there are overt differences in demeanor between Kiki and San from Princess Mononoke, a character who is motivated by anger, both characters take control over their own lives. This theme of remarkable independence is also seen in Miyazaki's earlier works, such as in Nausicaä in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Kiki is also compared to Chihiro of Spirited Away as they are both young girls attempting to seek independence without being rebellious. Both Chihiro and Kiki develop their independence with the help of their friends.

In 1987, Group Fudosha asked Kadono's publishers for the rights to adapt Kadono's novel into a feature film directed by either Hayao Miyazaki or Isao Takahata of Studio Ghibli. However, both of the chosen directors were busy, working on My Neighbor Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies respectively. Miyazaki accepted the role of producer while the studio continued to search for a director. Near the end of Totoros production, members of Studio Ghibli were being recruited as senior staff for Kiki's Delivery Service. The character design position was given to Katsuya Kondo, who was working with Miyazaki on Totoro. Hiroshi Ohno, who would later work on projects such as Jin Roh, was hired as art director at the request of Kazuo Oga. Miyazaki chose Sunao Katabuchi as director. Katabuchi had worked with Miyazaki on Sherlock Hound; Kiki's Delivery Service was to have been his directorial debut. Studio Ghibli hired Nobuyuki Isshiki as script writer, but Miyazaki was dissatisfied by the first draft, finding it dry and too divergent from his own vision of the film. Since the novel was based in a fictional country in northern Europe, Miyazaki and the senior staff went to research landscapes and other elements of the setting. Their main stops were Stockholm and Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland. The architecture of Koriko is also based on the design of buildings from other cities such as Amsterdam, Paris, and San Francisco. Upon their return to Japan, Miyazaki and the creative team worked on conceptual art and character designs. Miyazaki began significantly modifying the story, creating new ideas and changing existing ones. Majo no Takkyūbin, the original children's book by Kadono that the movie was based on, is very different from Miyazaki's finished film. Kadono's novel is more episodic, consisting of small stories about various people and incidents Kiki encounters while making deliveries. Kiki overcomes many challenges in the novel based on "her good heart" and consequently expands her circle of friends. She faces no particular traumas or crises. Many of the more dramatic elements, such as Kiki getting attacked by many crows, losing her powers or the airship incident at the film's climax, are not present in the original story. In order to more clearly illustrate the themes of struggling with independence and growing up in the film, Miyazaki intended to have Kiki face tougher challenges and create a more potent sense of loneliness. One such challenge is Kiki's sudden loss of ability to fly. This event is only loosely paralleled in the novel, in which Kiki's broom breaks and merely requires her to fix it. Miyazaki remarked, "As movies always create a more realistic feeling, Kiki will suffer stronger setbacks and loneliness than in the original". Kadono was unhappy with the changes made between the book and film, to the point that the project was in danger of being shelved at the screenplay stage. Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki, the producer of Ghibli, went to the author's home and invited her to the film's studio. After her visit to the studio, Kadono decided to let the project continue. and Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (1987).

Streamline Pictures produced the first official English dub of Kiki's Delivery Service in November 1989 for Japan Airlines international flights. It was the second Studio Ghibli dub produced by Streamline following My Neighbor Totoro earlier that year. Tokuma Shoten commissioned Streamline for the Kiki's Delivery Service dub after being satisfied with the English production of My Neighbor Totoro, but did not give Streamline the rights to distribute the film in North America. The Streamline dub was released only on the Ghibli LaserDisc Box Set in 1996, which is out of print. and sold over 900,000 copies by September 28, 1998. It was released on home media in North America on 2003, alongside the releases of Spirited Away and Castle in the Sky. Disney re released the film to DVD in 2010 with an updated English dub that removed the earlier dub's deviations from the Japanese version. while in North America, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released the film on Blu ray Disc alongside Princess Mononoke and The Wind Rises, on November 18, 2014. GKIDS re issued the film on Blu ray and DVD on October 17, 2017. In 2020, it was announced the Japanese version and the Disney dub would be streaming on Netflix.

At the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 98% of 43 reviews are positive for Kiki's Delivery Service, and the average rating is 8.1/10. The critics consensus reads, "Kiki's Delivery Service is a heartwarming, gorgeously rendered tale of a young witch discovering her place in the world." Metacritic, another aggregator, collected 15 reviews and calculated an average rating of 85 out of 100, signifying "universal acclaim". Initial reviews and reception for Kiki's Delivery Service were positive. Mark Schilling of The Japan Times gave a positive review, praising the realism of Kiki's character, as well as citing various scenes that emphasized it, and Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa also showed admiration for the film. The film also received similar acclaim in America once it was released there. On September 12, 1998, it was the first video release to be reviewed as a normal film on Siskel and Ebert rather than on the "Video Pick of the Week" section. Retrospective reviews were also positive. IGN's Andy Patrizio praised the film for its simple but meaningful story, as well as the voice acting of the English dub, while Vox's Allegra Frank felt that the film presented its message well. The film was also ranked high in various publications. Entertainment Weekly rated it as Video of the Year in 1998, and in the same year Roger Ebert went on to rank it as one of the best animated films released in the U. S. The film also ranked No. 12 on Wizard's Anime Magazine's list of the "Top 50 Anime released in North America".

A musical based on the film ran at the Southwark Playhouse in the UK from December 8, 2016, to January 7, 2017, and officially opened on December 13, 2016. It was adapted by Jessica Sian and directed by Katie Hewitt. The musical would later run again from August 10, 2017, to September 3, 2017. There were also other musicals that ran in Japan. The first ran in Tokyo and Osaka from June 2017 to September 2017, and starred Moka Kamishirasi as Kiki and Aran Abe as Tombo. A second one ran in 2018 which starred Riko Fukumoto as Kiki. The most recent one ran from March 2021 to April 2021 in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. It stars Neo Inoue as Kiki, and Yūto Nasu as Tombo.