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Kiki's Delivery Service: Special Edition - 2-Disc DVD |  | Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Actors: Kirsten Dunst, Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi, Keiko Toda
Studio: Disney Presents Studio Ghibli
Category: DVD
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Rating:  358 reviews
Sales Rank: 432
Format: AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Region: 1
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: DISD101839D
UPC: 786936791655
EAN: 0786936791655
ASIN: B002ZTQVLG
Theatrical Release Date: 1989
Release Date: March 2, 2010
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Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 03/02/2010 Run time: 102 minutes Rating: G
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In Hayao Miyazaki's magical Kiki's Delivery Service, a 13-year-old girl meets the world head on as she spends her first year soloing as an apprentice witch. Kiki (Kirsten Dunst) is still a little green and plenty headstrong, but also resourceful, imaginative, and determined. With her trusty wisp of a cat Jiji (a gently subdued Phil Hartman) by her side she's ready to take on the world, or at least the quaintly European seaside village she's chosen as her new home. Miyazaki's gentle rhythm and meandering narrative capture the easy pulse of real life (even if his subject is a girl flying high upon a broomstick) and charts the everyday struggles and growing pains of his plucky heroine with sensitivity and understanding. Beautifully detailed animation and the rich designs of the picture-postcard seaside town of red-tiled roofs and cobblestone streets only add to the sense of wonder. This charming animated fantasy is a wholesome, life-affirming picture that doesn't speak down to kids or up to adults. --Sean Axmaker
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 "You have to find your own inspiration, Kiki" July 9, 2010
z hayes (TX)
Hayao Miyazaki's animated features are simply wondrous. They evoke a sense of magic and the high level of sensitivity portrayed through the various characters make these features endearing to both children and adults, at different levels.
In "Kiki's Delivery Service", a young girl, 13-year-old Kiki (voiced by Kirsten Dunst) is an apprentice witch, and as part of her training, she needs to spend a year away from her family and friends in a coastal town, honing her craft and finding her `voice' as a witch. The rest of the film explores how she achieves this through various adventures and misadventures in an incredibly endearing manner. Kiki is accompanied on said adventures by Jiji, her familiar in the form of a cynical black cat (voiced by Phil Hartman). Though the subject matter deals with witchcraft, it is the theme of adolescence and coming of age that permeates the story and appeals to viewers. Kiki deals with some real conflicts in trying to come into her own and discover her inspiration, proving herself and developing self-esteem in the process. These are universal themes that many youngsters will relate to. My 5-year-old loved it, and so did I. The animation is wonderful, with nice details, vivid colors, and even the setting, i.e. the coastal town is well-rendered. I rented this, but I plan on buying a copy for my home library as I think this merits repeated viewings!
 A Coming of Age Tale for Witches July 5, 2010
Steven Fujita (Long Beach, CA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Kiki is a witch and just turned 13 years old. It's the traditional age when they leave the nest to on their own. Except in today's age, witches wait till they are a little older. Kiki wants to be traditional and thus, she leaves her home with her cat, Jiji. Kiki ends up in a town by the sea, and starts a delivery service.
I watched this DVD in the original Japanese and read the sub-titles. It is a cute, delightful tale, but I wouldn't call it breadth-taking. The animation of Hayao Miyazaki is superb, as usual. This one is a little interesting because the stereotypical anime style is sub-dued and a more "cartoony" style is employed - maybe because the film seems to take place at an unknown city in Europe. But what really stands out visually are the scenes of the town, both the panoramic and the close-ups of the buildings.
My issue has to do with the story. I like the characters; I like the sarcastic attitude of Jiji the cat, Kiki's relationship with customer Madame, and her relationship with the owners of the bakery. However, a big part of the story is her friendship with Tombo. It's easy enough to understand their relationship, but I wish it was developed better - I don't know how, but it just didn't completely click with me.
Given that the plot of her delivery service directly affects the story which involves Tombo - perhaps the tie-in could have been better developed. Again, I don't know how. There just seems to be something missing for me.
All that said, I did enjoy the film, and the story is good, and the animation is fantastic - it's a must see for Miyazaki fans, but if introducing his work to others, I'd choose another one of his films over this one.
The Japanese cat is a cat, not a man June 29, 2010
kirby art
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
While this is a fine movie in English, it definitely gives a different (lesser) experience because of the cat's voice. In English, he sounds like a loud American cartoon character, even goofy sometimes. In Japanese, he sounds like what an actual cat might talk like -- if it could talk. That gives him an enchanting, charming feel that is lost in Disney's translation. With the English version, you are VIEWING an entertaining story with a cat that sounds like a man, trying to be funny. With the Japanese, you ARE IN a strange, fantastic world that intersects our own, where you listen in on a small, delightful creature chatting with his human companion.
One other criticism of the English version: at the key moment where the artist is encouraging Kiki, the artist says our special abilities mysteriously come from God (as I am told by Japanese friends). That is changed in English to "inspiration." "God" is removed. That is a significant change of an author's writing. What is a suggestive, reflective literary layer in Japanese becomes an almost trite "find your own inspiration" (like "follow your dream"). It is a rare story that can talk about God without sounding preachy or overbearing. Sadly, we lost that distinctive quality in the English version.
I urge others to set the DVD for Japanese language, give the sub-titles a chance, and allow yourself to enter into a foreign experience -- which is the better for being foreign. That is a large part of Miyazaki's charm, a charm that is diminished when we try to make the characters sound like they are Americans. While the Japanese is not always essential in Miyazaki's films, I have found it so in this case (and in the case of Castle in the Sky, where in Japanese the two kids sound more like real kids, a girl and a boy who sound MUCH more intense at crucial, powerful moments in the film, vulnerable kids we care about).
Best Movie Ever! June 21, 2010
E. Allard
Kiki's Delivery service is a clasic! I loved it when I was little, and I still love it now!
Incredible But why change the original Dub? May 30, 2010
R. J. Thomas (Layton, UT USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
First of all, I would like to thank Studio Ghibli, Mr. Hayao Miyazaki, and Walt Disney Studios for bringing us such a wonderful film. Kiki's Delivery service is a charming and magical adventure that I cannot praise high enough.
Synopsis:
Kiki is a young witch-in-training and has reached the age of 13. According to tradition, all witches of that age must leave home for one year and learn how to live on their own. Kiki, along with her talking cat Jiji fly away from home to seaside town of Korico. After finding a place to stay, she starts a delivery service using her broom to fly around town. Facing unexpected hardships, Kiki's confidence falters and she begins losing her witches power.
Beautifully crafted in all aspects of art, directing, and acting, this coming of age story with Kiki as our heroine is unforgettable. The hidden meaning behind every scene has surprising depth. The endearing nature of the entire film will leave you feeling hopeful for a bright future.
This film is a perfect example of why Director Miyazaki is considered the Walt Disney of Japan.
If you are planning to purchase Kiki's Delivery Service, you should know that this 2010 re-release is different than the DVD from 2003. The original English dub included songs by Sydney Forest entitled "Soaring" and "I'm Gonna Fly." These songs were especially made for the English release and I was sad that they were not included. The original Japanese songs are quite fitting of course, but I really was disappointed when I watched the film. Also, many of the terrific and comical one liners brought to us from the late Phil Hartman as Jiji were omitted. My family immediately noticed the changes and complained. They clearly remembered those funny moments, reciting them often. Since I did not purchase the 2003 DVD and rented, I bought this edition without reservation. I personally would recommend you buy the 2003 DVD.
Although slightly disappointed with the remastered dub (without the added lines from the English dub), the film itself is still just as magical as ever and still deserves a five-star rating. If you have not seen Kiki's before, in no way will you miss the changes. The 2010 DVD contains more extra features and is worth every penny.
Suitable and enjoyable for all ages - I would rate ten stars of I were allowed.
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