Film

Kiki's Delivery Service 1989

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

  • Animation, Family, Fantasy
  • 103 min
  • G

I was feeling blue, but I'm better now.

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.

AnimationFamilyFantasywitchclock towermagicbicycle accidentfemale friendshipbakerycoming of agefemale protagonistbased on children's bookcartoon catcartoon dogbaking

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Classical in form, earnest, effortless and warm.

  • classical in formformally daring
  • earnestironic
  • effortlessdemanding
  • warmbleak
  • resolvedopen-ended

Who loves it, who doesn't

The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 2The Formalist: disliked by 12 / 1The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 33The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 33The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 22The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 22The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 11The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 11loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

17 profiled raters. Loved most by The Empaths; disliked most by The Formalists.

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