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Kiki's Delivery Service

Movie · 1989 · 103 min

A gentle, charming flight through a young witch's struggles, blending whimsy with quiet moments of doubt and self-discovery.

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1989 anime film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
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Class
Movie
Year
1989
Runtime
103 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour4
Realism3
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
fantasy, children's, coming-of-age
Directed by
Hayao Miyazaki
Written by
Hayao Miyazaki
Music
Joe Hisaishi
Cinematography
Jūrō Sugimura
Runtime
103 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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