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Name: 魔女宅急便 (Mó Nǚ Zhái Jí Biàn)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Magic, Romance, Witches
Description:
Thirteen-year-old Kiki leaves home with her talking
black cat Jiji to train as a witch. She flies on her broomstick to
the port city of Koriko.
In exchange for accommodation, Kiki accepts
a job delivering goods by broomstick from Osono, a kindly bakery owner. She
meets a variety of people through her work, including an artist, an old woman,
and Tombo, a geeky boy obsessed with aviation. At first Kiki is annoyed by
Tombo and his extroverted friends, but she warms up to him after they take his
flying bicycle for a test run.
In the latter half of the film Kiki becomes
depressed. She discovers she can no longer understand Jiji, and has also lost
her flying ability, forcing her to suspend her delivery business. Kiki gets a
surprise visit from Ursula (the artist), who determines that Kiki's crisis is a
form of artist's block. Ursula suggests that if Kiki can find a new
purpose, she will be able to reclaim her powers.
While Kiki is visiting a customer, she
witnesses an airship with Tombo on board. A strong gust sends the airship out
of control into Koriko, and leaves Tombo hanging in mid-air. Kiki regains her
flying power and manages to rescue him. She regains her confidence and resumes
her delivery service. Kiki's parents receive a letter saying that she and Jiji
are happy.
Original Run: July 29, 1989
Studio: Studio Ghibli
