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Kiki’s Delivery Service is a movie I needed to watch.

The Cinematic Aficionado
5 min readJan 6, 2022

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Story

Kiki’s Delivery Service tells the story of a young witch named Kiki who leaves her hometown to venture out on her own. She ends up in a new town and uses her flying abilities to start a delivery service.

The story is one about an individual finding themselves. At the beginning of the movie, Kiki is itching to leave her hometown and build her own life. It’s a story that many of us can relate to as we are all looking for our place in the world.

The simplicity of the story is one of the many things that made me love this movie as much as I do. Even though the plot is easy to follow, there are so many feelings and messages when you take a closer look at the story.

Voice Acting

Even though I typically watch these movies in Japanese I always make a point to see the cast that dubbed the movie in English. And I found a lot of recognizable names like Kirsten Dunst, Phil Hartman, Matthew Lawrence, and Debbie Reynolds.

However, a lot goes to the Japanese voice actors. They really pull you into the world and give it life. Even the extras and background characters all feel like a complete package. And their performances make this world one that you would want to visit. Seeing as we spend a lot of time with Kiki, you heard…

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The Cinematic Aficionado
The Cinematic Aficionado

Written by The Cinematic Aficionado

Just a girl who gives reviews on some movies that she’s seen. Some may be old, some may be new. There’s good and bad too. http://www.thecinematicaficionado.com/

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