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魔女の宅急便 / Majo no Takkyûbin / Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 1989 | 103 min | Rated G | Oct 17, 2017

Kiki's Delivery Service (Blu-ray Movie)

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Movie rating

8.3
 / 10

Blu-ray rating

Users5.0 of 55.0
Reviewer4.0 of 54.0
Overall4.0 of 54.0

Overview

Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

When an apprentice witch turns thirteen, she must leave her home in order to hone her craft. Although Kiki's sole talent is broom-flying, she sets out for adventure with her cat Jiji. They settle in a charming seaside town, where Kiki establishes her own delivery service. As Kiki learns to balance independence with responsibility, her kind heart wins her many new friends in this coming-of-age tale.

Starring: Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi, Keiko Toda, Mieko Nobusawa
Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Foreign100%
Anime90%
Fantasy56%
Family50%
Adventure35%
Supernatural12%
Coming of age9%

Specifications

  • Video

    Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
    Video resolution: 1080p
    Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
    Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

  • Audio

    Japanese: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
    English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
    French: Dolby Digital 2.0 (192kbps)

  • Subtitles

    English, English SDH, French

  • Discs

    Blu-ray Disc
    Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
    DVD copy

  • Packaging

    Slipcover in original pressing

  • Playback

    Region A (locked)

Review

Rating summary

Movie4.5 of 54.5
Video4.5 of 54.5
Audio4.0 of 54.0
Extras3.0 of 53.0
Overall4.0 of 54.0

Kiki's Delivery Service Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Dr. Stephen Larson December 4, 2017

Japanese Academy Award winner Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Hayao Miyazaki's follow-up to My Neighbor Totoro, has been re-released by Shout! Factory as part of multi-acquisition deal with Studio Ghibli. The BD boasts slightly better compression than the previous Disney/Buena Vista Bu-ray and carries over nearly all of the extras. Shout!'s edition doesn't offer anything new in the extras department aside from an attractive leaflet.

This Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack comes with a slipcover and an Elite case for the discs. Cover art on the slip and keep case covers is the same (see #s 1 and 10). For thoughts on the acclaimed animated feature and critique of a/v specs, you can see my colleague Kenneth Brown's review of Disney's 2014 BD/DVD twin pack here.

Front cover of slip and back cover of BD case.

Kiki's Delivery Service Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality  4.5 of 5

Kiki's Delivery Service appears in its native ratio of 1.85:1 on a BD-50. While the source print is likely the same, the MPEG-4 AVC-encoded average video bitrate of 32000 kbps is a step up over its predecessor, which had a mean bitrate of 27.73 Mbps. The total bitrate for the Shout BD reaches 38.52 Mbps. See and click on Screenshot #s 5-9 for frame enlargements.

Shout! supplies twenty-four chapter breaks.


Kiki's Delivery Service Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality  4.0 of 5

The sound track options available on the Blu-ray include the original Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (2036 kbps, 24-bit), an English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo mix (2026 kbps, 24-bit), and a Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (192 kbps) dubbed in French.

There are three subtitling options: English SDH for the English sound track, English subtitles for the original language version, and French subtitles.


Kiki's Delivery Service Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras  3.0 of 5

  • Feature-Length Storyboards (1:43:04, 1080p)
  • "Ursula's Painting" featurette (2:26, 1080p/i)
  • "Creating Kiki's Delivery Service featurette (2:27, 1080p)
  • "Kiki and Jiji" featurette (3:27, 1080p)
  • "Flying with Kiki and Beyond" featurette (2:51, 1080p)
  • "Collaborating with Miyazaki" featurette (1:48, 1080p)
  • "The Locations of Kiki" featurette (29:14, 1080p)
  • "Scoring Miyazaki" featurette (7:22, 1080p)
  • "Behind the Microphone" featurette (4:49, upconverted to 1080)
  • Original Japanese Theatrical Trailers (7:45, 1080p)
  • NEW 8-page Booklet with Producer's and Director's Statements - In addition to short essays by producer Toshio Suzuki and director Hayao Miyazaki, the slender leaflet has four color stills from the film.


Kiki's Delivery Service Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation  4.0 of 5

With the Disney package out-of-print and going for around $30, this two-disc set is a no-brainer for those who didn't pick it up the first time. It's about half the price and only loses a few very brief featurettes. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to all anime fans.


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