Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)

Japan 102m, Colour
Director: Hayao Miyazaki; Cast: Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi, Keiko Toda

A joyful animated feature, Kiki’s Delivery Service is about a teenage girl who leaves home to begin her training as a witch. Relocating in a town where she makes friends with a baker and his wife, Kiki uses her ability to fly to start a delivery service. A simple coming of age story, Kiki and her talking cat are a delightful duo who find their independence, but not before learning valuable life lessons that threaten their special abilities (Klaus Ming February 2015).