Kiki’s Delivery Service and the Live-Action Version Many Forgot
When most people think of Kiki’s Delivery Service, they picture the 1989 animated classic from Studio Ghibli. It is soft, luminous, and quietly profound. It feels effortless. Over the years, it has become one of the studio’s most comforting and enduring works. Watch here. What far fewer people remember is that Kiki returned in 2014 as a live-action film, produced independently of Ghibli and directed by Takashi Shimizu, best known internationally for Ju-On and The Grudge. The film starred Fūka Koshiba as Kiki and took a notably different approach to the material. And that difference is where things get interesting.
Studio Ghibli’s Top 5 Movies that Will Touch Your Heart!
We pay homage to Studio Ghibli, a Japanese animation studio founded in 1985 by Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and Toshio Suzuki. Our top five most beloved and critically acclaimed animated films include Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle and Grave of the Fireflies. Not in the mood to read? Watch the video here. Spirited Away: Spirited Away is a Japanese animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. Chihiro, a ten-year-old girl, stumbles upon a magical world ruled by gods, spirits, and witches after her parents are transformed into pigs by consuming
