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Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Cinematography by Juro Sugimura

G103 min65 frames

AnimationFamilyFantasyDrama

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Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) movie still: medium — A vibrant green hill rises against a bright blue sky filled with white clouds. A young girl…Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) movie still: medium — A stone wall sits in front of a building with a white window frame. Five cats are perched on or…Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) movie still: wide — A dense urban area features multiple rooftops with people gathered for an event. A young witch on…Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) movie still: establishing — An aerial view shows a sprawling European-style city with densely packed red-roofed…Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) movie still: medium — A sunlit greenhouse filled with hanging baskets and various potted plants surrounding two…Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) movie still: fullbody — A seaside concrete embankment stretches alongside a choppy blue ocean under a clear sky. A…Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) movie still: wide — A grassy hill under a bright blue sky with large fluffy clouds. A woman stands beside a small…Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) movie still: medium — An ivy-covered house facade features a wooden sign with Japanese text and a bell. A young girl…Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) movie still: wide — A dark European-style hillside village overlooks a grassy slope under a starry night sky. A small…Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) movie still: establishing — A bustling market square features striped stalls and numerous vintage automobiles…Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) movie still: wide — A vast expanse of deep blue sea stretches across the entire frame. A single small light-colored…Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) movie still: medium — A bright coastal town with stone architecture overlooks a blue sea under a clear sky. A boy in…Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) movie still: wide — A dimly lit wooden attic features a sloped ceiling and a large stone fireplace. A young girl sits…Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) movie still: fullbody — A clear bright blue sky filled with white fluffy cumulus clouds. A young girl rides a straw…Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) movie still: wide — A dimly lit attic room with slanted walls and exposed wooden beams under a single light. A girl…Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) movie still: establishing — A European-style half-timbered building sits on a quiet cobblestone street under blue…
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What is Kiki’s Delivery Service about?

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.

Kiki's Delivery Service is a 1989 Japanese animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on Eiko Kadono's 1985 novel Kiki's Delivery Service. Animated by Studio Ghibli, the film stars Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi, and Keiko Toda. The story follows Kiki (Takayama), a young witch who moves to the port city of Koriko with her cat Jiji (Sakuma) and starts a flying courier service.

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What does the cinematography of Kiki’s Delivery Service look like?

Across 65 sampled frames, Kiki’s Delivery Service builds its coverage from wide compositions (48% of the sample), with medium shots (25%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Juro Sugimura keeps 83% of it in naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 100% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Kiki’s Delivery Service?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) are #2d2b32, #f1f2f1, #33394b, #8eb7cd, #33546c, #d8cbae — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #33394b
  • #8eb7cd
  • #33546c
  • #d8cbae

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