Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

[Jafar]

So it's official! Miyazaki's much loved Kiki's Delivery Service is coming out on Blu-ray this November 18.

Amazon Pre order Link



StitchKingdom lists the following extras on this release:

BLU-RAY BONUS FEATURES:

Introduction by John Lasseter
Original Japanese Storyboards
Original Japanese Trailers
Behind the Microphone — English voice cast members Kirsten Dunst, Janeane Garofalo and Phil Hartman give voice to their on-screen characters
Creating Kiki’s Delivery Service — Director Miyazaki discusses how he created the world of the movie
Kiki & Jiji — Producer Toshio Suzuki reveals how Director Miyazaki based the character of Kiki on Suzuki’s teenage daughter
Flying with Kiki & Beyond — The director discusses how he approached Kiki flying
Producer’s Perspective: Collaborating with Miyazaki — The producer talks about how he worked with the director through the years
The Locations of Kiki — The real world locations that influenced the look of the film are revealed
Scoring Miyazaki — Composer Joe Hisaishi talks about his approach in writing the music.
Ursula’s Painting (ALL NEW) — A musical montage of Ursula’s Painting. The painting was created by junior high school students and used by Director Miyazaki for the film.

[LimeiBook86]

Awesome news! Although I did end up buying the DVD not long ago due to the 1st release we had simply stopped working.

[cakefactory]

Preordered this and Mononoke, can't wait. I haven't seen this one before, but I've loved all the Ghibli movies I've seen and I've heard many people over the years say it's one of their favorites.

How's the english dub on it? I really like the dub on some of the other ones, like on Totoro and Castle in the Sky for example I prefer it to the Japanese. Then on some others, like Grave of the Fireflies, I greatly prefer the Japanese! Janeane Garofalo, though... (Although she wasn't bad in Ratatouille)

[MifuneFan]

I love this film, it's definitely one of my favorite Ghibli titles.

[Jafar]

Originally Posted by LimeiBook86

Awesome news! Although I did end up buying the DVD not long ago due to the 1st release we had simply stopped working.

Sell the DVD and pick up the Blu - you get a copy of the DVD with it anyway

Originally Posted by cakefactory

I haven't seen this one before

Oh you're in for a treat!

[goofystitch]

This is my favorite Studio Ghibli film, I can't wait to have it in HD! My only sadness is they will use the modified dub from the last DVD release. This was the Studio Ghibli film that caused me to search for more and the way I got hooked was the original Disney dub with English pop songs. I heard that for the last release, they swapped those songs for the Japanese ones and also altered some lines. Needless to say, I'll be holding onto my original DVD for the original dub.

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by goofystitch

This is my favorite Studio Ghibli film, I can't wait to have it in HD! My only sadness is they will use the modified dub from the last DVD release. This was the Studio Ghibli film that caused me to search for more and the way I got hooked was the original Disney dub with English pop songs. I heard that for the last release, they swapped those songs for the Japanese ones and also altered some lines. Needless to say, I'll be holding onto my original DVD for the original dub.

What's the difference between the disney dubs? Looking at wikipedia it doesn't give much description, it makes it sound like all they did was change the songs from the beginning and ending of the movie back to the ones used in the Japanese version, and that they removed one line of dialogue from the cat that had been added into the first disney dub which hadn't existed in the japanese version. Is there more to it than that? Or are the songs really a big part of the movie? The description makes it sound like they're just credits music.

[zoodermin]

One of Miyazaki's best! Day 1 alongside Mononoke and Wind Rises!

[tylergfoster]

Originally Posted by cakefactory

What's the difference between the disney dubs? Looking at wikipedia it doesn't give much description, it makes it sound like all they did was change the songs from the beginning and ending of the movie back to the ones used in the Japanese version, and that they removed one line of dialogue from the cat that had been added into the first disney dub which hadn't existed in the japanese version. Is there more to it than that? Or are the songs really a big part of the movie? The description makes it sound like they're just credits music.

Not that big a part of a movie, but if you came to love a movie in one form I understand wanting it to stay that way.

This movie has a pretty good dub. Still, I've come to the point where I realize I enjoy watching the films in Japanese even if the dubs are good.

[javi92]

Apologies for my ignorance, but will this have two language tracks?

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by javi92

Apologies for my ignorance, but will this have two language tracks?

English and Japanese for sure. Possibly French too.

[Leonidas King]

English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

[arcadeforest]

Looking forward to this release - my favorite Ghibli title due to the love my two daughters have for it. Have seen this more times than I can remember with them, can recite just about every line in this film. Will get this.

[bradk]

Originally Posted by javi92

Apologies for my ignorance, but will this have two language tracks?

Japanese and English (5.1 DTS HDMA) and French (5.1 Dolby Digital) for Mononoke, same formats/languages for Kiki's but all in 2.0

I haven't been given anything for The Wind Rises yet.

[svenge]

Originally Posted by bradk

Japanese and English (5.1 DTS HDMA) and French (5.1 Dolby Digital) for Mononoke, same formats/languages for Kiki's but all in 2.0

I haven't been given anything for The Wind Rises yet.

The JP BD for "The Wind Rises" had the following JP/EN/FR audio tracks:

JP: LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit
JP: DTS-HD Master Audio / 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1128 kbps / 24-bit
EN: Dolby Digital / 1.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps
FR: Dolby Digital / 1.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps

Before you freak out, note that The Wind Rises was intentionally created to have only a mono audio mix. The Japanese LPCM 2.0 audio track on the JP BD was a dual-mono track for home audio systems that don't handle 1.0 audio tracks well.

That said, my bet is that the US BD will end up with DTS-HD MA 1.0 @ 24-bit tracks for Japanese and English, and a Dolby Digital 1.0 track for French.

[goofystitch]

Originally Posted by cakefactory

What's the difference between the disney dubs? Looking at wikipedia it doesn't give much description, it makes it sound like all they did was change the songs from the beginning and ending of the movie back to the ones used in the Japanese version, and that they removed one line of dialogue from the cat that had been added into the first disney dub which hadn't existed in the japanese version. Is there more to it than that? Or are the songs really a big part of the movie? The description makes it sound like they're just credits music.

It's mostly the songs. I grew up on this dub and watched it so many times that those songs often pop in my head to this day. I love the Japanese track too, but the songs aren't as memorable to me. Here are the English songs written for the Disney version. I heard the Japanese songs were put back in at Miyazaki's request, but I prefer these songs:

"I'm Gonna Fly"

"Soaring"

[bradk]

Originally Posted by svenge

That said, my bet is that the US BD will end up with DTS-HD MA 1.0 @ 24-bit tracks for Japanese and English, and a Dolby Digital 1.0 track for French.

Almost. I think. I got the specs / press release.

Blu-ray: English and Japanese 1.0 DTS-HDMA, English DVS 1.0 Mono

[Jafar]

Originally Posted by Leonidas_King

English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

No 5.1 mixes on this one. It will be DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 for both Japanese and English tracks.

[DenOfEarth]

One of my fave animes since high school when i rented this after hearing how great this is and i also saw the fansub tape at the same time.

Can't wait to see how good it looks on HD

[K1NG J0RDAN]

I remember watching this so many times when I was younger. Easy day 1 purchase for me