{"product_id":"kikis-delivery-service-魔女の宅急便-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1989-b2-size-51-73-cm-c230-copy","title":"\"Kiki's Delivery Service\" (魔女の宅急便), Original Japanese Video \/ LaserDisc Promotional Poster 1990, Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N270","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden @[53.5rem]\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] min-h-8 relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"streaming-animation markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong\u003erare original Japanese B2 promotional poster\u003c\/strong\u003e produced for the first domestic video and LaserDisc releases of Hayao Miyazaki’s \u003cem\u003eKiki’s Delivery Service\u003c\/em\u003e (魔女の宅急便) in 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is \u003cstrong\u003enot a theatrical-release poster\u003c\/strong\u003e. It was created specifically to advertise the film’s arrival on Japanese home video following its enormously successful 1989 cinema release. The dates printed prominently along the lower margin announce:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e「ビデオ ’90年1月1日発売　ディスク ’90年1月25日発売」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Video released 1 January 1990; LaserDisc released 25 January 1990.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe VHS and Betamax editions were issued on 1 January 1990, followed by the Japanese LaserDisc on 25 January. The releases were handled through \u003cstrong\u003eTokuma Shoten, Tokuma Japan and Tokuma Communications\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the LaserDisc carrying catalogue number \u003cstrong\u003eTKLO-50001\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePosters of this type were supplied to video retailers, record shops and electronics stores for temporary commercial display. They were never standard consumer merchandise, and comparatively few survived once their brief promotional purpose had ended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased theatrically in Japan on 29 July 1989, \u003cem\u003eKiki’s Delivery Service\u003c\/em\u003e was written, produced and directed by \u003cstrong\u003eHayao Miyazaki\u003c\/strong\u003e for Studio Ghibli. It was adapted from the children’s novel by \u003cstrong\u003eEiko Kadono\u003c\/strong\u003e, with music by \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Hisaishi\u003c\/strong\u003e and songs by \u003cstrong\u003eYumi Arai\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story follows Kiki, a thirteen-year-old witch who leaves home as part of her traditional year of independent training. Accompanied by her black cat Jiji, she settles in the coastal city of Koriko and establishes an airborne delivery service. Her experiences gradually become a sensitive exploration of independence, work, loneliness, creative uncertainty and renewed self-confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese voice cast includes \u003cstrong\u003eMinami Takayama as Kiki, Rei Sakuma as Jiji, Kappei Yamaguchi as Tombo and Keiko Toda as Osono\u003c\/strong\u003e. The film’s emotional honesty and richly imagined European setting helped establish it as one of Studio Ghibli’s most enduring and internationally beloved works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design adapts one of the film’s most expansive original campaign images. Kiki and Jiji soar above a magnificent coastal town on their broomstick, accompanied by a flock of white seabirds. Kiki’s red bow, radio and delivery bag provide brilliant points of colour against the green landscape, blue waterways and terracotta rooftops below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe breathtaking aerial perspective conveys the freedom and exhilaration of flight while simultaneously emphasizing the enormous new world Kiki must learn to navigate. The landscape recalls the Scandinavian locations that influenced the design of Koriko, particularly the historic coastal environments of \u003cstrong\u003eVisby and Stockholm\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the upper right appears the restrained red title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e「宮崎駿監督作品　魔女の宅急便」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A film directed by Hayao Miyazaki—Kiki’s Delivery Service.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the lower portion is the film’s celebrated Japanese tagline:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e「おちこんだりもしたけれど、私はげんきです。」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“There have been times when I felt discouraged, but I’m doing well.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated by copywriter \u003cstrong\u003eShigesato Itoi\u003c\/strong\u003e, the line captures the emotional centre of Kiki’s journey: resilience not as effortless optimism, but as the ability to recover from loneliness and self-doubt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe unusually discreet typography allows the spectacular aerial image to dominate, while the dedicated video and LaserDisc release information along the bottom identifies this as the \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal 1990 home-entertainment promotional issue\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis poster is in \u003cstrong\u003eVery Good+ condition and presents excellently\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease refer to the detailed photographs of both the front and verso of the exact poster offered for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is \u003cstrong\u003eover 35 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is \u003cstrong\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57163848581498,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-08-14T173100.541.jpg?v=1786696273","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/kikis-delivery-service-%e9%ad%94%e5%a5%b3%e3%81%ae%e5%ae%85%e6%80%a5%e4%be%bf-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1989-b2-size-51-73-cm-c230-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}