First Image From Live-Action 'Kiki's Delivery Service'


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Fans of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's 1989 anime film adaptation of Eiko Kadono's popular children's novel Kiki's Delivery Service will be excited by the first look at the titular character in the live-action adaptation.

Take note classic anime fans, there's a slight change in story as the Japanese live-action film will be based on Kadono's will cover the first two volumes while the 1989 anime from Studio Ghibli covered the first novel. There are six novels in total that chronicle the tales of Kiki with her black cat Jiji. The film will is directed by Takashi Shimizu (The Grudge) and stars F?ka Koshiba, who participated in a nation wide casting search and won out over 35,390 other hopefuls. Satoko Okudera (Wolf Prince) is adapting the first volume into the film's script. There's a bit of controversy in Japan as Studio Ghibli are reportedly not in favor of this version of Kadono's work being told in this format.

The film will open in Japan in Spring 2014. We'll keep you posted on whether Eiga finds a distributor for North America.

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