Classic Miyazaki-san’s Film “Kiki’s Delivery Service” Flying To Theaters With 4K

Relive the magic in 4K.

The beloved 1989 film, Kiki’s Delivery Service is returning to North American theaters for a all-new 4K remastered IMAX experience starting on March 13th.

Though fans have been able to follow Kiki’s journey on theater screens before, this time the sensation will amplify as the film will be available for the first time in IMAX. Screenings for the film will be offered with the English dub, or the original Japanese version with English subtitles.

 

First released in 1989, KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE is one of Director Hayao Miyazaki’s most adored features from Studio Ghibli. The hand-drawn, animated feature, based on the novel by Eiko Kadono, is produced, written, and directed by Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki, and features a musical score from Miyazaki’s long-time collaborator, the renowned composer Joe Hisaishi. The new 4K remaster highlights the great thought and care put into every frame of the film, celebrating the authentic craftsmanship of Studio Ghibli’s detailed artwork.

The new poster, also revealed today, reflects the studio’s commitment to the animated form at the highest level, highlighting an original piece of concept art from celebrated studio veteran and director of the beloved Studio Ghibli feature Whisper of the Heart, Yoshifumi Kondo.

In December, GKIDS and IMAX announced their continued partnership to exclusively debut Studio Ghibli 4K remasters in its theatres following the highly successful 4K remaster of Princess Mononoke earlier in 2025, which became the second-highest-grossing vault release ever for IMAX. Studio Ghibli’s own Atsushi Okui, who has been involved in nearly every major Studio Ghibli project since Porco Rosso in 1992, continues to oversee the entire process of remastering these beloved Studio Ghibli classics in 4K for the first time. Okui’s most recent credit with the studio was as Director of Digital Imaging on Miyazaki’s Academy Award-winning The Boy and the Heron, which was also the first Studio Ghibli film to screen in IMAX format.