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Kiki's Delivery Service
Kiki's Delivery Service's 4K remaster is now set for a home video release: a two-disc 4K UHD and Blu-ray set from Walt Disney Japan arrives November 25, 2026. The film's remastered version has already run in IMAX in North America, the UK, Ireland, and Japan, and played in Japanese theaters as a 4K restoration.
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Hayao Miyazaki's 1989 Studio Ghibli film entered 2026 as a catalog title on the awards circuit and ends it as a staged theatrical and home video property. In May, Studio Ghibli itself won Spain's Princess of Asturias Communication and Humanities prize, with the jury citing its hand-drawn craft, environmental themes, and female protagonists. The foundation said the honor follows the studio's 2024 honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes. The ceremony is set for October in Oviedo. Kiki's Delivery Service was not named in the citation, and the stories about the film itself start later.
The film's 4K remaster moved through theaters first. GKIDS brought it to IMAX screens in North America on March 13, working under a partnership with IMAX to restore Ghibli titles for large-format release. In Japan, the 4K restoration opened at #6 with 173 million yen in three days in late June, then ranked #8 in its third weekend in mid July. The UK and Ireland got their own IMAX run starting August 21, followed by a wider 4K theatrical release on August 28. That UK and Ireland rollout was the first cinema outing for GKIDS after it acquired the rights to the 23-film Studio Ghibli library in July 2026.
The home video release is now the pending step. Walt Disney Japan will put out a two-disc set, one 4K UHD disc and one Blu-ray from the same new master, on November 25, 2026, priced at 11,880 yen including tax. It is the third Studio Ghibli feature to get a 4K UHD edition, after The Boy and the Heron and Princess Mononoke.
Key facts
- Home video release
- Walt Disney Japan will release a 4K UHD and Blu-ray set of Kiki's Delivery Service on November 25, 2026. ↗
- Set contents
- The set is a two-disc package, one 4K UHD disc and one Blu-ray made from the same new master, priced at 11,880 yen including tax. ↗
- Ghibli 4K UHD catalog
- The release is the third Studio Ghibli feature to get a 4K UHD edition, after The Boy and the Heron and Princess Mononoke. ↗
- North American IMAX release
- GKIDS brought a 4K remaster of Kiki's Delivery Service to IMAX theaters across North America on March 13. ↗
- UK and Ireland IMAX release
- Kiki's Delivery Service will screen in IMAX theaters across the UK and Ireland starting August 21, 2026, with a wider 4K theatrical release on August 28, 2026. ↗
- Japan opening figures
- The 4K remaster opened at #6 in Japan with 173 million yen in three days. ↗
- Japan holdover
- The 4K restoration ranked #8 in its third weekend at the Japanese box office. ↗
- Studio Ghibli award
- The Princess of Asturias Foundation named Studio Ghibli the 2026 recipient of its Communication and Humanities prize on Wednesday. The ceremony is set for October in Oviedo. ↗
Timeline
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Facts
- Release
- movie · 2026-11-25 · Japan · 2026-10-03
- Release
- movie · 2026-08-21 · UK and Ireland · 2026-07-21
- Release
- movie · 2026-08-28 · UK and Ireland · 2026-07-21
- Release
- movie · 2026-06-27 · Japan · 2026-06-27
- Release
- movie · 2026-03-13 · North America · 2026-05-30
- Noted
- The film was remastered in 4K and played in IMAX theaters in North America in March 2026 and in Japan from June. · 2026-10-03
- Noted
- ranked #8 in its third weekend · 2026-07-11
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- Confirmed Studio Ghibli produces Kiki's Delivery Service Sep 4 · source
- Confirmed Hayao Miyazaki directs Kiki's Delivery Service Sep 4 · source
- Confirmed movie 2026-03-13 North America May 31 · source
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1d ago
Walt Disney Japan will release a 4K UHD and Blu-ray set of Hayao Miyazaki's Kiki's Delivery Service on Wednesday, November 25, 2026. The set is a two-disc package, one 4K UHD disc and one Blu-ray made from the same new master, priced at 11,880 yen including tax. The film was remastered in 4K and played in IMAX theaters in North America in March 2026 and in Japan from June. The release is the third Studio Ghibli feature to get a 4K UHD edition, after The Boy and the Heron and Princess Mononoke. The set comes in a three-sided slipcase with digipak packaging. Enclosed bonuses include three original art cards, and the Blu-ray carries a trailer collection of about three minutes covering the 4K digital remaster IMAX release and the expanded release. The feature runs about 102 minutes and dates to 1989. Subtitles include Japanese, English, and barrier-free Japanese.
Jul 21
Kiki's Delivery Service, the 1989 Studio Ghibli film directed by Hayao Miyazaki, will screen in IMAX theaters across the UK and Ireland starting August 21, 2026. The release is the first time the film has played on IMAX screens in those territories. Tickets are on sale now for both the original Japanese language with subtitles and the English dubbed version. The film has been newly remastered in 4K. A wider 4K theatrical release follows on August 28, 2026. The IMAX release is the first UK cinema outing for GKIDS after the distributor acquired the rights to the 23-film Studio Ghibli library earlier in July 2026. GKIDS is working with sister company Anime Limited, the Glasgow-based distributor recently acquired by GKIDS' parent company Toho Global. Additional Studio Ghibli titles slated for future IMAX releases in the UK and Ireland include Arrietty and Whisper of the Heart.
Jul 11
The live-action adaptation of Honobu Yonezawa's The Samurai and the Prisoner dropped to #4 in its third weekend at the Japanese box office. The 37th Anpanman film held at #5 in its second weekend. The 4K restoration of Kiki's Delivery Service ranked #8 in its third weekend. The new Sgt. Frog film opened at #10.
Jun 27
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie fell to #5 in its ninth weekend, earning 94 million yen. Kiki's Delivery Service's 4K remaster opened at #6 with 173 million yen in three days. Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway dropped to #7, while the live-action Mr. Osomatsu sequel fell to #9.
May 30
GKIDS is bringing a 4K remaster of Kiki's Delivery Service to IMAX theaters across North America on March 13. The 1989 Studio Ghibli film has never screened in the IMAX format before. The release is part of an ongoing partnership between GKIDS and IMAX to restore and show Ghibli titles in premium large-format theaters. The remastered presentation will be available in both the original Japanese with subtitles and the English dub. Tickets are on sale now in the U.S. and Canada. The collaboration was announced last year and has already produced several large-format Ghibli releases. The film's sense of space and motion is well suited to IMAX, according to the distributor, and the 4K remaster addresses visual imperfections from the original print.
May 16
The Princess of Asturias Foundation named Studio Ghibli the 2026 recipient of its Communication and Humanities prize on Wednesday. The award, often described as Spain's equivalent of a Nobel, carries a Joan Miro sculpture, a diploma, and 50,000 euros. A jury statement said the Tokyo studio transformed creativity into knowledge and communication, citing its hand-drawn craft, environmental themes, and complex female protagonists as a cultural bridge across generations. The ceremony is set for October in Oviedo, with King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia presiding. Ghibli is the first anime studio and the first pure animation recipient in the category's history. The honor follows the studio's 2024 honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes. Past winners include Margaret Atwood, Martin Scorsese, and Meryl Streep. Cartoonists Marjane Satrapi and Quino won earlier editions. The foundation's announcement did not specify which films the jury discussed, though the citation mentioned values of empathy, respect, friendship, and love of nature.