Short answers, pulled from the story.
Kiki's Delivery Service was released in Japanese theaters on the 29th of July 1989, distributed by Toei. It became the first Studio Ghibli film to succeed commercially on its initial release, earning about ¥4.3 billion, worth roughly $31 million at the time.
Hayao Miyazaki wrote, produced, and directed Kiki's Delivery Service, based on Eiko Kadono's 1985 novel of the same name. He took over as director from Sunao Katabuchi as he grew more involved in shaping the story.
Kiki's Delivery Service follows a 13-year-old witch named Kiki who moves to the port city of Koriko with her cat Jiji and opens a flying courier business. She loses her magical powers during a crisis of self-doubt, then regains them in time to rescue her friend Tombo during an airship accident.
In the original Japanese version, Minami Takayama voices Kiki, Rei Sakuma voices Jiji, Kappei Yamaguchi voices Tombo, and Keiko Toda voices Osono. The 1997 Walt Disney Studios dub cast Kirsten Dunst as Kiki and Phil Hartman as Jiji, while the 1989 Streamline Pictures dub cast Lisa Michelson as Kiki.
The Japanese title of Kiki's Delivery Service uses a word trademarked by Yamato Transport, which stylizes it abroad as TA-Q-BIN. Novelist Eiko Kadono had used the term without permission, and Yamato objected initially before the film's success restored the relationship and led the company to sponsor it.
Kiki's Delivery Service holds a 98 percent positive score from 47 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 8.1 out of 10. Metacritic gave it 85 out of 100 based on 15 reviews, its label for universal acclaim.