Ghibli classic Kiki’s Delivery Service is receiving a (Japanese) live action adaptation, and for once there is some enthusiasm that it may not be butchered – based largely on the response to rookie 16-year-old actress Fuuka Koshiba’s “picture perfect” cosplay casting as Kiki.
The movie, based on the same children’s novel series as the Ghibli film rather than on the Ghibli film itself, is due in the spring and has already been dividing Kiki purists.
Original Kiki and Ghibli Kiki are already in fact two different beasts:
Fuuka Koshiba herself apparently won out over 500 other hopefuls in auditions – though her acting experience is limited to only 2 TV drama appearances and a few commercials, so there is plenty of scope for her to ham it things up, and Kiki fans have already criticised her for “standing too spunkily for Kiki” in the promo shot.
I think she looks better than the anime ghibli version actually. I find her more attractive, but i guess ghibli never really tried to make their girls look so attractive anyways…
Nothing wrong with not pandering to the lolicon crowd.
I want to f♥♥k little girls again…
…….again….!? o.O
“Picture perfect”
… but… she’s not white.
Now it do a live action of Atelier Totori….
Critics will always have something to whine about.
I might watch this as I like Ghibli Studios alot, even though I dont really like live-action.