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Kubo and the Two Strings

Kubo and the Two Strings

Be bold. Be brave. Be epic.

20167.61h 42m

Overview

Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.

Directed by Travis Knight
Written by Marc Haimes, Shannon Tindle, Chris Butler
Produced by Travis Knight, Arianne Sutner
Box OfficeBudget: $60.0MRevenue: $76.2M

Top Cast

Art Parkinson

Art Parkinson

Kubo (voice)

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron

Monkey / Mother (voice)

Brenda Vaccaro

Brenda Vaccaro

Kameyo (voice)

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Hashi (voice)

Meyrick Murphy

Meyrick Murphy

Mari (voice)

George Takei

George Takei

Hosato (voice)

Rooney Mara

Rooney Mara

The Sisters (voice)

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Moon King (voice)

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

Beetle (voice)

Minae Noji

Minae Noji

Minae (voice)

Themes & Keywords

japansamuraimagicforgivenessstop motionstorytellingorigamifeudal japanmother son relationship

About Kubo and the Two Strings

Kubo and the Two Strings is a animation, adventure, family film released in 2016 exploring themes of japan, samurai, magic, forgiveness, stop motion, storytelling. Directed by Travis Knight, it stars Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron, Brenda Vaccaro. Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.

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