Kubo and the Two Strings

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

PG9 September 2016 (GB)Animation, Adventure, Family1 hour and 42 minutes
76%
User score

The quest begins

Description

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.

Travis Knight
Director
Marc Haimes
Story, Screenplay
Shannon Tindle
Story
Chris Butler
Screenplay, Head of Story
John Aoshima
Head of Story
Shawn Palmer
Story Artist

Actors

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)
Alpha Takahashi
Alpha Takahashi
Aiko (voice)
Laura Miro
Laura Miro
Miho (voice)
Ken Takemoto
Ken Takemoto
Ken (voice)
Aaron Aoki
Aaron Aoki
Villager (voice)
Luke Donaldson
Luke Donaldson
Villager (voice)
Michael Sun Lee
Michael Sun Lee
Villager (voice)
Cary Y. Mizobe
Cary Y. Mizobe
Villager (voice)
Rachel Morihiro
Rachel Morihiro
Villager (voice)
Thomas Isao Morinaka
Thomas Isao Morinaka
Villager (voice)
Saemi Nakamura
Saemi Nakamura
Villager (voice)
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

$60,000,000

Revenue

$76,249,438

Keywords
japansamuraimagicforgivenessstop motionstorytellingorigamifeudal japanmother son relationship