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Kubo and the Two Strings
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.
2016 · Directed by Travis Knight · 102 min · Animation · Adventure · Family · 17 frames
Tagline
If you must blink, do it now!
Crew
- Screenplay: Marc Haimes, Chris Butler
- Cinematography: Frank Passingham
- Edited by: Christopher Murrie
- Music: Dario Marianelli
- Production design: Daniel R. Casey, Nelson Lowry
- Produced by: Arianne Sutner, Travis Knight
Cast
- Art Parkinson as Kubo (voice)
- Charlize Theron as Monkey / Mother (voice)
- Matthew McConaughey as Beetle / Hanzo (voice)
- Brenda Vaccaro as Kameyo (voice)
- Ralph Fiennes as Moon King (voice)
- Rooney Mara as The Sisters (voice)
- George Takei as Hosato (voice)
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Hashi (voice)
- Meyrick Murphy as Mari (voice)
- Minae Noji as Minae (voice)
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: LAIKA
- Budget: $60,000,000
- Box office: $76,249,438
- Themes: japan, samurai, magic, forgiveness, stop motion, storytelling, origami, feudal japan, mother son relationship, 3d animation
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