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.| Status: | Released (2016-08-18) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 33 wins & 67 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $48,023,088 |
| Screen: | Marc Haimes, Chris Butler, Shannon Tindle |
| Productions: | Laika |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 1050248: Art Parkinson - Kubo (voice)
- 6885: Charlize Theron - Monkey / Mother (voice)
- 30585: Brenda Vaccaro - Kameyo (voice)
- 11398: Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa - Hashi (voice)
- 1390561: Meyrick Murphy - Mari (voice)
- 1752: George Takei - Hosato (voice)
- 108916: Rooney Mara - The Sisters (voice)
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- 1448070: Jason Stalman - Lead Animator - Visual Effects
- 1448063: Malcolm Lamont - Lead Animator - Visual Effects
- 1033661: Travis Knight - Director - Directing
- 1453490: Charles Greenfield - Animation - Visual Effects
- 1453502: David Vandervoort - Animation - Visual Effects
- 1584385: Carolyn Vale - Animation - Visual Effects
- 1453493: Adam Lawthers - Animation - Visual Effects
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Reviews
Frank Ochieng
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Every once in a while there is family-friendly entertainment that lives up to its wonderment in imaginative storytelling and stunning visual scope. Certainly this is the case with the stimulating yet meditative Japanese animated fantasy-adventure **Kubo and the Two Strings**. Undenia ....
Continue reading ->Reno
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**A boy, a monkey and a giant beetle team up for a quest.** This is not an old fashioned stop-motion animation. This is a very modern, a hybrid of multiple techniques that includes 3D printing and digital special effects. The directional debut for the producer of 'ParaNorman' and ....
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Great, creative story. <em>'Kubo and the Two Strings'</em> is a fun film, I enjoyed it all. I love the animation style that Laika use, they also tend to get the vibe of their stories pretty bang on. This is my favourite work of the studio's so far, at least before I watch <em>'Mis ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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Every now and again there is an unexpected advantage in having a cinema membership. This was billed yesterday at our local Cineworld and so, to avoid the biblical torrents outside, I thought - why not? Well I am really glad I did. This is a really enjoyable story about a young, one-e ....
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