Kubo and the Two Strings is a 2016 American stop-motion animated fantasy film directed by Travis Knight and written by Marc Haimes and Chris Butler. Produced by Laika, the film stars the voices of Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, Ralph Fiennes, Rooney Mara, George Takei, and Matthew McConaughey. Set in feudal Japan, the film revolves around Kubo, a young boy who wields a magical musical instrument and whose left eye was stolen during infancy. Accompanied by an anthropomorphic Japanese macaque charm and a human/stag beetle hybrid, he must embark on a quest to defeat his mother's baleful twin sisters and his ominous grandfather, the Moon King, who is responsible for stealing his left eye.
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
Directed by Travis Knight
Genres - Action-Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy |
Sub-Genres - 3D Animated, Family Film |
Release Date - Aug 18, 2016 |
Run Time - 102 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$60,000,000
Box Office
$76,249,438
Themes
Tags
3D, Academy Award, Forgiveness, Japan, Magic, Mother Son Relationship, Origami, Samurai, Stop Motion, Storytelling, Supernatural/Monsters
Attributes
Based On: Figure of a Cynocephalus Ape
Subject: Figure of a Cynocephalus Ape
Subject: Figure of a Cynocephalus Ape
Related Movies
Alternate Titles
Kubo
AT
Kubo en het Magische Harnas
BE
Kubo en het Magische Zwaard
NL
Kubo y las dos cuerdas mágicas
ES
O Koubo kai oi dyo xordes
GR
O Koympo kai oi dyo hordes
GR
Ο Κουμπο και οι Δυο Χορδες
GR
קובו: סמוראי סטייל
IL
久保与二弦琴
CN
捉妖敢死隊
HK