Kubo and the Two Strings

2016
PG
1h 41m

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7.7/10

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Adventure Epic Fantasy Epic Quest Samurai Stop Motion Animation Sword & Sorcery Action Adventure Animation Family

A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armour worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armour worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armour worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

142K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,854

244

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 33 wins & 67 nominations total

Mother
(voice)

Art Parkinson

Kubo
(voice)

Matthew McConaughey

Beetle
(voice)

Ralph Fiennes

Moon King
(voice)

Brenda Vaccaro

Kameyo
(voice)

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Hashi
(voice)

Meyrick Murphy

Mari
(voice)

George Takei

Hosato
(voice)

Rooney Mara

The Sisters
(voice)

Minae Noji

Minae
(voice)

Alpha Takahashi

Aiko
(voice)

Laura Miro

Miho
(voice)

Ken Takemoto

Ken
(voice)

Aaron Aoki

Villager
(voice)

Luke Donaldson

Villager
(voice)

Michael Sun Lee

Villager
(voice)

Cary Y. Mizobe

Villager
(voice)
(as Cary Yoshio Mizobe)

Rachel Morihiro

Villager
(voice)

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Trivia
The Skeleton Demon (based on the Gashadokuro of Japanese folklore) is the largest stop-motion puppet to be built, standing at eighteen feet tall.

Goofs
Kubo is told in his dream to "follow the setting sun" in order to find the helmet. He immediately wakes up and leads his group into the rising sun. Then the shadows indicate light is behind them, then in front again.

Quotes
Beetle: I have a question. If I'm Beetle and you're Monkey, why isn't he called Boy?

Crazy credits
The initial end credits appear over a background animation of characters and scenes from the film, as well as scenes from Japanese culture. After this, there is a time-lapse sequence that depicts the assembly of the giant skeleton demon. The credits then continue with images and short animations of elements of the film (characters, backgrounds, etc.) appearing beside the credits.

Connections
Featured in Hollywood Express: Episode #14.33 (2016)

Soundtracks
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Written by George Harrison
Published by Harrisongs, Ltd. (ASCAP)
Performed by Regina Spektor
Arranged by Dario Marianelli
Shamisen solo by Kevin Kmetz (as Kevin Masaya Kmetz)

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Featured review

9/10

killer combo; studio LAIKA + Charlize Theron

Reviewers Notes;

1. As I write this, the top-rated IMDb review starts with the header "a hard movie to explain..." and that pretty much nails it. The film starts very slow, builds gradually, has the viewer hooked like a fish by the mid-point, and then falls a tiny bit short in the climax. But overall the experience is unforgettable, magical, and great fun.

2. In Japan anime, they revere not only their movies but their studios. It was always considered that the NA studios, even Pixar, don't measure up. But Studio Laiko in this amazing film has done things with stop-motion and color which make it a world standard and as good as or better than the best that Japan has to offer. I am even going to use some frames a screen saver, they are THAT good.

3. Lots of great voice acting but Charlize Theron steals, literally steals, the film and takes it to a new level. Makes you forget all about the goldfish that initially started the trend in "star" voices. Truly an incredible performance.