Story Line
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.
“Be bold. Be brave. Be epic.”
Top Cast
Art Parkinson
Kubo (voice)
Charlize Theron
Monkey / Mother (voice)
Brenda Vaccaro
Kameyo (voice)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Hashi (voice)
Meyrick Murphy
Mari (voice)
George Takei
Hosato (voice)
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Rating
7.6/ 10
Release Date
2016-08-18
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
AnimationAdventureFamily
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User Reviews (4)
Frank Ochieng
No rating•8/25/2016
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 **K...
Reno
7/10
•12/4/2016**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...
r96sk
8/10
•1/3/2021Great, 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...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•11/6/2022Every 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 en...