Film

Kubo and the Two Strings

2016 · 1h 42m · Animation · Adventure · Family

Be bold. Be brave. Be epic.

IMDb

7.7

Rotten Tomatoes

97%

Metacritic

84

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.

Art Parkinson

Kubo (voice)

Charlize Theron

Monkey / Mother (voice)

Matthew McConaughey

Beetle / Hanzo (voice)

Brenda Vaccaro

Kameyo (voice)

Ralph Fiennes

Moon King (voice)

Rooney Mara

The Sisters (voice)

George Takei

Hosato (voice)

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Hashi (voice)

Meyrick Murphy

Mari (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)

• Travis KnightDirector · Producer
• Marc HaimesStory · Screenplay
• Chris ButlerScreenplay
• Shannon TindleStory
• Arianne SutnerProducer
• Frank PassinghamDirector of Photography
• Dario MarianelliOriginal Music Composer
• Christopher MurrieEditor
• Allison JonesCasting

Theatrical Trailer

Release date

August 18, 2016

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

PG

Budget

$60,000,000

Revenue

$76,249,438

Genres

Animation, Adventure, Family

• 

  Merlin and the Book of Beasts

  2009

• 

  Zatoichi's Vengeance

  1966

• 

  Apocalypsis

  2018

• 

  Twitches

  2005

• 

  Santa vs. the Snowman

  2002

• 

  Spirit Untamed

  2021

• 

  Tall Tales

  2017

• 

  Missing Link

  2019

• 

  Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 1 Wandering; Agateram

  2020

• 

  Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai Gunslinger

  1989

• 

  Goat Story: The Old Prague Legends

  2008

• 

  Snotty Boy

  2022