Taglines: The quest begins.
The story is set in ancient Japan, where a young boy named Kubo cares for his mother in a village. A spirit from the past turns Kubo’s life upside down by re-igniting an age-old vendetta. This causes all sorts of havoc as gods and monsters chase Kubo who, in order to survive, must locate a magical suit of armor once worn by his late father, a legendary Samurai warrior.
Kubo and the Two Strings is a 2016 American 3D stop-motion action fantasy film directed and produced by Travis Knight (in his directorial debut) and written by Marc Haimes and Chris Butler. It stars the voices of Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, Ralph Fiennes, Rooney Mara, George Takei, and Matthew McConaughey. It is Laika’s fourth feature film produced. The film revolves around Kubo, who wields a magical shamisen and whose left eye was stolen in infancy. Accompanied by an anthropomorphic snow monkey and beetle, he must subdue his mother’s corrupted Sisters and his power-hungry grandfather Raiden (The Moon King), who stole his left eye.
Kubo premiered at Melbourne International Film Festival and was released by Focus Features in the United States on August 19 to critical acclaim and grossed $77 million worldwide against a budget of $60 million. The film won the BAFTA for Best Animated Film and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film and Best Visual Effects, becoming the second animated film ever to be nominated in the latter category following The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).
Kubo and the Two Strings
Oirected by: Travis Knight
Starring: Charlize Theron, Rooney Mara, Matthew McConaughey, Ralph Fiennes, Art Parkinson, Minae Noji, Brenda Vaccaro, Laura Miro
Screenplay by: Marc Haimes, Chris Butler
Film Editing by: Christopher Murrie
Special Effects by: Patrick Weinberg
Music by: Dario Marianelli
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements, scary images, action and peril.
Studio: Focus Features
Release Date: August 19, 2016
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