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Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

Kubo and the Two Strings is a stop-motion animation film from Laika that follows a young boy named Kubo who lives a quiet, normal life in a small shoreside village. His life is suddenly turned upside down when a spirit from the past visits him and re-ignites an age-old vendetta. Now on the warpath of various gods and creatures, Kubo must locate a legendary suit of armor worn by his late father.

Kubo and the Two Strings
PG
Adventure
Family
Animation

Director
Travis Knight
Release Date
August 19, 2016
Studio(s)
Universal Pictures
Distributor(s)
Focus Features , Universal Pictures
Cast
Minae Noji , Charlize Theron , Rooney Mara , Alpha Takahashi , Matthew McConaughey , George Takei , Michael Sun Lee , Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa , Brenda Vaccaro , Ralph Fiennes , Art Parkinson
Writers
Chris Butler , Marc Haimes
Runtime
101minutes
Budget
$60million

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