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
- 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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