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Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

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A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armor worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.

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Monkey (voice)
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Kubo (voice)
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Moon King (voice)
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Hosato (voice)
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Hashi (voice)
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Kameyo (voice)
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The Sisters (voice)
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Beetle (voice)
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Mari (voice)
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Minae (voice)
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Aiko (voice)
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Miho (voice)
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Ken (voice)
Aaron Aoki ...
Villager (voice)
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Villager (voice)
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Kubo lives a quiet, normal life in a small shoreside village until a spirit from the past turns his 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.

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Rated PG for thematic elements, scary images, action and peril | See all certifications »

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19 August 2016 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Kubo e as Cordas Mágicas  »

Box Office

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$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$12,608,372 (USA) (19 August 2016)

Gross:

$16,132,011 (USA) (24 August 2016)
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Takes place in ancient Japan. See more »

Quotes

Beetle: The mighty Beetle is victorious!
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While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Written by George Harrison
Performed by Regina Spektor
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Two thumbs up for the two strings.
19 August 2016 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

It's a great story coming from stop motion animation studio, Laika.

It's not the greatest story from their list of animated movies, but it's very poetic, and this creativity really makes up for it.

Kubo is a kid with one eye taken from him as a baby by his grandfather, he's a story teller in his village (The story he told with his paper characters within the film is better than the story overall). Then in an attempt to make contact with his father in the after world, brings him back on his grandfather's radar who sends his aunts to get him as he goes on a journey to find his father's Armour for protection.

The story was implemented so well through animation. It was so imaginative. Nothing like being shown a story rather than being told a story which is bad for animation.

They really moved the characters around, and the characters are worth moving. Very artistic and colorful. I especially like Monkey, from the character design to the voice of Charlize Theron.

Overall, very good looking picture.

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