Kubo and the Two Strings is a 2016 American stop-motion animated action fantasy film directed by Travis Knight and produced by animation studio Laika. It stars Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, Ralph Fiennes, George Takei, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Brenda Vaccaro, Rooney Mara, and Matthew McConaughey.
The film revolves around Kubo, a young boy who wields a magical shamisen and whose left eye was stolen during infancy. Accompanied by an anthropomorphic snow monkey and beetle, he must embark on a quest to defeat his mother's evil Sisters and his power-hungry grandfather, the Moon King, who is responsible for stealing 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, but was a box-office disappointment, grossing $77 million worldwide against a $60 million budget.
Cast[]
| Character | Actor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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Kubo
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Art Parkinson | |
 
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Monkey/Sariatu
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Charlize Theron | |
 
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Beetle/Hanzo
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Matthew McConaughey | |
  
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Moon King/Raiden
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Ralph Fiennes | |
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Karasu
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Rooney Mara | |
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Washi
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Kameyo
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Brenda Vaccaro | |
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Hosato
|
George Takei | |
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Mari
|
Meyrick Murphy | |
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Hashi
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | |
| Minae | Minae Noji | ||
| Aiko | Alpha Takahashi | ||
| Miho | Laura Miro | ||
| Ken | Ken Takemoto | ||
Additional voices
|
Aaron Aoki | ||
| Luke Donaldson | |||
| Michael Sun Lee | |||
| Cary Yoshio Mizobe | |||
| Rachel Morihiro | |||
| Thomas Isao Morinaka | |||
| Saemi Nakamura | |||
| Zach Rice | |||
| Mariel Sheets | |||
| Technical staff | |||
Recording engineers
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Carlos Sotolongo (Los Angeles) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Stolberg (Portland) | |||
Music[]
| Song | Singer(s) | ||
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
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Regina Spektor |
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International versions[]
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
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Georgian | კუბო და ორი სიმი |
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Mongolian | Кубо ба хоёр чавхдас |
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Vietnamese | Kubo và Sứ Mệnh Samurai |
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