---
title: 'Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Travis Knight'
released: '2016-08-13'
runtime_minutes: 101
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kubo-and-the-two-strings-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4302938/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

2016 · PG · 101 min · Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Family · United States


## Synopsis

Kubo and the Two Strings is a 2016 American independent stop-motion animated fantasy film directed by Travis Knight and written by Marc Haimes and Chris Butler. Produced by Laika, the film stars the voices of Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, Ralph Fiennes, Rooney Mara, George Takei, and Matthew McConaughey. Set in feudal Japan, the film revolves around Kubo, a young boy who wields a magical musical instrument and whose left eye was stolen during infancy. Accompanied by an anthropomorphic Japanese macaque charm and a human/stag beetle hybrid, he must embark on a quest to defeat his mother's baleful twin sisters and his ominous grandfather, the Moon King, who is responsible for stealing his left eye.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Travis Knight](https://cinepixo.com/people/travis-knight)
- **Screenplay:** [Chris Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-butler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dario Marianelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/dario-marianelli)
- **Producer:** [Arianne Sutner](https://cinepixo.com/people/arianne-sutner)

## Cast

- [Art Parkinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/art-parkinson)
- [Charlize Theron](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlize-theron)
- [Matthew McConaughey](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-mcconaughey)
- [Rooney Mara](https://cinepixo.com/people/rooney-mara)
- [Ralph Fiennes](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-fiennes)
- [Brenda Vaccaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/brenda-vaccaro)
- [George Takei](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-takei)
- [Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/cary-hiroyuki-tagawa)
- [Minae Noji](https://cinepixo.com/people/minae-noji)

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Official site: http://kubothemovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/kubo-and-the-two-strings-2016
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