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Set in feudal Japan, the film revolves around Kubo, a young boy who wields a magical shamisen (a Japanese stringed instrument) and whose left eye was stolen during infancy.
Kubo and the Two Strings is a 2016 stop-motion animated film from Laika, making its fourth feature film. It was released on August 19, 2016. Set in ancient mythical Japan, a young boy with magical powers named Kubo lives a quiet life caring for his mother in a village.
Oct 4, 2023 · The movie “Kubo and the Two Strings” follows the thrilling and emotionally captivating journey of a young boy named Kubo as he sets out on a quest to discover the truth about his family and fulfill his destiny.
- Laika was still working on ParaNorman when the idea for Kubo came about. We were still in production on ParaNorman at the time that we started developing this idea.
- Director Travis Knight’s childhood had a big influence on the film. Growing up, I was an enormous, obsessive fan of big fantasy epics. I was just the right age when Star Wars came out.
- This film has a lot of love for mums. I spent a lot of time alone as a kid, exploring the woods near my house. I spent a lot of time creating, doing things in a solitary way.
- Kubo needed ‘godlike’ compositions. [Kubo is] gifted with divine music and is almost godlike in his power to create music, which is a reflection of how he’s feeling.
Kubo and the Two Strings: Directed by Travis Knight. With Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron, Brenda Vaccaro, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armour worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.
- Travis Knight
- 1 min
Aug 19, 2016 · During the long, lonely days, young Kubo will sometimes walk to a nearby village and earn enough money to keep himself and Mother fed. He plays her lute and tells tales of the great Hanzo and his powerful, magic-imbued armor.
A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armour worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past. 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.
