Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
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- PG
- 1h 41min
- Animation, Action
- 19 Aug 2016 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 33 wins & 62 nominations.
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Complete, Cast awaiting verification
| Art Parkinson | ... |
Kubo (voice)
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| Charlize Theron | ... |
Mother (voice)
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| Brenda Vaccaro | ... |
Kameyo (voice)
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| Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | ... |
Hashi (voice)
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| Meyrick Murphy | ... |
Mari (voice)
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| George Takei | ... |
Hosato (voice)
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| Rooney Mara | ... |
The Sisters (voice)
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| Ralph Fiennes | ... |
Moon King (voice)
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| Matthew McConaughey | ... |
Beetle (voice)
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| Minae Noji | ... |
Minae (voice)
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| Alpha Takahashi | ... |
Aiko (voice)
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| Laura Miro | ... |
Miho (voice)
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Ken Takemoto | ... |
Ken (voice)
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| Aaron Aoki | ... |
Villager (voice)
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| Luke Donaldson | ... |
Villager (voice)
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| Michael Sun Lee | ... |
Villager (voice)
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Cary Y. Mizobe | ... |
Villager (voice)
(as Cary Yoshio Mizobe)
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| Rachel Morihiro | ... |
Villager (voice)
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| Thomas Isao Morinaka | ... |
Villager (voice)
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| Saemi Nakamura | ... |
Villager (voice)
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| Zachary Alexander Rice | ... |
Villager (voice)
(as Zach Rice)
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| Mariel Sheets | ... |
Villager (voice)
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Directed by
| Travis Knight | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Marc Haimes | ... | (screenplay by) and |
| Chris Butler | ... | (screenplay by) |
| Shannon Tindle | ... | (story by) and |
| Marc Haimes | ... | (story by) |
Produced by
| Travis Knight | ... | producer |
| Jocelyn Pascall | ... | associate producer |
| Arianne Sutner | ... | producer |
Music by
| Dario Marianelli | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| Frank Passingham | ... | director of photography |
Film Editing by
| Christopher Murrie | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
| Valance Eisleben | ... | digital intermediate color assist/conform |
| Nancy Fuller | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Mandy Hutchings | ... | assistant editor |
| Kj Pilar | ... | Recording/Script Coordinator |
| Anthony Pitone | ... | first assistant editor |
| Mike Sowa | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
Casting By
| Allison Jones | ||
Production Design by
| Daniel R. Casey | ... | (pre-production) |
| Nelson Lowry | ||
Art Direction by
| Alice Bird | ||
Costume Design by
| Deborah Cook | ... | costume designer |
Production Management
| Jared Bumgarner | ... | production scheduler |
| David E. Hall | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jodi Clark | ... | second assistant director (as Jodi Rosenlof) |
| Alicia Cortes | ... | second assistant director |
| Finley Mulligan | ... | third assistant director |
| Brett Alexander Nichols | ... | third assistant director |
| Holly Werner | ... | second assistant director |
| Samuel Wilson | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Cristina Acuña | ... | scenic painter |
| Enrico Altmann | ... | mold maker |
| Casey Zander Anderson | ... | art department coordinator |
| John Aoshima | ... | head of story |
| Christina Jean Benenati | ... | puppet fabrication intern |
| Andy Berry | ... | set dresser |
| Phil Brotherton | ... | assistant art director |
| Matt Burlingame | ... | landscapes artist |
| Tony P. Chen | ... | cg modeler |
| Trevor Dalmer | ... | art director: end credit sequence / designer and illustrator |
| Robert DeSue | ... | assistant art director |
| K.C. Englander | ... | jr. set dresser / landscape artist |
| Alyssa Brooksong Essman | ... | assistant puppet wrangler |
| Monica Fedrick | ... | title graphics |
| Toby Froud | ... | sculptor: Sculptor |
| Mark Garcia | ... | storyboard artist |
| Duncan Gillis | ... | art department head |
| Jesse Gregg | ... | lead set dresser |
| August Hall | ... | Concept Designer |
| Carl b Hamilton | ... | set designer |
| Georgina Hayns | ... | supervisor: puppet fabrication |
| Josh Holtsclaw | ... | graphic designer |
| Matt Isakson | ... | head of mold making |
| Leigh-Alexandra Jacob | ... | Scenic Artist |
| Susanna Jerger | ... | puppet fabricator |
| Joseph Kincher | ... | landscapes artist |
| Joe Kortum | ... | prop designer |
| Phil LaFond | ... | lead carpenter |
| Ann Larson | ... | puppet fabricator |
| Celeste Leipham | ... | landscapes artist |
| Samantha Levy | ... | landscape artist |
| Paul Mack | ... | model maker |
| Ean McNamara | ... | concept artist |
| Douglas Mitchell | ... | Lead Landscape Artist sculptor |
| Kristin Musser | ... | art department |
| Ovi Nedelcu | ... | storyboard artist |
| Rachel Olson | ... | Landscape Artist |
| Desiree Ong | ... | production assistant |
| Christina Owen | ... | scenic painter |
| Michael Possert Jr. | ... | model maker |
| Gillian Povey | ... | Hand Fabricator |
| Lou Romano | ... | concept artist |
| Kyle Rossi | ... | set shop pa |
| Daniela Scovel | ... | production assistant |
| Morgan Sheffield | ... | ink and paint |
| Sara Spink | ... | puppet painter |
| Becky Steele | ... | puppet wrangler |
| Joshua Storey | ... | head of puppet painting |
| Shannon Tindle | ... | storyboard artist |
| Aileen Portia Tolentino | ... | moldmaker |
| Scott Tom | ... | puppet fabricator |
| Jon Warren | ... | supervisor: art fabrication |
| George Willis | ... | model maker |
| Guillermo Martinez | ... | storyboard artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Gregg Barbanell | ... | foley artist |
| Tim Chau | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Travis Crotts | ... | foley editor |
| Darlene Gorzela | ... | additional sound |
| Catherine Harper | ... | foley artist |
| Tim LeBlanc | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Darrin Mann | ... | foley mixer |
| Thomas O'Neil Younkman | ... | sound effects editor |
| Carlos Sotolongo | ... | original dialouge mixer |
| Eric Stolberg | ... | sound recordist |
| Brian Tarlecki | ... | mixing technician |
| Clayton Weber | ... | sound editor |
| Bryon Williams | ... | re-recording stage engineer |
| Dominic Boucher | ... | uncredited |
| Shayna Brown | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
| Chris Erlon | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
| Adam Risner | ... | uncredited |
Special Effects by
| Shea Bordo | ... | lead silicone and foam caster |
| Matthew DeLeu | ... | miniature lighting and electronics |
| Brooke Duckart | ... | hair and fur fabricator |
| Mark Gaiero | ... | armaturist |
| Chris Gough | ... | animation rigger |
| Brian Hahn | ... | head of mechanical fabrication |
| Shami Lang-Rinderspacher | ... | animation rigger |
| Faon Lewis | ... | head of silicone and foam |
| Jessica Lynn | ... | head of hair and fur |
| Aaron Matthews | ... | silicone department |
| Angela Muldoon | ... | Armaturist |
| Graham Read | ... | Armaturist |
| Jeremy Spake | ... | head of armature |
| Chris Walker | ... | foam & silicone technician |
| Patrick Weinberg | ... | animation rigger |
| TaMara Carlson Woodard | ... | hair and fur fabricator (as Tamara Carlson) |
| Patrick Zung | ... | lead armaturist |
Visual Effects by
| Anthony Aiello | ... | production technology |
| Adrienne Anderson | ... | visual effects scheduler |
| Joe Beckley | ... | matte painter / texture artist |
| Matthew Beightol | ... | compositor / senior roto/paint artist |
| Kane Brassington | ... | senior roto/paint artist |
| Phil Brotherton | ... | visual effects |
| Tory Bryant | ... | lead texture artist |
| Billy Cabey | ... | layout artist |
| Daniel Casey | ... | texture artist |
| Daniel R. Casey | ... | layout artist |
| Aaron Charny | ... | roto/paint artist |
| Nicholas Childs | ... | compositor |
| Michael Cordova | ... | senior compositor |
| Gentry Davidson | ... | digital artist |
| Jon Dobson | ... | technical director |
| Dustin Dybevik | ... | roto/paint artist |
| Steve Emerson | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Daria Eremina | ... | cg rigger |
| Maria Fery | ... | roto/paint artist |
| Andrew Gotham | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Justin Graham | ... | lead roto/paint artist |
| Emily Greene | ... | visual effects |
| Micah Henrie | ... | technical director |
| Jorge Heredia | ... | senior roto/paint artist |
| Veronica Hernandez | ... | senior roto/paint artist |
| David Horsley | ... | lead digital effects animator |
| Sara Ireland | ... | compositor |
| Dhanad Islam | ... | Junior CG Modeler |
| Nick Jauregui | ... | vfx survey/matchmover |
| Timur Khodzhaev | ... | senior compositor |
| Karl Kohlman | ... | visual effects artist |
| Takashi Kubota | ... | effects aritst / visual effects (as Takashi Kuboto) |
| Tarun Lak | ... | VFX Animation Intern |
| Grant Laker | ... | CG Asset Creation Lead |
| Lars C. Larsen | ... | animation rigger |
| Daniel Leatherdale | ... | compositor: LAIKA |
| Benjamin Lishka | ... | lighter |
| Alastair Macleod | ... | animation technical director |
| Nick Mariana | ... | visual effects |
| Ira Owens | ... | previs artist |
| Pranay Patel | ... | sr. pipeline engineer |
| Tilman Paulin | ... | compositing lead: LAIKA |
| James Pina | ... | compositor |
| Ben Posey | ... | roto-paint artist |
| Jason Potter | ... | data wrangler |
| Mitch Prater | ... | shading systems architect |
| Ralph Procida | ... | senior compositor |
| Tina Rangel | ... | roto paint artist |
| Michelle Ross | ... | cg animator |
| Tarek Saleh | ... | roto / paint artist |
| Eric Schultz | ... | texturing artist: Laika LLC |
| Richard Sevy | ... | cg supervisor |
| Dan Short | ... | digital compositor |
| Brice Shultz | ... | compositor |
| Nik Siefke | ... | data wrangler |
| Amelia 'Mia' Sires | ... | data/render wrangler |
| Kim Slate | ... | visual effects |
| Jeff W. Smith | ... | matchmove integration and layout |
| Kaci Smith | ... | roto paint artist |
| Joe Strasser | ... | lighting technical director: Laika |
| Peter Stuart | ... | effects animator |
| Mike Terpstra | ... | compositor |
| Terrance Tornberg | ... | cg lighting lead |
| Trish Van't Hul | ... | senior paint artist |
| Peter Vickery | ... | associate vfx supervisor |
| Eric Wachtman | ... | lead look development |
| Holly Webster | ... | visual effects artist: modeler / visual effects artist: texture artist |
| Christopher Weinberg | ... | surveyor & matchmover: charming |
| Curtis Darwin Zinn | ... | digital compositor |
Stunts
| Nick Benseman | ... | stunt rigger |
| Mickey Facchinello | ... | pre-viz stunts |
| Brendon Huor | ... | pre-viz stunts |
| Jeremy Marinas | ... | pre-viz stunts |
| Aaron Toney | ... | fight choreographer / fight coordinator / stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| John Ashlee | ... | lighting camera |
| Gavin Brown | ... | assistant camera trainee |
| Jake Carlson | ... | assistant camera |
| Drew Fortier | ... | assistant camera |
| Bryan Garver | ... | supervising gaffer |
| Dean Holmes | ... | lighting camera |
| Mark Hughes | ... | lighting camera |
| John Leonhardt | ... | assistant camera trainee |
| Jesse Levitt | ... | assistant camera |
| Jason Ptaszek | ... | asset photographer |
| David Trappe | ... | motion capture camera operator |
| Trahern Wells | ... | gaffer |
| James WilderHancock | ... | gaffer |
Animation Department
| Albert Adee | ... | rapid prototyping fabricator |
| Daniel Alderson | ... | animator |
| Claudia Amatulli | ... | animation coordinator |
| Graham Annable | ... | story board artist |
| Hannah Quick Antico | ... | rp cg rigger |
| Debra Armstrong | ... | Key Assistant Animator: 2D End Credits |
| Andy Bailey | ... | stop motion animator |
| Micah Baker | ... | rapid prototype quality assurance |
| Kyle Bell | ... | facial animation supervisor |
| Ludovic Berardo | ... | stop motion animator |
| Michael Berger | ... | cg modeler |
| Rebecca Black-Gliko | ... | rapid prototype quality assurance |
| Sean Burns | ... | cg facial animator |
| Thiago Calçado | ... | animator |
| Dominic Cardoso | ... | rapid prototyping fabricator |
| Daniel Cespedes | ... | rapid prototype quality assurance |
| Alyssa Choate-Rusche | ... | rapid prototype quality assurance |
| Emanuela Cozzi | ... | storyboard artist |
| Jeff Croke | ... | cg facial animator |
| Phil Dale | ... | stop motion animator |
| Margie Daniels | ... | key assistant animator: closing animation |
| Clint K. Deadmond | ... | rapid prototype quality assurance |
| Robert Ducey | ... | technical director: animation |
| Helen Duckworth | ... | cg modeler |
| Anthony Elworthy | ... | stop motion animator |
| Adam Fisher | ... | assistant animator |
| Kingman Gallagher | ... | lead rp fabricator |
| Daniel Gill | ... | animator |
| Anna Glanton | ... | rapid prototype quality assurance |
| Joe Gorski | ... | cg animator |
| Martha Grant | ... | Replacement Animation Specialist |
| Charles Greenfield | ... | stop motion animator |
| Sean Gregory | ... | assistant animator |
| Shauna Hagerman | ... | rapid prototype quality assurance |
| Brian Leif Hansen | ... | stop motion animator |
| Joel Hasse | ... | animator |
| Morgan Hay | ... | lead rp fabricator |
| Mike Hollenbeck | ... | stop motion animator |
| Tina T. Hsu | ... | rapid prototype quality assurance |
| Terence Jacobson | ... | Rigger |
| Ty Johnson | ... | cg modeler |
| Jesse J. Jones | ... | ink and paint artist (as Jesse Jones) |
| Oliver Jones | ... | animation rigging supervisor |
| Travis Knight | ... | animator |
| Danail Kraev | ... | animator |
| Tarun Lak | ... | cg crowds animation intern |
| Rachelle Lambden | ... | animator |
| Malcolm Lamont | ... | lead stop motion animator |
| Michael Laubach | ... | lead technical director: rigging |
| Adam Lawthers | ... | cg facial animator |
| Matias Liebrecht | ... | animator |
| Arthur D. Lindfield | ... | animation rigger |
| Tingting Liu | ... | RP Facial animator |
| Jessica Salesky Lowe | ... | rapid prototype quality assurance lead |
| Ben Luce | ... | ink and paint artist |
| Jan-Erik Maas | ... | animator (as Jan Maas) |
| Dan MacKenzie | ... | additional animator |
| Peter McCown | ... | character supervisor |
| Brian McLean | ... | director of rapid prototyping |
| Mary McOmber | ... | rapid prototype senior quality assurance |
| Ann Moore | ... | rapid prototype quality assurance |
| Jeremy Murphy | ... | assistant animator |
| Julian Narino | ... | storyboard artist |
| Angela Novak | ... | Lead 3D Printer Technician |
| Shannon O'Neill | ... | head of background: puppet fabrication |
| Brian Ormiston | ... | storyboard artist |
| Shawn Palmer | ... | story artist |
| Suzy Parr | ... | animator |
| Kevin Parry | ... | stop motion animator |
| Florian Perinelle | ... | animator / stop motion animator |
| Nicky Kriara Peterson | ... | RP Replacement Animation Tester |
| Jessica Polaniecki | ... | RP Replacement Animation Tester |
| Zachary Rahman | ... | cg facial animator |
| Justin M. Rasch | ... | animator |
| Joseph Reaves | ... | rapid prototype quality assurance |
| Hals Reynolds | ... | rapid prototype quality assurance |
| Jeff Riley | ... | stop motion animator (as Jeffrey Riley) |
| Jisoo Rim | ... | rapid prototype quality assurance |
| Baptiste Rogron | ... | animator / animator: 2D |
| Veronica Rosser | ... | rapid prototype quality assurance |
| Brett Scanlon | ... | rapid prototype quality assurance |
| Matthew J. Schiavone | ... | cg facial animation production coordinator |
| Brad Schiff | ... | animation supervisor |
| Jeremiah Servais | ... | rapid prototype quality assurance |
| Brice Shultz | ... | rapid prototype quality assurance (as Brice Schultz) |
| Kristen Shultz | ... | rapid prototype quality assurance (as Kristen Schultz) |
| Kim Slate | ... | cg facial animator |
| Gabe Sprenger | ... | stop motion animator |
| Dhivyasimhon Sridharan | ... | rigging intern |
| Jason Stalman | ... | animator |
| Anthony Straus | ... | stop motion animator |
| Philippe Tardif | ... | animator / animator: end titles |
| Neil Taylor | ... | rapid prototype quality assurance |
| Shannon Tindle | ... | character designer |
| Danie Townsley | ... | rapid prototyping fabricator (as Danie West) |
| Chris Tran | ... | cg modeler |
| Ann Whim Tseng | ... | rapid prototype quality assurance |
| Carolyn Vale | ... | cg facial animator |
| David Vandervoort | ... | lead 2d facial designer / supervising animator: end credits |
| Steve Warne | ... | additional animator |
| Ian Whitlock | ... | stop motion animator |
| Kyle Williams | ... | cg modeler |
| Ning Xu | ... | animation trainee |
| Dobrin Yanev | ... | stop motion animator |
| Mingquan Charles Zhou | ... | RP Rigger |
| Andrew Zubko | ... | Replacement Animation Tester |
| Sandro Cleuzo | ... | 2d animator (uncredited) |
| Tim Garbutt | ... | end credit sequence: compositor (uncredited) |
| Onyee Lo | ... | cg facial animation intern (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Judy Cook | ... | adr voice casting |
| Ben Harris | ... | casting associate |
| Peter John Kousakis | ... | casting assistant (as Peter Kousakis) |
| Ashley Lambert | ... | adr voice casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sarah Lane | ... | head of costume |
| Thalia Lane | ... | Head of Costume Fabrication |
| Colette Nickola | ... | costumer |
| Anja Poland | ... | costume fabricator |
| Becky Redhead | ... | costume fabricator |
| Annika Schindler | ... | costumer |
| Aine Woods | ... | costume fabricator |
Music Department
| Geoff Alexander | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Emily Appleton Holley | ... | assistant score supervisor |
| Atanas Babaleski | ... | scoring pro tools operator |
| Clive Bell | ... | musician: shakuhachi |
| James Bellamy | ... | music editor |
| Dominick Certo | ... | music editor |
| Fiona Cruickshank | ... | additional engineering |
| Timeri Duplat | ... | assistant music editor |
| Alex Ferguson | ... | assistant engineer |
| Melissa Holding | ... | musician: koto |
| Georgi Hristovski | ... | score recording engineer |
| Hibiki Ichikawa | ... | musician: shamisen |
| Kevin Kmetz | ... | musician: shamisen (as Kevin Masaya Kmetz) |
| Dario Marianelli | ... | orchestrator |
| Sara Matarazzo | ... | music supervisor |
| Adam Miller | ... | additional engineering / score recordist |
| Melanie Pappenheim | ... | solo vocalist |
| F.A.M.E.'S. Project | ... | orchestra and studio contractor: trailer music |
| Maggie Rodford | ... | score supervisor |
| Robin Stout | ... | trailer score by (as Superhuman) |
| Superhuman | ... | trailer score by |
| Liam Westbrook | ... | trailer score by (as Superhuman) |
| Nick Wollage | ... | score engineer and mixer |
Other crew
| Maria Andreotti | ... | puppet fabrication production assistant |
| Cassandra Barbour | ... | rights and clearances |
| Maggie Begley | ... | publicist |
| Chris Butler | ... | head of story |
| Marina Capizzi | ... | production runner |
| Rosemary A. Colliver | ... | General Counsel & Head of Business Affairs |
| David J. Epstein | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Monica Fedrick | ... | title sequence graphics |
| John Henry Frankenhauser | ... | systems administrator |
| Tim Garbutt | ... | graphic designer |
| Danika Gernhart | ... | Accountant (as Danika Burtt) |
| Taro Goto | ... | production consultant |
| Evan Hailstone | ... | production runner |
| Michael Hix | ... | information technology: Laika studio support |
| Andrew Hollandsworth | ... | production runner |
| Emily Shinyi Hsu | ... | assistant to producer |
| Stephanie Keske | ... | production technology |
| Travis Knight | ... | studio leadership: Laika |
| Christina Mackin | ... | assistant: producer/director |
| Elias Mael | ... | digital cinema package |
| Kyle Melton | ... | media engineer |
| Owen Nelson | ... | software engineer |
| Anh Khoa Ngo | ... | production technology |
| Julia Oliver | ... | studio archivist |
| Martin Pelham | ... | manager: media services |
| Kathy Radcliffe | ... | executive assistant: Travis Knight |
| David J. Rowe | ... | IT Manager System Support |
| Jenniphur Ryan | ... | Legal & Business Affairs |
| Tyler M. Saunders | ... | production coordinator |
| Mark Shapiro | ... | brand and marketing management |
| Kara Sinclair | ... | production runner |
| Katy Strutz | ... | puppet fabrication intern |
| Matthew J.D. Thill | ... | production runner |
| Sara Vahabi | ... | Publicity consultants |
| Jeff Vandehey | ... | intormation & technology |
| Jacqueline White | ... | head of media services |
| Steven Wong Jr. | ... | Junior Unit Photographer |
| Nickolas Zolotko | ... | systems administrator |
Thanks
| Kyle Abbott | ... | thanks |
| Megan Ganz | ... | special thanks |
| Sean Guttman | ... | thanks |
| Olivia Harrison | ... | special thanks |
| Jon Hiller | ... | thanks |
| Misako Ito | ... | thanks |
| Jay Kogen | ... | thanks |
| Nick Meisel | ... | thanks |
| Dawn Levy Vance | ... | thanks: executive travel edge |
| Dawn Yamada | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Focus Features (presents)
- Laika Entertainment
Distributors
- Andes Films (2016) (Chile) (theatrical)
- B&H Film Distribution (2016) (Ukraine) (theatrical)
- CinemArt (2016) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (2016) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Finnkino (2016) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Focus Features (2016) (United States) (theatrical)
- Forum Film Bulgaria (2016) (Bulgaria) (theatrical)
- GAGA (2017) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Ro Image 2000 (2016) (Romania) (theatrical)
- Sabay MVP (2016) (Cambodia) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2016) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2016) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2016) (Colombia) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2016) (Ecuador) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2016) (Greece) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2016) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2016) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2016) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2016) (Peru) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2016) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2016) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2016) (Thailand) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2016) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2016) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2016) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2016) (South Africa) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2016) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2016) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2016) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2016) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2016) (China) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2016) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2016) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2016) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2016) (France) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2016) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2016) (India) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2016) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2016) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2016) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2016) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2016) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2016) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Feelgood Entertainment (2016) (Greece) (DVD) (3D blu-ray)
- Film1 (2017) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2017) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2016) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2016) (Argentina) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Air-Edel Associates (music services)
- Buzzy's Recording (post-production sound services)
- Digital One (post-production sound services)
- Dolby Atmos (in selected theatres)
- Fintage CAM (Collection Account Management)
- Focus Features (funding)
- Kodak (motion picture film)
- Laika Entertainment (funding)
- Maggie Begley Communications (publicity)
- Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) (approval certificate: no. 49911)
- Producers Guild of America (PGA) (acknowledgement)
- Technicolor (acknowledgement)
- Warner Bros. Records (soundtrack)
- Warner Bros. Sound (post-production sound services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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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| Taglines | The quest begins See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $60,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $12,608,372, 19 Aug 2016 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $76,257,813 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The Skeleton Demon (based on the Gashadokuro of Japanese folklore) is the largest stop-motion puppet to be built, standing at eighteen feet tall. See more » |
| Goofs | Kubo is told in his dream to "follow the setting sun" in order to find the helmet. He immediately wakes up and leads his group into the rising sun. Then the shadows indicate light is behind them, then in front again. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #14.33 (2016). See more » |
| Soundtracks | While My Guitar Gently Weeps See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The initial end credits appear over a background animation of characters and scenes from the film, as well as scenes from Japanese culture. After this, there is a time-lapse sequence that depicts the assembly of the giant skeleton demon. The credits then continue with images and short animations of elements of the film (characters, backgrounds, etc.) appearing beside the credits. See more » |
| Quotes |
Beetle:
I have a question. If I'm Beetle and you're Monkey, why isn't he called Boy? See more » |