2016 · 102 min · PG

Kubo and the Two Strings

Name: Kubo and the Two Strings
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family
Released: 2016
Duration: 102 min
Cast: Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey, Brenda Vaccaro, Ralph Fiennes

Directed by Travis Knight · Animation, Adventure, Family

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) is a Animation film, directed by Travis Knight set in Japan during the Middle Ages. It runs 102 minutes and is rated PG.

Themes of family & loyalty, memory & nostalgia, and grief & loss run throughout.

Composer

Dario Marianelli

Cinematography

Frank Passingham

Cast

Art ParkinsonCharlize TheronMatthew McConaugheyBrenda VaccaroRalph FiennesRooney MaraGeorge TakeiCary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Japan

Setting

Rural Mountain

When

Medieval

Premise & themes

Themes

Family & Loyalty Memory & Nostalgia Grief & Loss

Tone

WhimsicalMelancholicHopeful

Shape

Protagonist

Child LeadSolo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

1962
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1967
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Premise & themes

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