Kubo and the Two Strings
“If you must blink, do it now!”
Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.
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Cast
22 people
Art Parkinson
Kubo (voice)
Known for
Game of Thrones
Dracula Untold
Charlize Theron
Monkey / Mother (voice)
Known for
Mad Max: Fury Road
Atomic Blonde
Matthew McConaughey
Beetle / Hanzo (voice)
Known for
Interstellar
Dallas Buyers Club
Brenda Vaccaro
Kameyo (voice)
Known for
Johnny Bravo
Gypsy
Ralph Fiennes
Moon King (voice)
Known for
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Schindler's List
Rooney Mara
The Sisters (voice)
Known for
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Lion
George Takei
Hosato (voice)
Known for
Star Trek
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Hashi (voice)
Known for
The Man in the High Castle
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Meyrick Murphy
Mari (voice)
Also in
The Walking Dead
A Belle for Christmas
Minae Noji
Minae (voice)
Known for
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie
Alpha Takahashi
Aiko (voice)
Also in
Passengers
Velma
Laura Miro
Miho (voice)
Also in
Memoirs of a Geisha
Waist Deep
Travis Knight Director · Chris Butler Screenplay Marc Haimes Screenplay
Worldwide gross $76M · Budget $60M · United States release August 19, 2016
Box office
Budget
$60,000,000
Worldwide gross
$76,249,438
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
LAIKA
Production
Focus Features
Studio · Production
Laika Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · August 13, 2016
Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
United States · August 19, 2016
Theatrical
United States · November 22, 2016
Digital · Digital HD
United States
November 22, 2016 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Argentina
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Australia
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Austria
October 28, 2016 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 28, 2016 · Theatrical
Bolivia
August 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 13, 2016 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
December 9, 2016 · Theatrical
Cambodia
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Canada
August 19, 2016 · Theatrical
Chile
September 15, 2016 · Theatrical
China
January 13, 2017 · Theatrical
Colombia
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Croatia
October 13, 2016 · Theatrical
Cyprus
August 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 6, 2016 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 22, 2016 · Theatrical
Ecuador
August 26, 2016 · Theatrical
Egypt
August 31, 2016 · Theatrical
Estonia
October 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Finland
September 9, 2016 · Theatrical
France
September 10, 2016 · Premiere · Deauville Film Festival
September 21, 2016 · Theatrical
January 31, 2017 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
March 5, 2025 · Physical · 4K UHD
Georgia
October 20, 2016 · Theatrical
Germany
October 27, 2016 · Theatrical
Greece
September 22, 2016 · Theatrical
December 19, 2016 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Hong Kong SAR China
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 6, 2016 · Theatrical
Iceland
September 9, 2016 · Theatrical
Indonesia
November 4, 2016 · Physical · DVD premiere
Ireland
September 9, 2016 · Theatrical
Israel
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Italy
November 3, 2016 · Theatrical
Japan
October 29, 2017 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
November 18, 2017 · Theatrical
Kuwait
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Latvia
October 21, 2016 · Theatrical
Lebanon
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Lithuania
October 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Malaysia
August 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 25, 2016 · Theatrical · Original and dub
February 1, 2017 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
New Zealand
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Norway
August 21, 2016 · Premiere · Norwegian International Film Festival
September 16, 2016 · Theatrical
Panama
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Paraguay
September 15, 2016 · Theatrical
Peru
August 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 12, 2016 · Theatrical
Poland
December 2, 2016 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Romania
October 14, 2016 · Theatrical
Russia
October 20, 2016 · Theatrical
Serbia
September 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Singapore
September 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Slovakia
October 6, 2016 · Theatrical
Slovenia
October 7, 2016 · Theatrical
South Africa
August 19, 2016 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 26, 2016 · Theatrical
Spain
August 26, 2016 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 23, 2016 · Theatrical
February 20, 2017 · Physical
Switzerland
September 21, 2016 · Theatrical · French
October 27, 2016 · Theatrical · German
November 3, 2016 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
August 19, 2016 · Theatrical
Thailand
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Ukraine
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 9, 2016 · Theatrical
December 16, 2024 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray
Uruguay
September 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Venezuela
September 2, 2016 · Theatrical
Vietnam
August 19, 2016 · Theatrical
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