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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.
Language
Budget$60,000,000
Revenue $76,249,438
English
Budget$60,000,000
Revenue $76,249,438
Keywords
japan
samurai
magic
forgiveness
stop motion
storytelling
origami
feudal japan
mother son relationship
Casts
Art Parkinson
Kubo (voice)
Charlize Theron
Monkey / Mother (voice)
Brenda Vaccaro
Kameyo (voice)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Hashi (voice)
Meyrick Murphy
Mari (voice)
George Takei
Hosato (voice)
Rooney Mara
The Sisters (voice)
Ralph Fiennes
Moon King (voice)
Matthew McConaughey
Beetle (voice)
Minae Noji
Minae (voice)
Alpha Takahashi
Aiko (voice)
Laura Miro
Miho (voice)
Ken Takemoto
Ken (voice)
Aaron Aoki
Villager (voice)
Luke Donaldson
Villager (voice)
Michael Sun Lee
Villager (voice)
Cary Y. Mizobe
Villager (voice)
Rachel Morihiro
Villager (voice)
Thomas Isao Morinaka
Villager (voice)
Saemi Nakamura
Villager (voice)
Zachary Alexander Rice
Villager (voice)
Mariel Sheets
Villager (voice)
Crews
Jason Stalman
Lead Animator
Malcolm Lamont
Lead Animator
Travis Knight
Director
Thiago Calçado
Animation
Jeff Croke
Animation
Helen Duckworth
Modeling
Charles Greenfield
Animation
Sean Gregory
Animation
Adam Lawthers
Animation
Matias Liebrecht
Animation
Kevin Parry
Animation
Florian Perinelle
Animation
Zachary Rahman
Animation
Justin M. Rasch
Animation
Brad Schiff
Animation Supervisor
Alexander Snow
Animation
Anthony Straus
Animation
Philippe Tardif
Animation
Carolyn Vale
Animation
David Vandervoort
Animation
Shannon Tindle
Story
Marc Haimes
Story
Travis Knight
Producer
Arianne Sutner
Producer
Dario Marianelli
Original Music Composer
Frank Passingham
Director of Photography
Christopher Murrie
Editor
Allison Jones
Casting
Daniel R. Casey
Production Design
Nelson Lowry
Production Design
Deborah Cook
Costume Design
Marc Haimes
Screenplay
Chris Butler
Screenplay
Steve Emerson
Special Effects Supervisor
Oliver Jones
Special Effects Supervisor
Brian McLean
Visual Effects
Travis Knight
Animation
Chris Butler
Head of Story
Shannon Tindle
Storyboard Artist
Shannon Tindle
Character Designer
Jocelyn Pascall
Associate Producer
Dario Marianelli
Orchestrator
Alice Bird
Art Direction
David E. Hall
Post Production Supervisor
Aaron Toney
Stunt Coordinator
Judy Cook
ADR Voice Casting
Ben Harris
Casting Associate
Peter Kousakis
Casting Assistant
Ashley Lambert
ADR Voice Casting
Megan Ganz
Thanks
Olivia Harrison
Thanks
Jay Kogen
Thanks
Dawn Yamada
Thanks
Danika Burtt
Accountant
Joe Gorski
CG Animator
Michelle Ross
CG Animator
Matthew Beightol
Compositor
Baptiste Rogron
Animation
Danail Kraev
Animation
Daniel Alderson
Animation
Daniel Gill
Animation
Jan-Erik Maas
Animation
Joel Hasse
Animation
Rachelle Lambden
Animation
Suzy Parr
Animation
Claudia Amatulli
Animation Coordinator
Alastair Macleod
Animation Technical Director
Casey Zander Anderson
Art Department Coordinator
Jake Carlson
Assistant Camera
Jesse Levitt
Assistant Camera
Mandy Hutchings
Assistant Editor
David J. Epstein
Assistant Production Coordinator
Richard Sevy
CG Supervisor
Tilman Paulin
Compositing Lead
Brice Shultz
Compositor
Daniel Leatherdale
Compositor
James Pina
Compositor
Mike Terpstra
Compositor
Nicholas Childs
Compositor
Sara Ireland
Compositor
Ean McNamara
Concept Artist
Lou Romano
Concept Artist
August Hall
Conceptual Design
Geoff Alexander
Conductor
Annika Schindler
Costumer
Colette Nickola
Costumer
Amelia 'Mia' Sires
Data Wrangler
Jason Potter
Data Wrangler
Nik Siefke
Data Wrangler
Curtis Darwin Zinn
Digital Compositor
Daniel Short
Digital Compositor
Valance Eisleben
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Mike Sowa
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Nancy Fuller
Digital Intermediate Producer
Samuel Wilson
First Assistant Director
Anthony Pitone
First Assistant Editor
Catherine Harper
Foley Artist
Gregg Barbanell
Foley Artist
Travis Crotts
Foley Editor
Darrin Mann
Foley Mixer
James WilderHancock
Gaffer
Trahern Wells
Gaffer
Josh Holtsclaw
Graphic Designer
Tim Garbutt
Graphic Designer
John Aoshima
Head of Story
David J. Rowe
Information Systems Manager
Billy Cabey
Layout
Jenniphur Ryan
Legal Services
Joe Strasser
Lighting Director
Joe Beckley
Matte Painter
Brian Tarlecki
Sound Mix Technician
Dominick Certo
Music Editor
James Bellamy
Music Editor
Sara Matarazzo
Music Supervisor
Clive Bell
Musician
Hibiki Ichikawa
Musician
Kevin Kmetz
Musician
Melissa Holding
Musician
Carlos Sotolongo
ADR Mixer
Christina Mackin
Producer's Assistant
Emily Shinyi Hsu
Producer's Assistant
Daniela Scovel
Production Assistant
Desiree Ong
Production Assistant
Tarō Gotō
Production Consultant
Tyler M. Saunders
Production Coordinator
Andrew Hollandsworth
Production Runner
Evan Hailstone
Production Runner
Kara Sinclair
Production Runner
Marina Capizzi
Production Runner
Matthew J.D. Thill
Production Runner
Joe Kortum
Prop Designer
Maggie Begley
Publicist
Tim Chau
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tim Chau
Sound Designer
Tim Chau
Supervising Sound Editor
Leigh-Alexandra Jacob
Scenic Artist
Nick Wollage
Score Engineer
Kj Pilar
Script Coordinator
Toby Froud
Sculptor
Alicia Cortes
Second Assistant Director
Holly Werner
Second Assistant Director
Jodi Clark
Second Assistant Director
Carl B. Hamilton
Set Designer
Andy Berry
Set Dresser
Owen Nelson
Software Engineer
Clayton Weber
Sound Editor
Thomas O'Neil Younkman
Sound Effects Editor
Eric Stolberg
Sound Recordist
Tim LeBlanc
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andy Bailey
Animation
Anthony Elworthy
Animation
Brian Leif Hansen
Animation
Dobrin Yanev
Animation
Gabe Sprenger
Animation
Ian Whitlock
Animation
Jeffrey Riley
Animation
Ludovic Berardo
Animation
Mike Hollenbeck
Animation
Phil Dale
Animation
Shawn Palmer
Story Artist
Brian Ormiston
Storyboard Artist
Emanuela Cozzi
Storyboard Artist
Graham Annable
Storyboard Artist
Julian Narino
Storyboard Artist
Mark Garcia
Storyboard Artist
Ovi Nedelcu
Storyboard Artist
John Henry Frankenhauser
Systems Administrators & Support
Nickolas Zolotko
Systems Administrators & Support
Brett Alexander Nichols
Third Assistant Director
Finley Mulligan
Third Assistant Director
Monica Fedrick
Title Graphics
Emily Greene
Visual Effects
Kim Slate
Visual Effects
Nick Mariana
Visual Effects
Phil Brotherton
Visual Effects
Takashi Kuboto
Visual Effects
Karl Kohlman
VFX Artist
Holly Webster
VFX Artist
Andrew Gotham
Visual Effects Coordinator
Melanie Pappenheim
Vocals
Backdrops & Posters
