Kubo is no traditional warrior. The young boy with bangs draped over his patched eye pulls out his shamisen (a three-stringed Japanese lute). Soon, his strumming sends the paper sitting in front of ...

We tell our own stories. We make our own destinies. These are lessons well worth taking to heart in a summer movie season peppered with franchise initiates and sequels, with all kinds of cinema ...

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 ...

KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS succeeds in creating a story that feels Japanese while being written and helmed by Americans. It’s mystical in a way that feels both possible and magical at the same time. The ...

Kubo’s quest stretches far and wide through the mystical realm of the Vastlands. With his protectors Monkey and Beetle by his side, Kubo unlocks more of his powers at every challenge, racing toward an ...

KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS hits theaters August 19th, 2016. An epic action-adventure from acclaimed animation studio LAIKA. Clever, kindhearted Kubo (voiced by Art Parkinson of “Game of Thrones”) ekes ...

Check out the wonderful first trailer for KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS, an epic action-adventure set in a fantastical Japan from acclaimed animation studio LAIKA. Clever, kindhearted Kubo (voiced by Art ...

From left, Beetle, Kubo and Monkey emerge from the forest and take in the beauty of the landscape in “Kubo and the Two Strings.” Laika Studios Focus Features Kubo and the Two Strings is stop-motion ...

An epic action-adventure from acclaimed animation studio LAIKA. Clever, kindhearted Kubo (voiced by Art Parkinson of “Game of Thrones”) ekes out a humble living, telling fantastical stories to the ...