Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States, United Kingdom
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
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.
- japan
- samurai
- magic
- forgiveness
- stop motion
- storytelling
- origami
- feudal japan
- mother son relationship
- 3d animation
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Art Parkinson
Kubo (voice)
Charlize Theron
Monkey / Mother (voice)
Matthew McConaughey
Beetle / Hanzo (voice)
Brenda Vaccaro
Kameyo (voice)
- Ralph Fiennes — Moon King (voice)
- Rooney Mara — The Sisters (voice)
- George Takei — Hosato (voice)
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa — Hashi (voice)
- Meyrick Murphy — Mari (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)
- Directed
- Travis Knight
- Written
- Shannon Tindle, Chris Butler, Marc Haimes
Production
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 · 3,908 ratings
- Studio
- LAIKA
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
