Kubo and the Two Strings
- director: Travis Knight
- actor: Art Parkinson Brenda Vaccaro Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa George Takei
- writer: Chris Butler Marc Haimes
Synopsis:
Clever, kindhearted Kubo (voiced by Art Parkinson) ekes out a humble living, telling stories to the people of his seaside town including Hosato (George Takei), Hashi (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) and Kamekichi (Brenda Vaccaro). But his relatively quiet existence is shattered when he accidentally summons a spirit from his past which storms down from the heavens to enforce an age-old vendetta.
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