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Summary:

A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armor worn by his father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.

Contributors:

Knight, Travis, 1973- , film director, film producer

Theron, Charlize , voice actor

Parkinson, Art, 2001- , voice actor

Fiennes, Ralph , voice actor

Vaccaro, Brenda, 1939- , voice actor

Mara, Rooney , voice actor

Takei, George, 1937- , voice actor

Tagawa, Cary-Hiroyuki , voice actor

McConaughey, Matthew, 1969- , voice actor

Haimes, Marc, 1971- , screenwriter

Butler, Chris, 1974- , screenwriter

Tindle, Shannon , screenwriter

Sutner, Arianne , film producer

Passingham, Frank , director of photography

Murrie, Christopher , editor of moving image work

Marianelli, Dario , composer

Focus Features , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

LAIKA (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English
Spanish
French

Language Notes:

English or dubbed Spanish dialogue; optional English described video (DVS); optional Spanish or French subtitles; optional English SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing).

Included Works:

Kubo and the two strings (Motion picture)

Subjects:

Armor — Juvenile films

Boys — Juvenile films

Fathers and sons — Juvenile films

Armor — Drama

Boys — Japan — Drama

Fathers and sons — Japan — Drama

Magic — Drama

Armor

Boys

Fathers and sons

Magic

Japan

Genres:

Motion pictures

Children's films

Animated films

Fiction films

Feature films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities

Drama

Juvenile works

System Details:

Blu-ray; 1080p high-definition widescreen (2.40:1); DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English), DVS Dolby digital 2.0 (English), DTS digital surround 5.1 (Spanish); requires Blu-ray player.

Performers:

Cast: Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, Ralph Fiennes, Brenda Vaccaro, Rooney Mara, George Takei, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Matthew McConaughey.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Frank Passingham ; editing, Christopher Murrie ; music, Dario Marianelli.

General Notes:

Widescreen (2.40:1)
Originally released as an animated feature in 2016.
Bonus features: Kubo's journey (Blu-ray only); Japanese inspiration (DVD only); Corners of the earth; Feature commentary with director/producer; and more.

Audience:

MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements, scary images, action and peril.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (1 hr., 42 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

(Blu-ray) digital; (Blu-ray) optical; (Blu-ray) surround; (Blu-ray) DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English); (Blu-ray) DVS Dolby digital 2.0 (English); (Blu-ray) DTS digital 5.1 (Spanish)

Digital Characteristics:

(Blu-ray) video file; (Blu-ray) Blu-ray; (Blu-ray) 1080p high definition; (Blu-ray) region A

Call Numbers:

KUB 2016 BLU

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 025192306365
Publisher Number, Universal: 62174366 (container)
Publisher Number, Universal: 595383 (Blu-ray)

OCLC Numbers:

993482575
963965265 [Invalid]