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Kubo and the Two Strings

2016 · 102 min · Director: Travis Knight ★ IMDb 7.7 · 149,015 ratings

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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 monsters chase Kubo who, in order to survive, must locate a magical suit of armor once worn by his late father, a legendary Samurai warrior.

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Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Awe
  1. Awe30%
  2. Fear15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Adventure, Action, Animation. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Love

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Hope

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 38 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension53 %43 %22 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor54 %35 %28 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Sadness54 %30 %40 %33 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Love56 %39 %48 %40 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Sadness66 %55 %57 %39 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Sadness65 %53 %54 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Hope51 %36 %33 %27 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Hope49 %36 %19 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Humor60 %51 %11 %15 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension66 %57 %14 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Humor66 %57 %25 %33 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Tension73 %63 %32 %39 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Love71 %54 %39 %52 %
67.5 %≈ 69′Love64 %46 %43 %50 %
72.5 %≈ 74′Tension70 %59 %46 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 79′Love80 %71 %50 %49 %
82.5 %≈ 84′Tension83 %70 %48 %45 %
87.5 %≈ 89′Love83 %60 %47 %55 %
92.5 %≈ 94′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 99′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Icarus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

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Art Parkinson

Kubo (voice)

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Art Parkinson

Brenda Vaccaro

Kameyo (voice)

Ralph Fiennes

Moon King (voice)

Rooney Mara

The Sisters (voice)

George Takei

Hosato (voice)

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Hashi (voice)

MM
Meyrick Murphy

Mari (voice)

MN
Minae Noji

Minae (voice)

AT
Alpha Takahashi

Aiko (voice)

LM
Laura Miro

Miho (voice)

KT
Ken Takemoto

Ken (voice)

AA
Aaron Aoki

Villager (voice)

LD
Luke Donaldson

Villager (voice)

MS
Michael Sun Lee

Villager (voice)

CY
Cary Y. Mizobe

Villager (voice)

RM
Rachel Morihiro

Villager (voice)

TI
Thomas Isao Morinaka

Villager (voice)

SN
Saemi Nakamura

Villager (voice)

Details

Directed by
Travis Knight
Written by
Chris Butler, Marc Haimes, Shannon Tindle, Chris Butler
Type
Animation
Released
2016
Runtime
102 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 149,015 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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