1. If you must blink, do it now.Copy !req
2. Pay careful attention
to everything you see and hear,Copy !req
3. no matter how unusual it may seem.Copy !req
4. And please be warned,Copy !req
5. if you fidget, if you look away,Copy !req
6. if you forget any part of what I tell you,Copy !req
7. even for an instant,Copy !req
8. then our hero will surely perish.Copy !req
9. His name is Kubo.Copy !req
10. His grandfather stole something from him.Copy !req
11. And that really is the least of it.Copy !req
12. Ow!Copy !req
13. Well, hello, Kubo.Copy !req
14. How was it today?Copy !req
15. It wasn't a bad crowd.Copy !req
16. I got two pennies and a lint ball.Copy !req
17. This is pretty good lint.Copy !req
18. And what have you got planned for today?Copy !req
19. Oh, you know, the usual.Copy !req
20. - Monsters?
- Of course.Copy !req
21. You think you can work
in a fire-breathing chicken?Copy !req
22. The chicken again?Copy !req
23. The chicken is funny.Copy !req
24. A touch of comedy to balance
the whole thing out.Copy !req
25. They're gonna be throwing money
at you. I just know it.Copy !req
26. Uh, they'll throw something at you.
I don't know.Copy !req
27. Okay, I'll see what I can do.Copy !req
28. And do you plan on finishing
the story this time, young man?Copy !req
29. If you must blink, do it now.Copy !req
30. Yay!Copy !req
31. Pay careful attention to
everything you see and hear,Copy !req
32. no matter how unusual it may seem.Copy !req
33. And please be warned,
if you fidget, if you look away,Copy !req
34. if you forget any part of what I tell you,Copy !req
35. even for an instant,
then our hero will surely perish.Copy !req
36. Hanzo was a mighty samurai,
but he was alone.Copy !req
37. His family taken from him,
his kingdom in ruins,Copy !req
38. and his army destroyed
by the dreaded Moon King.Copy !req
39. You may recall, Hanzo was
roaming the distant Far LandsCopy !req
40. in search of a magical suit of armor.Copy !req
41. The only weapon in the whole worldCopy !req
42. that could protect him
from the power of the Moon King.Copy !req
43. This armor was made up of three pieces.Copy !req
44. - The first...
- Oh! I know! I know!Copy !req
45. The sword unbreakable.Copy !req
46. The second...Copy !req
47. The breastplate...Copy !req
48. Impenetrable.Copy !req
49. Impenetra-bubble!Copy !req
50. Yeah!Copy !req
51. And finally, the third weapon,
the final piece of the armor...Copy !req
52. I know this one. Pick me!Copy !req
53. The helmet invulnerable!Copy !req
54. Before Hanzo could claim the armorCopy !req
55. and unite the pieces
to reveal their true power,Copy !req
56. he was attacked by the Moon King's beast.Copy !req
57. Oh, yes!Copy !req
58. Kill the chicken! Rip it to pieces.Copy !req
59. Oh, my.Copy !req
60. Hanzo was filled with rage.Copy !req
61. His soul tormented by the grief
of a family stolen from him!Copy !req
62. At last, our hero was face-to-face
with his nemesis, the Moon King.Copy !req
63. So, be sure to come back tomorrow.Copy !req
64. What? Oh, come on!Copy !req
65. People like an ending.Copy !req
66. Where are you going?Copy !req
67. No, you can't... You can't leave!Copy !req
68. Kubo.Copy !req
69. - Kubo.
- Yes, Mother.Copy !req
70. I'm here.Copy !req
71. Hungry?Copy !req
72. And even though he could barely seeCopy !req
73. his own hand in front of his face,Copy !req
74. Hanzo and his army of loyal samuraiCopy !req
75. pressed on through the blizzard.Copy !req
76. And suddenly, as quickly
as it had started,Copy !req
77. the storm cleared before him.Copy !req
78. Hanzo breathed a sigh of relief,
for he was home.Copy !req
79. His fortress?Copy !req
80. - The Beetle Clan castle!
- Yes.Copy !req
81. At the very edge of the Far Lands,Copy !req
82. hidden from the Moon King
by powerful magic.Copy !req
83. And then what happened,
when he got to the castle?Copy !req
84. When who got to the castle?Copy !req
85. Hanzo! My father!Copy !req
86. Hanzo... Hanzo was at the castle?Copy !req
87. He...Copy !req
88. Just give me a second. I'm...Copy !req
89. No.Copy !req
90. It's gone. I can't...Copy !req
91. I'm sorry, Kubo.Copy !req
92. Perhaps I could recall a different story.Copy !req
93. Mother, what was Father like?Copy !req
94. Oh.Copy !req
95. This one is easy.Copy !req
96. Hanzo was a mighty warrior,
skilled with sword and bow.Copy !req
97. No, what was he really like?Copy !req
98. When he wasn't fighting,
when he was with us.Copy !req
99. He was just like you.Copy !req
100. - Like me?
- Yes.Copy !req
101. Strong, and clever, and funny,Copy !req
102. and, oh, so handsome.Copy !req
103. - Ugh. Mother.
- Come on!Copy !req
104. Never forget how much he loved you, Kubo.Copy !req
105. He died protecting us.Copy !req
106. - Did the Moon King...
- Uh.Copy !req
107. Your grandfather.Copy !req
108. Did Grandfather and your sisters
really kill my father?Copy !req
109. It can't be true, can it?Copy !req
110. They're family.Copy !req
111. No, they are monsters.Copy !req
112. Grandfather and my sisters
stole your eye, Kubo.Copy !req
113. They must never find you again. Never!Copy !req
114. You must always stay hidden
from the night sky,Copy !req
115. or they will find you
and they'll take you away from me.Copy !req
116. Promise me you will never let this happen.Copy !req
117. Promise me, Kubo!Copy !req
118. Don't be sad, Kubo.Copy !req
119. Kubo?Copy !req
120. Remember what you must do, Kubo?Copy !req
121. Remember?Copy !req
122. Keep you with me at all times, Mr. Monkey.Copy !req
123. And?Copy !req
124. And keep Father's robe
on my back at all times.Copy !req
125. Yes, Kubo.Copy !req
126. And there's one more thing.Copy !req
127. Never, ever stay out after dark.Copy !req
128. Huh?Copy !req
129. Remember?Copy !req
130. - Yes, Mr. Monkey.
- Good boy.Copy !req
131. Bedtime.Copy !req
132. Mother, wake up. You're dreaming.Copy !req
133. No. Kubo.Copy !req
134. Kubo, is that you?Copy !req
135. Yes, Mother. I'm here.Copy !req
136. Kubo, what happened to your eye?Copy !req
137. Paper boy!Copy !req
138. Here, here!Copy !req
139. Come on. Come on.Copy !req
140. Come sit next to me.
I got us a good spot here.Copy !req
141. What do you think?Copy !req
142. I got myself all spruced up
for the big day.Copy !req
143. Mmm.Copy !req
144. I do so love the festival.Copy !req
145. A time to celebrate.Copy !req
146. You know, it's a shame
you never stay past sundown.Copy !req
147. There's fireworks,
and singing, and dancing,Copy !req
148. and feasting, of course.Copy !req
149. But the best part of all...Copy !req
150. Do you see those lamps and altars?Copy !req
151. We use those to speak to
the loved ones that left us behind.Copy !req
152. We listen to their tales,Copy !req
153. and guide their safe return
to the blissful pure land.Copy !req
154. Really? Did you speak to someone?Copy !req
155. Yes, I did. My husband.Copy !req
156. His voice was as clear and loudCopy !req
157. as the one you use for your stories.Copy !req
158. In 72 years, he never had a thing to say.Copy !req
159. Now he's gone, I can't shut him up.Copy !req
160. You have someone you wanna talk to, huh?Copy !req
161. Very much.Copy !req
162. Well, what's stopping you?Copy !req
163. Don't I need a lamp?Copy !req
164. Well, I'll bet you could make
a really nice oneCopy !req
165. with that paper folding thing you do.Copy !req
166. You see, not just a pretty face, huh?Copy !req
167. Now, hurry along.Copy !req
168. Go! There's still time before dark.Copy !req
169. Go! Get out of here.Copy !req
170. Place the lamp at the altar.Copy !req
171. Very good.Copy !req
172. What do we do next, Daddy?Copy !req
173. Now we pray.Copy !req
174. We ask her spirit
to honor us with its light.Copy !req
175. Grandma, will you please honor...Copy !req
176. Shh.Copy !req
177. Softly, softly.Copy !req
178. Hello, Father. I hope you're well.Copy !req
179. I mean, I know you're dead,
but I hope everything is okay.Copy !req
180. Look, it's your robe.Copy !req
181. Mother says I'll grow into it.Copy !req
182. She says you were a great leader
who died protecting me.Copy !req
183. Saving one of my eyes.Copy !req
184. Two would have been ideal,
but thanks anyway.Copy !req
185. Father, I'm worried about Mother.Copy !req
186. With every day that goes by,
she drifts further away.Copy !req
187. She talks a lot about you, but...Copy !req
188. But I just don't know.Copy !req
189. I don't think she remembers
what's real anymore.Copy !req
190. I don't know what's real anymore.Copy !req
191. I just wish you were here,Copy !req
192. so I could talk to you, see you,Copy !req
193. find out what I should do.Copy !req
194. Daddy, Daddy, she's here! Grandma is here!Copy !req
195. Now it's time for the final part.Copy !req
196. We have to help her
get back to the spirit world.Copy !req
197. But she just got here.Copy !req
198. Come on.Copy !req
199. Father? Hello?Copy !req
200. Anytime.Copy !req
201. Fine!Copy !req
202. I don't need you anyway.Copy !req
203. Kubo.Copy !req
204. I'm sorry.Copy !req
205. Kubo.Copy !req
206. Kubo.Copy !req
207. Little boy.Copy !req
208. What happened to your eye?Copy !req
209. Who are you? How do you know my name?Copy !req
210. We are your family, Kubo.Copy !req
211. Your mother's sisters.Copy !req
212. And we've been looking
for you for so long.Copy !req
213. It's so lovely to meet you, Kubo.Copy !req
214. Face-to-face.Copy !req
215. Come, Kubo. Come to your aunties.Copy !req
216. No reason to be afraid, Kubo.Copy !req
217. We just need your other eye.Copy !req
218. Your grandfather admires it so.Copy !req
219. Help! Help!Copy !req
220. Somebody help!Copy !req
221. Help! Look out!Copy !req
222. Run!Copy !req
223. We're here, Kubo.Copy !req
224. Your family has come for you.Copy !req
225. Kubo.Copy !req
226. Mother.Copy !req
227. Kubo, you must find the armor.
It's your only chance.Copy !req
228. Remember this.Copy !req
229. Mother! Mother! No!Copy !req
230. Mother!Copy !req
231. Kubo.Copy !req
232. Kubo!Copy !req
233. Can you hear me, Kubo?Copy !req
234. I said your mother is gone.Copy !req
235. Your village is destroyed.
Burned to the ground.Copy !req
236. We landed here in the Far Lands.Copy !req
237. Your enemies aren't far behind.Copy !req
238. We must search for shelter
before your grandfather comes.Copy !req
239. We need to go now.Copy !req
240. Come on, get up, let's go.Copy !req
241. Once we're inside,Copy !req
242. you might be tempted
to complain about the odor.Copy !req
243. Keep in mind my sense of smell
is 10 times stronger than yours.Copy !req
244. You have questions, I can tell.Copy !req
245. - Who...
- You get three.Copy !req
246. I think I have more.Copy !req
247. Three, but first you're gonna eat.Copy !req
248. Why only three?Copy !req
249. - Okay, that was your first question.
- What?Copy !req
250. I don't understand what's happening!Copy !req
251. Who are you?Copy !req
252. You don't recognize me?Copy !req
253. All these years, you had
to keep me in your pack.Copy !req
254. Well, now you know why.Copy !req
255. But you were a wooden charm.Copy !req
256. You were this big.Copy !req
257. I called that charm "Mr. Monkey."Copy !req
258. And if I were alive at that point,
I might have found that insulting.Copy !req
259. Look, your mother used the last
of her magic to save youCopy !req
260. and bring me to life.Copy !req
261. Here. Drink.Copy !req
262. - It smells.
- Everything in here smells.Copy !req
263. - Drink it.
- I don't want it.Copy !req
264. I said drink it.Copy !req
265. You're a mean monkey, aren't you?Copy !req
266. Yes. Yes, I am. And that's three.Copy !req
267. You're out of questions now,
so just listen.Copy !req
268. I'm here to protect you, Kubo.Copy !req
269. And that means you have to do as I say.Copy !req
270. So, if you don't eat, you'll be weak.Copy !req
271. If you're weak, you'll be slow.Copy !req
272. If you're slow, you'll die.Copy !req
273. It's too hot!Copy !req
274. Drink.Copy !req
275. Oh, excuse me.Copy !req
276. Okay, you better start
taking this seriously, Kubo.Copy !req
277. This is real. This is not a story.Copy !req
278. Those things, your aunts,
they never get hungry.Copy !req
279. They never sleep.Copy !req
280. They will find you!Copy !req
281. And if we're not prepared,Copy !req
282. they'll kill me and take your other eye.Copy !req
283. What are we gonna do?Copy !req
284. We're going to find the armor.Copy !req
285. It's the only thing that can protect you.Copy !req
286. So it's real. Really real.Copy !req
287. Don't worry. I'm not going to keep it.Copy !req
288. I pulled that from her head.Copy !req
289. I didn't mean to.Copy !req
290. Your mother was very powerful.Copy !req
291. She blessed your robesCopy !req
292. so that when the need was most,
they would fly you away.Copy !req
293. She used the last of that power
to bring me to life.Copy !req
294. This bracelet, her hair, it's a memory.Copy !req
295. And memories are powerful things, Kubo.Copy !req
296. Never lose it.Copy !req
297. One more question?Copy !req
298. Last one.Copy !req
299. Do you know where it is?Copy !req
300. The armor?Copy !req
301. No. No, I don't.Copy !req
302. Now, go to sleep.Copy !req
303. Goodnight, Monkey.Copy !req
304. Kubo.Copy !req
305. Kubo.Copy !req
306. You were talking in your sleep.Copy !req
307. You were dreaming,
calling out to your father,Copy !req
308. and then the paper flew out of your
bag and folded itself into him.Copy !req
309. He's been standing there
for hours, quietly judging us.Copy !req
310. I'm not even convinced
this counts as origami.Copy !req
311. I could swear scissors were involved.Copy !req
312. Ow.Copy !req
313. Back home in the cave,
my mother's dreams did this,Copy !req
314. and the paper always unfolded
itself by morning.Copy !req
315. What's that about?Copy !req
316. What are you doing?Copy !req
317. I guess this is how my father answered me.Copy !req
318. I'm tempted to say
that entrusting our fateCopy !req
319. to the guidance of a small paper manCopy !req
320. seems like a bad idea.Copy !req
321. But it's the best bad idea we have.Copy !req
322. You're growing stronger.Copy !req
323. You might not wanna look
quite so pleased about that.Copy !req
324. We grow stronger,
the world grows more dangerous.Copy !req
325. Life has a funny way
of keeping things balanced.Copy !req
326. Monkey, do you ever say
anything encouraging?Copy !req
327. I encourage you not to die.Copy !req
328. "I encourage you not to die."Copy !req
329. Mosquitoes. Annoying.Copy !req
330. Wasn't me, I swear.Copy !req
331. Paper runs out, as does patience.Copy !req
332. I didn't ask them to do that.Copy !req
333. The second time.Copy !req
334. I didn't! At least, not exactly.Copy !req
335. I mean, I felt it, but...Copy !req
336. Magic is not meant to be easy.Copy !req
337. You need to learn control.Copy !req
338. Concentrate on what you're doing,
and always remember,Copy !req
339. don't mess with the monkey.Copy !req
340. Tread carefully, Kubo.
This isn't one of your stories.Copy !req
341. How do you know? Maybe it is.Copy !req
342. And I'm the valiant hero
and you're the mean monkey.Copy !req
343. Heroes come and go.Copy !req
344. Any moment, something terrible
could come out of nowhere and...Copy !req
345. Monkey!Copy !req
346. Kubo!Copy !req
347. Monkey, wait.Copy !req
348. He wasn't trying to hurt me.Copy !req
349. He just wanted...Copy !req
350. - Hanzo.
- Hanzo?Copy !req
351. Hanzo.Copy !req
352. I still think I'm gonna stab him.Copy !req
353. Why must you always assume the worst?Copy !req
354. Oh! Oh! Pardon me for not trusting
this giant, spiky, insect-monsterCopy !req
355. that just kidnapped you.Copy !req
356. Hanzo. Yes, I remember him.Copy !req
357. I think, maybe, he was my master.Copy !req
358. What? What did you say?Copy !req
359. We had a crest. A samurai crest.Copy !req
360. Have you seen this crest before?Copy !req
361. This is a miracle.Copy !req
362. You have our robes.Copy !req
363. You're wearing our robes!Copy !req
364. Why are you wearing our robes?Copy !req
365. He doesn't have to answer your questions.Copy !req
366. Anyway, who are you?Copy !req
367. Many years ago, I was cursed.Copy !req
368. Trapped in this cursed state.Copy !req
369. Cursed to wander the Far Lands.Copy !req
370. Cursed or curs-ed.Copy !req
371. No comrades, no master.Copy !req
372. Not even a name or a single memoryCopy !req
373. of the noble warrior I once was.Copy !req
374. You used to be a man?Copy !req
375. No, not just any man.Copy !req
376. A samurai.Copy !req
377. I mean, I'm pretty certain.Copy !req
378. Look, I had the stuff.Copy !req
379. I mean, I'm either a samurai
or a really bad hoarder.Copy !req
380. Either way, inside my thorax
beats the heart of a warrior.Copy !req
381. If you have no memory,
how can you be certain of anything?Copy !req
382. Because I get flashes.Copy !req
383. They come about from objects
I find on my travels.Copy !req
384. Sometimes it's a sound.Copy !req
385. Or a smell.Copy !req
386. You must get a lot of flashes.Copy !req
387. The memories, they fade.Copy !req
388. And all I'm left with
is the sense that I wasCopy !req
389. once part of something much greater.Copy !req
390. Monkey, can I tell him?Copy !req
391. I really don't think that's a good idea.Copy !req
392. - He has a right.
- Absolutely not.Copy !req
393. - But... I...
- No "buts." No!Copy !req
394. - What? Tell me what?
- Hanzo was my father.Copy !req
395. Kubo!Copy !req
396. This is a miracle.Copy !req
397. I have found the son of my master.Copy !req
398. - Don't even.
- Oh.Copy !req
399. Whatever brings you to these lands,
whatever your quest,Copy !req
400. it is now my quest, too.Copy !req
401. I will join you, and I will give
my life for you, if necessary.Copy !req
402. Wow. You will?Copy !req
403. What? Do you think that's possible?Copy !req
404. Look, kid, I mean, I know how these
quests go. People die all the time.Copy !req
405. They drop like flies. That doesn't matter.Copy !req
406. 'Cause I have a feeling
this is my destiny.Copy !req
407. No, it isn't!Copy !req
408. We can't trust anything you say,Copy !req
409. because you can't trust anything you say.Copy !req
410. We don't know anything about you.Copy !req
411. Monkey, you said it yourself.Copy !req
412. Our quest is a difficult one.Copy !req
413. A samurai, even a cursed one
with no memory, that looks like a bug,Copy !req
414. could be helpful.Copy !req
415. Yes, I am certain I could be helpful.Copy !req
416. Indispensable.Copy !req
417. In what way?Copy !req
418. Firing an arrow into a wall
is hardly what I call...Copy !req
419. Impressive.Copy !req
420. Oh, look at that.Copy !req
421. Literally, the first time
I've ever done it.Copy !req
422. Just tell me of our quest,Copy !req
423. and I will quickly demonstrate
my numerous indispensabilities.Copy !req
424. Well, that's kind of a long story.Copy !req
425. You've got my attention.
I promise I won't even blink.Copy !req
426. I actually don't think I even can blink.Copy !req
427. - Do I have eyelids?
- Fine.Copy !req
428. Walk and talk. Hanzo has found a path.Copy !req
429. So, you used to be a toy monkey.Copy !req
430. Kubo, I really don't see
how this part is important to our story.Copy !req
431. I kept her in my pocket.
She was only like this big.Copy !req
432. - Okay, Kubo, that's enough.
- Tiny.Copy !req
433. And she was called "Mr. Monkey."Copy !req
434. I wasn't a toy. I was a charm.Copy !req
435. Of course you were.Copy !req
436. That doesn't look good.Copy !req
437. Don't touch anything.Copy !req
438. He did it.Copy !req
439. Okay.Copy !req
440. No. No. No.Copy !req
441. Yes.Copy !req
442. Kubo, look.Copy !req
443. The sword unbreakable.Copy !req
444. It could be a trap.Copy !req
445. Allow me.Copy !req
446. What, it's not a trap if you do it?Copy !req
447. Stealth is my middle name.Copy !req
448. You don't even have a first name.Copy !req
449. Don't worry. I got this.Copy !req
450. The mighty Beetle is victorious!Copy !req
451. I don't got this.Copy !req
452. I don't got this!Copy !req
453. Oh, for crying out loud!Copy !req
454. I invoke the sword unbreakable!Copy !req
455. It broke.Copy !req
456. So, does it just mean the handle or...Copy !req
457. I'm a little disappointed
with this magic sword.Copy !req
458. It's not the right sword, you idiot!Copy !req
459. Look!Copy !req
460. The sword! It's in his head.Copy !req
461. Hey! I've got a bone to pick with you.Copy !req
462. See, because he's made of bones.Copy !req
463. You're an embarrassment.Copy !req
464. Uh...Copy !req
465. This is problematic.Copy !req
466. Enough with the arrows!Copy !req
467. Oh, foot!Copy !req
468. You can fly?Copy !req
469. Apparently, yes!Copy !req
470. Are you sure it isn't
the sword unfindable?Copy !req
471. I think I found it!Copy !req
472. A hand here. Anyone?Copy !req
473. Anyone else?Copy !req
474. Kubo!Copy !req
475. - Kubo!
- Monkey!Copy !req
476. Whoa!Copy !req
477. - No!
- Kubo!Copy !req
478. Huh.Copy !req
479. Yes!Copy !req
480. Thank goodness that's over.Copy !req
481. Everything turning black.Copy !req
482. Then open your eyes.Copy !req
483. Oh.Copy !req
484. I can't feel my wings.Copy !req
485. You didn't even know
you had them five minutes ago.Copy !req
486. Stop wriggling.Copy !req
487. Here.Copy !req
488. Is that feeling better?Copy !req
489. Oh, yeah. A little to the left.Copy !req
490. Down, just a bit.Copy !req
491. Right there. That's good.Copy !req
492. Wait, you're being nice to me.Copy !req
493. Shh. Don't tell anyone.Copy !req
494. We did it, Beetle.Copy !req
495. We got the sword.Copy !req
496. Whoa. Put that down, it's sharp!Copy !req
497. Ooh. Mmm.Copy !req
498. Okay, we're done here. Get up.Copy !req
499. We have a lot of walking to do.Copy !req
500. You can't be serious.Copy !req
501. I'm always serious.Copy !req
502. Are you two going to fight, again?Copy !req
503. Of course not.
We're having a grown-up conversation.Copy !req
504. You're going to fight again.Copy !req
505. Kubo, just go over there
and play with something.Copy !req
506. Not that!Copy !req
507. Monkey, this is the Long Lake.Copy !req
508. We can't walk around it.Copy !req
509. We need to swim across.Copy !req
510. I can carry Kubo.Copy !req
511. "Carry Kubo." That's your better idea?Copy !req
512. Look, I appreciate your help. I really do.Copy !req
513. But when it comes to the boy,Copy !req
514. - I know what's best.
- Oh, is that right?Copy !req
515. And what's best is not to be
fielding ideas from a talking cockroach.Copy !req
516. This coming from a talking monkey.Copy !req
517. I can still hear you, you know.Copy !req
518. Then play louder.Copy !req
519. This conversation is over.
Monkeys don't swim.Copy !req
520. Not to worry. Monkey see, monkey do.Copy !req
521. How long have you been
waiting to say that?Copy !req
522. Ever since I met you.Copy !req
523. Hey, what were we grown-up
conversation-ing about?Copy !req
524. You're ridiculous.
You're just absolutely ridiculous.Copy !req
525. Ridiculous!Copy !req
526. Crossing the lake is a ridiculous idea.Copy !req
527. It's not your fault.
There's no sense left in your head.Copy !req
528. I think I resent that.Copy !req
529. I may not know everything...Copy !req
530. - Anything.
- Anything.Copy !req
531. But I do know Kubo is more
capable than you think he is.Copy !req
532. You're being a tiny
bit overprotective here.Copy !req
533. I'm being a lot overprotective here.Copy !req
534. It's my job to make sure Kubo
is safe, and that is not safe.Copy !req
535. You... You are not safe.Copy !req
536. Kubo is just a child.Copy !req
537. And an incredibly gifted one.
He just saved our lives.Copy !req
538. Yes, he's very powerful,
but he still has much to learn!Copy !req
539. What?Copy !req
540. Well, fast learner.Copy !req
541. Did you know you could do that?Copy !req
542. Show off.Copy !req
543. Okay, now take a deep breath.Copy !req
544. Clear your mind.Copy !req
545. Guess I got that part covered.Copy !req
546. Now, draw back slowly. That's it.Copy !req
547. Close one eye.
Guess you got that part covered.Copy !req
548. Concentrate on what is directly
in front of you.Copy !req
549. Let everything else fall away.Copy !req
550. And release!Copy !req
551. Yeah!Copy !req
552. Perfect shot!Copy !req
553. Not bad.Copy !req
554. And what's your plan for getting
the fish into the boat,Copy !req
555. so we can actually eat it?Copy !req
556. Well, I said I was teaching him
how to shoot, not fish.Copy !req
557. Fishing is tomorrow's lesson.Copy !req
558. - Give me that.
- Whoa.Copy !req
559. Grabby monkey.Copy !req
560. Now try it.Copy !req
561. Pull back and...Copy !req
562. Whoo-hoo!Copy !req
563. A rope.Copy !req
564. It's a pretty good idea.Copy !req
565. Hmm. And you're not an awful shot.Copy !req
566. Okay, now you two are being weird.Copy !req
567. Um...Copy !req
568. We're going to need
something to cut this with.Copy !req
569. Sword unbreakable.Copy !req
570. Must you play with your food?Copy !req
571. Yes.Copy !req
572. What's the matter, Kubo?Copy !req
573. You act like you've never had a mealCopy !req
574. sitting between a monkey
and a beetle before.Copy !req
575. I've never had a meal sitting
between anyone before.Copy !req
576. Come on, eat. You need energy.Copy !req
577. And this is much better than whale soup.Copy !req
578. Kubo, question.Copy !req
579. Before you started on your heroic
quest, what were you like?Copy !req
580. Well, I looked after my mother mostly.Copy !req
581. And I told stories about mighty
warriors seeking revengeCopy !req
582. with battles, and monsters, and magic.Copy !req
583. I was pretty good at telling them.Copy !req
584. Not so good at ending them.Copy !req
585. Sometimes I would tell my mother
stories about little things.Copy !req
586. Like skimming rocks across the riverCopy !req
587. or catching fireflies
in the mulberry fields.Copy !req
588. And when I told those stories,
I could see her eyes were mostly clear.Copy !req
589. I could tell she saw me.Copy !req
590. Really saw me.Copy !req
591. I could see her, too.Copy !req
592. Her real self.Copy !req
593. Her spirit trying to fight its way out.Copy !req
594. It was beautiful.Copy !req
595. You know something, Kubo?Copy !req
596. Back when you just told stories,
before you went on this great adventure,Copy !req
597. you were still very much a hero.Copy !req
598. We're gonna have to head for shore.Copy !req
599. Find a hiding place and...Copy !req
600. The second piece of armor.Copy !req
601. The breastplate.Copy !req
602. It's down there?Copy !req
603. Okay, I got it.Copy !req
604. - Beetle, wait!
- No, don't worry.Copy !req
605. Beetles can hold their breath
under water for a very long time.Copy !req
606. What? Since when?Copy !req
607. It's a well-known fact, Monkey.Copy !req
608. So, you don't remember anything
at all, but beetles swimming?Copy !req
609. That's what sticks in there?Copy !req
610. No, Beetle.Copy !req
611. My mother told me
a story about the Long Lake.Copy !req
612. There's something under the water.Copy !req
613. Oh, yeah?Copy !req
614. Um...Copy !req
615. What kind of something?Copy !req
616. She said there was a garden of eyes,Copy !req
617. eyes that stare into you, into your soul.Copy !req
618. They show you secrets, things
to keep you down there with them.Copy !req
619. Forever.Copy !req
620. Okay.Copy !req
621. Well, I won't look
directly into anyone's eyes,Copy !req
622. even if I'm being incredibly sincere.Copy !req
623. You're gonna miss me, Monkey.Copy !req
624. Be careful.Copy !req
625. He's searching for the armor
just like his insolent father.Copy !req
626. Yes, sister.Copy !req
627. Then we must ensure he
does not find what remains.Copy !req
628. Monkey, I think he's in trouble!Copy !req
629. We should help him.Copy !req
630. Kubo, your aunts are still out there.
I'm sorry.Copy !req
631. But we have to head for shore.Copy !req
632. Kubo!Copy !req
633. Kubo.Copy !req
634. Look at this.Copy !req
635. I come fishing and all I reel in
is a stinking ape.Copy !req
636. How pathetic that this filthy creatureCopy !req
637. is all that's left of my sister's magic.Copy !req
638. This filthy creature will tear you apart!Copy !req
639. Kubo.Copy !req
640. Kubo?Copy !req
641. I have crushed creatures who could
fit this world on their fingernail.Copy !req
642. This victory brings me no honor.Copy !req
643. Imagine how you're going
to feel when you lose.Copy !req
644. I felt loss only once.Copy !req
645. Eleven years ago, I lost my sister.Copy !req
646. She fell in love with a fool
and betrayed our father!Copy !req
647. She was an ungrateful coward!Copy !req
648. Who's the coward now?Copy !req
649. I got it! I got it!Copy !req
650. Beetle, what happened? Where's Kubo?Copy !req
651. Um...Copy !req
652. Uh-oh.Copy !req
653. Get back down there! He's in trouble!Copy !req
654. I got it.Copy !req
655. Mother. Mother.Copy !req
656. Mother. Mother.Copy !req
657. Mother.Copy !req
658. It never fails to amaze meCopy !req
659. how the creatures down here fight
so hard just to die another day.Copy !req
660. Down here, there are
days worth fighting for.Copy !req
661. There is nothing down here worth anything!Copy !req
662. It's pathetic what happened to my sister.Copy !req
663. I looked up to her. She was so strong.Copy !req
664. And love made her weak.Copy !req
665. No!Copy !req
666. It made me stronger.Copy !req
667. Over here.Copy !req
668. The eyes...Copy !req
669. It was the eyes.Copy !req
670. They had him in a trance.Copy !req
671. Oh, no.Copy !req
672. No.Copy !req
673. Come on. Come on, Kubo.Copy !req
674. Wake up. Please wake up!Copy !req
675. Please, please wake up.Copy !req
676. It's gonna be all right.Copy !req
677. It's gonna be all right.Copy !req
678. I'm here.Copy !req
679. I'm right here.Copy !req
680. I saw...Copy !req
681. What? What did you see?Copy !req
682. I saw...Copy !req
683. Mother.Copy !req
684. My son.Copy !req
685. So, you must look
more like your dad, then?Copy !req
686. You're staring.Copy !req
687. Let me guess. You have questions.Copy !req
688. - Why...
- I'll start.Copy !req
689. First question.
If I'm Beetle and you're Monkey,Copy !req
690. why isn't he called "Boy"?Copy !req
691. Oh, boy.Copy !req
692. Questions can wait.Copy !req
693. We need sleep.Copy !req
694. Tell us your story, then we can sleep.Copy !req
695. Please?Copy !req
696. Okay.Copy !req
697. Perhaps you can help me.Copy !req
698. The night I met your father...Copy !req
699. Mother.Copy !req
700. My sisters and I went to the Temple
of Bones to kill Hanzo.Copy !req
701. Oh, right.Copy !req
702. At the bidding of the Moon King,Copy !req
703. my sisters and I had
come down from the night skyCopy !req
704. and killed many noble warriors.Copy !req
705. Your grandfather told usCopy !req
706. that any man who found the magical armorCopy !req
707. would grow too powerful
and be a threat to the heavens.Copy !req
708. That night, I arrived
at the temple before my sisters.Copy !req
709. And there he was, the mighty Hanzo.Copy !req
710. "You have offended my father," I told him.Copy !req
711. "Now you must die."Copy !req
712. Yeah, that's so you.Copy !req
713. Beetle. Shh!Copy !req
714. We fought.Copy !req
715. Hanzo was strong.Copy !req
716. But then he stopped.Copy !req
717. He looked into my eyes
and uttered four simple words.Copy !req
718. These words changed everything.Copy !req
719. "I love you,Copy !req
720. "Monkey"?Copy !req
721. "You are my quest,"Copy !req
722. he whispered.Copy !req
723. I had seen the wonders of the universe,Copy !req
724. but the warmth of his gaze
as I looked into his eyes...Copy !req
725. That... That I had never known.Copy !req
726. It was his humanity I saw.Copy !req
727. And it was more powerful
than anything in my cold realm.Copy !req
728. In recognizing his compassion,
I recognized my own.Copy !req
729. I spared his life.Copy !req
730. He gave me mine.Copy !req
731. And... And then he gave me you.Copy !req
732. But your grandfather found us.Copy !req
733. His rage at my betrayal shook the heavens.Copy !req
734. Your father and his army gave their lives,Copy !req
735. allowing me to escape with you in my arms.Copy !req
736. Why does Grandfather hate me?Copy !req
737. Oh, Kubo...Copy !req
738. He doesn't hate you.Copy !req
739. He wants to make you just like him.Copy !req
740. Blind to humanity,Copy !req
741. as I once was.Copy !req
742. Only then can you take your place
beside him as part of his family.Copy !req
743. Cold and hard.Copy !req
744. And perfect.Copy !req
745. I'll never be like him, never.Copy !req
746. I know.Copy !req
747. He's exhausted.Copy !req
748. Mmm.Copy !req
749. Me, too.Copy !req
750. I'm not tucking you in.Copy !req
751. You're hurt.Copy !req
752. It's just a scratch.Copy !req
753. Monkey, why didn't you tell him
sooner who you really are?Copy !req
754. The magic that keeps me here, it's fading.Copy !req
755. Soon I'll be gone.Copy !req
756. And then Kubo will be alone again.Copy !req
757. Not alone.Copy !req
758. He is the son of Hanzo.Copy !req
759. I will do everything I can
to keep him from harm.Copy !req
760. Thank you, Beetle.Copy !req
761. To know Kubo has someone
to watch over him when I'm gone.Copy !req
762. That would be a fine way to end my story.Copy !req
763. Your story will never end.Copy !req
764. It will be told by him
and by the people he shares it with.Copy !req
765. And by the people they share it with.Copy !req
766. And by the people they share it with,
and by the people they share it with.Copy !req
767. - And by the people...
- Beetle.Copy !req
768. The point is your story will live onCopy !req
769. in him.Copy !req
770. Hello, my young friend.Copy !req
771. Why don't you join in my song?Copy !req
772. But how did you...Copy !req
773. - You're...
- Even blinder than you?Copy !req
774. Twice as much, to be precise.Copy !req
775. Which means I see double the truth.Copy !req
776. This is all a dream.Copy !req
777. Is this a good dream or a bad one?Copy !req
778. See for yourself.Copy !req
779. My father's fortress.Copy !req
780. Yes.Copy !req
781. The last piece of the armor.Copy !req
782. It's here?Copy !req
783. Follow the setting sun and you'll find it,Copy !req
784. in the place that
might have been your home.Copy !req
785. Claim your birthright, Kubo.Copy !req
786. Give this story a happy ending.Copy !req
787. Mother! Beetle! Wake up!Copy !req
788. I'm up. I'm up.Copy !req
789. Well, I'm down.Copy !req
790. Off.Copy !req
791. I think I slept on something.Copy !req
792. Sword uncomfortable.Copy !req
793. The helmet, I know where it is.Copy !req
794. I saw it in a dream, Beetle.Copy !req
795. A dream?Copy !req
796. Well, it doesn't mean
anything in particular.Copy !req
797. I mean, I dreamed I fought a giant
skeleton with swords in its head.Copy !req
798. That really happened.Copy !req
799. Oh, yeah.Copy !req
800. Beetle.Copy !req
801. Come on, this way.Copy !req
802. I spy with my one eye
something beginning with "S."Copy !req
803. - Snow?
- No.Copy !req
804. Snowflake?Copy !req
805. - No.
- Okay.Copy !req
806. Oh. Pfft.Copy !req
807. Snow covered trees.Copy !req
808. Nothing to do with snow.Copy !req
809. How about "serious"?Copy !req
810. Stupid.Copy !req
811. Okay, I got it.Copy !req
812. Snow.Copy !req
813. He said it wasn't "snow."Copy !req
814. It's a song.Copy !req
815. Well, that's not fair.Copy !req
816. How do you see a song?Copy !req
817. You look.Copy !req
818. Golden heron.Copy !req
819. It's believed they hold
the souls of the departed,Copy !req
820. carrying them over
to wherever they need to go.Copy !req
821. Hmm.Copy !req
822. What are they singing?Copy !req
823. It's beautiful.Copy !req
824. Many say the song's about
what happens when we die.Copy !req
825. How we don't just disappear.Copy !req
826. We don't?Copy !req
827. Uh, so, what happens to us?Copy !req
828. Well, like Kubo's paper, we shift.Copy !req
829. We transform so we can continue
our story to another place.Copy !req
830. The end of one story is merely
the beginning of another.Copy !req
831. I remember this place.Copy !req
832. This was where my father
prepared for his quest.Copy !req
833. There's something I don't understand.Copy !req
834. Why would the helmet be here?Copy !req
835. Kubo!Copy !req
836. Release us!Copy !req
837. Oh, sister.Copy !req
838. I remember how we looked up to you.Copy !req
839. Of all of us, you shone the brightest.Copy !req
840. Such a waste.Copy !req
841. All we ever wished was to be
a family in our home among the stars.Copy !req
842. I think we have very different
definitions of family.Copy !req
843. Don't you touch him, you witch!Copy !req
844. And then there's you,Copy !req
845. the thieving insect
who stole my sister's soul.Copy !req
846. What?Copy !req
847. Oh, this is precious.Copy !req
848. You've been together all this time
and you haven't even realized?Copy !req
849. You took her from us.Copy !req
850. It was only fitting
we took something from you.Copy !req
851. How swiftly those memories
spilled from your head,Copy !req
852. wiping out all recollection
of your obscene union.Copy !req
853. Hanzo.Copy !req
854. What?Copy !req
855. Hanzo?Copy !req
856. I... I didn't know.Copy !req
857. No!Copy !req
858. I'm forgetting what I came here for.Copy !req
859. Mother!Copy !req
860. Shh. It's okay. I'm here.Copy !req
861. Father?Copy !req
862. My son.Copy !req
863. Seems I'm married to a bug.Copy !req
864. Yeah.Copy !req
865. But a samurai bug.Copy !req
866. You are my quest.Copy !req
867. You always have been.Copy !req
868. Hanzo, keep him safe, no matter what.Copy !req
869. I promise I will.Copy !req
870. No!Copy !req
871. Fly home, Kubo.Copy !req
872. Kubo? Is that you?Copy !req
873. You have to leave this place.Copy !req
874. The Moon King, he's coming.Copy !req
875. Grandfather!Copy !req
876. It's me, Kubo!Copy !req
877. I know you can see me!Copy !req
878. Hello, grandson.Copy !req
879. It's so good to see you at last.Copy !req
880. So to speak.Copy !req
881. And I see you found the armor.Copy !req
882. Seems your mother had a reasonCopy !req
883. to bring you to this
dreadful place after all.Copy !req
884. I see.Copy !req
885. I know you do.Copy !req
886. That's how this all began.
You finally saw me.Copy !req
887. It was my fault.
I should've listened to my parents.Copy !req
888. Kubo, we both want the exact same thing.Copy !req
889. You want to take my other eye.
That's what you want!Copy !req
890. Well, yes. But do you know why I want it?Copy !req
891. Because you're old, and mean, and cruel.Copy !req
892. Oh, now, that's a little harsh.Copy !req
893. As long as you cling
to that silly, useless eye,Copy !req
894. you can't come up to live with me.Copy !req
895. In the heavens.Copy !req
896. You'll be stuck down here in this hell,Copy !req
897. staring with that lonely eye
at hate and heartacheCopy !req
898. and suffering and death.Copy !req
899. Where I want to take you,Copy !req
900. we have none of those things.Copy !req
901. It'll just be you with your family.Copy !req
902. Where you belong.Copy !req
903. My family is gone.Copy !req
904. - You killed them.
- No...Copy !req
905. They brought their fates upon themselves!Copy !req
906. They disgraced me and upset
the order of everything!Copy !req
907. That's how your story goes.Copy !req
908. Oh, Kubo...Copy !req
909. When you're up there with me,
you will be beyond stories.Copy !req
910. You will be immortal.Copy !req
911. You will beCopy !req
912. infinite.Copy !req
913. No. You're wrong, not infinite.Copy !req
914. All stories have an end.Copy !req
915. Is that right?Copy !req
916. And how does this story end?Copy !req
917. I kill you.Copy !req
918. Oh.Copy !req
919. Very well. Is this your wish,Copy !req
920. to do battle with a hideous monster
who ruined your life,Copy !req
921. to prove your worth
like your doomed father?Copy !req
922. How mortal.Copy !req
923. You want to be human?Copy !req
924. Then share their weakness!Copy !req
925. Suffer their humiliation!Copy !req
926. Feel their pain!Copy !req
927. This is the end of your story.Copy !req
928. Now, take one last
look with that lonely eye,Copy !req
929. one last look at this wretched
place you call home.Copy !req
930. I'm not leaving.Copy !req
931. For every horrible thing down here,
there's something far more beautiful.Copy !req
932. My mother saw it.Copy !req
933. So did my father. I see it.Copy !req
934. Even with just one eye.Copy !req
935. Then I'll just have to
rip it out of your head again,Copy !req
936. won't I?Copy !req
937. If you must blink, do it now.Copy !req
938. I know why you want my eye.Copy !req
939. Because without it, I can't look into
the eyes of another and see their soul.Copy !req
940. - Their love...
- Everything you loved is gone!Copy !req
941. Everything you knew
has been taken from you!Copy !req
942. No.Copy !req
943. It's in my memories.Copy !req
944. The most powerful kind of magic there is.Copy !req
945. It makes us stronger than you'll ever be.Copy !req
946. These are the memories
of those we have loved and lost.Copy !req
947. And if we hold their stories
deep in our hearts,Copy !req
948. then you will never
take them away from us.Copy !req
949. And that really is the least of it.Copy !req
950. Where am I?Copy !req
951. Hello, Grandfather.Copy !req
952. Oh, hello.Copy !req
953. What happened to your eye?Copy !req
954. Don't you remember?Copy !req
955. No, I... I'm sorry, young man.Copy !req
956. But I seem to have forgotten my story.Copy !req
957. Can you help me?Copy !req
958. I'll tell him.Copy !req
959. No, we'll all tell him.Copy !req
960. We'll tell him everything
he needs to know.Copy !req
961. You are the kindest, sweetest manCopy !req
962. to ever live in this village.Copy !req
963. - Oh. Oh, really?
- Yes.Copy !req
964. Uh... Uh...Copy !req
965. Every day, you walk around smiling
and handing out coins to children.Copy !req
966. Like me!Copy !req
967. And old women.Copy !req
968. Oh.Copy !req
969. You... You taught my kids to swim.Copy !req
970. What?Copy !req
971. And you give blankets to the poor.Copy !req
972. You're a good man.Copy !req
973. - You fed the hungry.
- You always lend a helping hand.Copy !req
974. You're a great example.Copy !req
975. It turns out I'm pretty selfless.Copy !req
976. That's why we love you.Copy !req
977. You know, we have something in common.Copy !req
978. We both adore your grandson.Copy !req
979. His name is Kubo.Copy !req
980. Kubo?Copy !req
981. I'm sorry.Copy !req
982. But I... But I don't remember.Copy !req
983. Well...Copy !req
984. Your grandson's a storyteller.Copy !req
985. He'll tell you all the stories
you've forgotten.Copy !req
986. Really?Copy !req
987. Of course.Copy !req
988. Hello, Mother.Copy !req
989. Father.Copy !req
990. I know my stories can tend
to get a little, um, long,Copy !req
991. so I'll keep this brief.Copy !req
992. I'm very grateful I've had
the chance to meet you both,Copy !req
993. hear your wisdom, feel your kindness,Copy !req
994. even eat a meal sitting between you.Copy !req
995. This was a happy story.Copy !req
996. But it could still be a whole lot happier.Copy !req
997. I don't know exactly what the rules areCopy !req
998. or how this works,
but if there were any way to...Copy !req
999. You know, I still need you.Copy !req
1000. So I can say this has been
a happy story, or I could feel it.Copy !req
1001. We could all feel it.Copy !req
1002. Then we could end this story.Copy !req
1003. Together.Copy !req
1004. The end.Copy !req