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,Copy !req
34. if you fidget,
if you look away,Copy !req
35. if you forget any part
of what I tell you,Copy !req
36. even for an instant,Copy !req
37. then our hero
will surely perish.Copy !req
38. Hanzo was a mighty samurai,
but he was alone.Copy !req
39. His family taken from him,
his kingdom in ruins,Copy !req
40. and his army destroyed
by the dreaded Moon King.Copy !req
41. You may recall,Copy !req
42. Hanzo was roaming
the distant Far LandsCopy !req
43. in search of
a magical suit of armor.Copy !req
44. The only weapon
in the whole worldCopy !req
45. that could protect him from
the power of the Moon King.Copy !req
46. This armor was
made up of three pieces.Copy !req
47. The first...
Oh! I know! I know!Copy !req
48. The sword unbreakable.Copy !req
49. The second...Copy !req
50. The breastplate...Copy !req
51. Impenetrable.Copy !req
52. Impenetra-bubble!Copy !req
53. Yeah!Copy !req
54. And finally,
the third weapon,Copy !req
55. the final piece
of the armor...Copy !req
56. I know this one. Pick me!Copy !req
57. The helmet invulnerable!Copy !req
58. Before Hanzo
could claim the armorCopy !req
59. and unite the pieces
to reveal their true power,Copy !req
60. he was attacked by
the Moon King's beast.Copy !req
61. Oh, yes!Copy !req
62. Kill the chicken!
Rip it to pieces.Copy !req
63. Oh, my.Copy !req
64. Hanzo was filled with rage.Copy !req
65. His soul tormentedCopy !req
66. by the grief of
a family stolen from him!Copy !req
67. At last, our hero was
face-to-face with his nemesis,Copy !req
68. the Moon King.Copy !req
69. So, be sure to
come back tomorrow.Copy !req
70. What? Oh, come on!Copy !req
71. People like an ending.Copy !req
72. Where are you going?Copy !req
73. No, you can't...
You can't leave!Copy !req
74. Kubo.Copy !req
75. - Kubo.
- Yes, Mother.Copy !req
76. I'm here.Copy !req
77. Hungry?Copy !req
78. And even though
he could barely seeCopy !req
79. his own hand in
front of his face,Copy !req
80. Hanzo and his
army of loyal samuraiCopy !req
81. pressed on
through the blizzard.Copy !req
82. And suddenly, as quickly
as it had started,Copy !req
83. the storm cleared
before him.Copy !req
84. Hanzo breathed a sigh of
relief, for he was home.Copy !req
85. His fortress?Copy !req
86. The Beetle Clan castle!
Yes.Copy !req
87. At the very edge
of the Far Lands,Copy !req
88. hidden from the Moon King
by powerful magic.Copy !req
89. And then what happened,
when he got to the castle?Copy !req
90. When who got
to the castle?Copy !req
91. Hanzo! My father!Copy !req
92. Hanzo”.
Hanzo was at the castle?Copy !req
93. He...Copy !req
94. Just give me
a second. I'm...Copy !req
95. No.Copy !req
96. It's gone. I can't...Copy !req
97. I'm sorry, Kubo.Copy !req
98. Perhaps I could recall
a different story.Copy !req
99. Mother, what was
Father like?Copy !req
100. Oh.Copy !req
101. This one is easy.Copy !req
102. Hanzo was a mighty warrior,
skilled with sword and bow.Copy !req
103. No, what was he
really like?Copy !req
104. When he wasn't fighting,
when he was with us.Copy !req
105. He was just like you.Copy !req
106. Like me?
Yes.Copy !req
107. Strong, and clever,
and funny,Copy !req
108. and, oh, so handsome.Copy !req
109. Ugh. Mother.
Come on!Copy !req
110. Never forget how much
he loved you, Kubo.Copy !req
111. He died protecting us.Copy !req
112. Did the Moon King...
Uh.Copy !req
113. Your grandfather.Copy !req
114. Did Grandfather and your
sisters really kill my father?Copy !req
115. It can't be true, can it?Copy !req
116. They're family.Copy !req
117. No, they are monsters.Copy !req
118. Grandfather and my sisters
stole your eye, Kubo.Copy !req
119. They must never
find you again. Never!Copy !req
120. You must always stay hidden
from the night sky,Copy !req
121. or they will find youCopy !req
122. and they'll take
you away from me.Copy !req
123. Promise me you will
never let this happen.Copy !req
124. Promise me, Kubo!Copy !req
125. Don't be sad, Kubo.Copy !req
126. Kubo?Copy !req
127. Remember what you must do,
Kubo?Copy !req
128. Remember?Copy !req
129. Keep you with me
at all times, Mr. Monkey.Copy !req
130. And?Copy !req
131. And keep Father's robe
on my back at all times.Copy !req
132. Yes, Kubo.Copy !req
133. And there's
one more thing.Copy !req
134. Never, ever
stay out after dark.Copy !req
135. Huh?Copy !req
136. Remember?Copy !req
137. Yes, Mr. Monkey.
Good boy.Copy !req
138. Bedtime.Copy !req
139. Mother, wake up.
You're dreaming.Copy !req
140. No. Kubo.Copy !req
141. Kubo, is that you?Copy !req
142. Yes, Mother. I'm here.Copy !req
143. Kubo, what happened
to your eye?Copy !req
144. Paper boy!Copy !req
145. Here, here!Copy !req
146. Come on. Come on.Copy !req
147. Come sit next to me.
I got us a good spot here.Copy !req
148. What do you think?Copy !req
149. I got myself all spruced
up for the big day.Copy !req
150. Mmm.Copy !req
151. I do so love the festival.Copy !req
152. A time to celebrate.Copy !req
153. You know, it's a shame
you never stay past sundown.Copy !req
154. There's fireworks,
and singing, and dancing,Copy !req
155. and feasting, of course.Copy !req
156. But the best part of all...Copy !req
157. Do you see those
lamps and altars?Copy !req
158. We use those to speak to the
loved ones that left us behind.Copy !req
159. We listen to their tales,Copy !req
160. and guide their safe return
to the blissful pure land.Copy !req
161. Really?
Did you speak to someone?Copy !req
162. Yes, I did. My husband.Copy !req
163. His voice was
as clear and loudCopy !req
164. as the one you use
for your stories.Copy !req
165. In 72 years, he never
had a thing to say.Copy !req
166. Now he's gone,
I can't shut him up.Copy !req
167. You have someone
you wanna talk to, huh?Copy !req
168. Very much.Copy !req
169. Well,
what's stopping you?Copy !req
170. Don't I need a lamp?Copy !req
171. Well, I'll bet you could
make a really nice oneCopy !req
172. with that paper
folding thing you do.Copy !req
173. You see,Copy !req
174. not just a pretty face, huh?Copy !req
175. Now, hurry along.Copy !req
176. Go! There's still
time before dark.Copy !req
177. Go! Get out of here.Copy !req
178. Place the lamp
at the altar.Copy !req
179. Very good.Copy !req
180. What do we
do next, Daddy?Copy !req
181. Now we pray.Copy !req
182. We ask her spirit
to honor us with its light.Copy !req
183. Grandma, will you
please honor...Copy !req
184. Shh.Copy !req
185. Softly, softly.Copy !req
186. Hello, Father.
I hope you're well.Copy !req
187. I mean, I know you're dead,Copy !req
188. but I hope
everything is okay.Copy !req
189. Look, it's your robe.Copy !req
190. Mother says
I'll grow into it.Copy !req
191. She says you were
a great leaderCopy !req
192. who died protecting me.Copy !req
193. Saving one of my eyes.Copy !req
194. Two would have been ideal,
but thanks anyway.Copy !req
195. Father, I'm worried
about Mother.Copy !req
196. With every day that goes by,
she drifts further away.Copy !req
197. She talks a lot
about you, but...Copy !req
198. But I just don't know.Copy !req
199. I don't think she remembers
what's real anymore.Copy !req
200. I don't know
what's real anymore.Copy !req
201. I just wish you were here,Copy !req
202. so I could talk
to you, see you,Copy !req
203. find out what I should do.Copy !req
204. Daddy, Daddy, she's here!
Grandma is here!Copy !req
205. Now it's time
for the final part.Copy !req
206. We have to help her
get back to the spirit world.Copy !req
207. But she just got here.Copy !req
208. Come on.Copy !req
209. Father? Hello?Copy !req
210. Anytime.Copy !req
211. Fine!Copy !req
212. I don't need you anyway.Copy !req
213. Kubo.Copy !req
214. I'm sorry.Copy !req
215. Kubo.Copy !req
216. Kubo.Copy !req
217. Little boy.Copy !req
218. What happened to your eye?Copy !req
219. Who are you?
How do you know my name?Copy !req
220. We are your family, Kubo.Copy !req
221. Your mother's sisters.Copy !req
222. And we've been looking
for you for so long.Copy !req
223. It's so lovely
to meet you, Kubo.Copy !req
224. Face-to-face.Copy !req
225. Come, Kubo.
Come to your aunties.Copy !req
226. No reason to be afraid, Kubo.Copy !req
227. We just need
your other eye.Copy !req
228. Your grandfather
admires it so.Copy !req
229. Help! Help!Copy !req
230. Somebody help!Copy !req
231. Help! Look out!Copy !req
232. Run!Copy !req
233. We're here, Kubo.Copy !req
234. Your family has
come for you.Copy !req
235. Kubo.Copy !req
236. Mother.Copy !req
237. Kubo, you must find the armor.
It's your only chance.Copy !req
238. Remember this.Copy !req
239. Mother! Mother! No!Copy !req
240. Mother!Copy !req
241. Kubo.Copy !req
242. Kubo!Copy !req
243. Can you hear me, Kubo?Copy !req
244. I said your mother
is gone.Copy !req
245. Your village is destroyed.
Burned to the ground.Copy !req
246. We landed here
in the Far Lands.Copy !req
247. Your enemies
aren't far behind.Copy !req
248. We must search for shelter
before your grandfather comes.Copy !req
249. We need to go now.Copy !req
250. Come on,
get up, let's go.Copy !req
251. Once we're inside,Copy !req
252. you might be tempted
to complain about the odor.Copy !req
253. Keep in mind
my sense of smellCopy !req
254. is 10 times
stronger than yours.Copy !req
255. You have questions,
I can tell.Copy !req
256. Who...
You get three.Copy !req
257. I think I have more.Copy !req
258. Three, but first
you're gonna eat.Copy !req
259. Why only three?Copy !req
260. Okay, that was your first question.
What?Copy !req
261. I don't understand
what's happening!Copy !req
262. Who are you?Copy !req
263. You don't recognize me?Copy !req
264. All these years, you had
to keep me in your pack.Copy !req
265. Well, now you know why.Copy !req
266. But you were a wooden charm.Copy !req
267. You were this big.Copy !req
268. I called that charm
"Mr. Monkey."Copy !req
269. And if I were
alive at that point,Copy !req
270. I might have
found that insulting.Copy !req
271. Look, your mother used the
last of her magic to save youCopy !req
272. and bring me to life.Copy !req
273. Here. Drink.Copy !req
274. It smells.
Everything in here smells.Copy !req
275. Drink it.
I don't want it.Copy !req
276. I said drink it.Copy !req
277. You're a mean monkey,
aren't you?Copy !req
278. Yes. Yes, I am.
And that's three.Copy !req
279. You're out of questions now,
so just listen.Copy !req
280. I'm here
to protect you, Kubo.Copy !req
281. And that means
you have to do as I say.Copy !req
282. So, if you don't eat,
you'll be weak.Copy !req
283. If you're weak,
you'll be slow.Copy !req
284. If you're slow, you'll die.Copy !req
285. It's too hot!Copy !req
286. Drink.Copy !req
287. Oh, excuse me.Copy !req
288. Okay, you better start
taking this seriously, Kubo.Copy !req
289. This is real.
This is not a story.Copy !req
290. Those things, your aunts,
they never get hungry.Copy !req
291. They never sleep.Copy !req
292. They will find you!Copy !req
293. And if we're not prepared,Copy !req
294. they'll kill me
and take your other eye.Copy !req
295. What are we gonna do?Copy !req
296. We're going to
find the armor.Copy !req
297. It's the only thing
that can protect you.Copy !req
298. So it's real. Really real.Copy !req
299. Don't worry.
I'm not going to keep it.Copy !req
300. I pulled that
from her head.Copy !req
301. I didn't mean to.Copy !req
302. Your mother
was very powerful.Copy !req
303. She blessed your robesCopy !req
304. so that when the need was most,
they would fly you away.Copy !req
305. She used the last of that
power to bring me to life.Copy !req
306. This bracelet,
her hair, it's a memory.Copy !req
307. And memories are
powerful things, Kubo.Copy !req
308. Never lose it.Copy !req
309. One more question?Copy !req
310. Last one.Copy !req
311. Do you know where it is?Copy !req
312. The armor?Copy !req
313. No. No, I don't.Copy !req
314. Now, go to sleep.Copy !req
315. Goodnight, Monkey.Copy !req
316. Kubo.Copy !req
317. Kubo.Copy !req
318. You were
talking in your sleep.Copy !req
319. You were dreaming,
calling out to your father,Copy !req
320. and then the paper flew out of
your bag and folded itself intoCopy !req
321. him.Copy !req
322. He's been standing there for
hours, quietly judging us.Copy !req
323. I'm not even convinced
this counts as origami.Copy !req
324. I could swear
scissors were involved.Copy !req
325. Ow.Copy !req
326. Back home in the cave,
my mother's dreams did this,Copy !req
327. and the paper always
unfolded itself by morning.Copy !req
328. What's that about?Copy !req
329. What are you doing?Copy !req
330. I guess this is how my
father answered me. Hmm.Copy !req
331. I'm tempted to say
that entrusting our fateCopy !req
332. to the guidance
of a small paper manCopy !req
333. seems like a bad idea.Copy !req
334. But it's the best
bad idea we have.Copy !req
335. You're growing stronger.Copy !req
336. You might not wanna look
quite so pleased about that.Copy !req
337. We grow stronger, the world
grows more dangerous.Copy !req
338. Life has a funny way
of keeping things balanced.Copy !req
339. Monkey, do you ever say
anything encouraging?Copy !req
340. I encourage you not to die.Copy !req
341. "I encourage you not to die."Copy !req
342. Mosquitoes. Annoying.Copy !req
343. Wasn't me, I swear.Copy !req
344. Paper runs out,
as does patience.Copy !req
345. I didn't ask them
to do that.Copy !req
346. The second time.Copy !req
347. I didn't!
At least, not exactly.Copy !req
348. I mean, I felt it, but...Copy !req
349. Magic is not
meant to be easy.Copy !req
350. You need to
learn control.Copy !req
351. Concentrate on what you're
doing, and always remember,Copy !req
352. don't mess with the monkey.Copy !req
353. Tread carefully, Kubo. This
isn't one of your stories.Copy !req
354. How do you know?
Maybe it is.Copy !req
355. And I'm the valiant hero
and you're the mean monkey.Copy !req
356. Heroes come and go.Copy !req
357. Any moment, something terrible
could come out of nowhere and...Copy !req
358. Monkey!Copy !req
359. Kubo!Copy !req
360. Monkey, wait.Copy !req
361. He wasn't trying to hurt me.Copy !req
362. He just wanted...Copy !req
363. Hanzo.
Hanzo?Copy !req
364. Hanzo.Copy !req
365. I still think
I'm gonna stab him.Copy !req
366. Why must you always
assume the worst?Copy !req
367. Oh! Oh! Pardon me for not trusting
this giant, spiky, insect-monsterCopy !req
368. that just kidnapped you.Copy !req
369. Hanzo. Yes,
I remember him.Copy !req
370. I think, maybe,
he was my master.Copy !req
371. What?
What did you say?Copy !req
372. We had a crest.
A samurai crest.Copy !req
373. Have you seen
this crest before?Copy !req
374. This is a miracle.Copy !req
375. You have our robes.Copy !req
376. You're wearing our robes!Copy !req
377. Why are you
wearing our robes?Copy !req
378. He doesn't have to
answer your questions.Copy !req
379. Anyway, who are you?Copy !req
380. Many years ago,
I was cursed.Copy !req
381. Trapped in this
cursed state.Copy !req
382. Cursed to wander
the Far Lands.Copy !req
383. Cursed or curs-ed.Copy !req
384. No comrades, no master.Copy !req
385. Not even a name
or a single memoryCopy !req
386. of the noble warrior
I once was.Copy !req
387. You used to be a man?Copy !req
388. No, not just any man.Copy !req
389. A samurai.Copy !req
390. I mean,
I'm pretty certain.Copy !req
391. Look, I had the stuff.Copy !req
392. I mean, I'm either a samurai
or a really bad hoarder.Copy !req
393. Either way, inside my thorax
beats the heart of a warrior.Copy !req
394. If you have no memory, how can
you be certain of anything?Copy !req
395. Because I get flashes.Copy !req
396. They come about from objects
I find on my travels.Copy !req
397. Sometimes it's a sound.Copy !req
398. Or a smell.Copy !req
399. You must get
a lot of flashes.Copy !req
400. The memories, they fade.Copy !req
401. And all I'm left with
is the sense that I wasCopy !req
402. once part of
something much greater.Copy !req
403. Monkey, can I tell him?Copy !req
404. I really don't think
that's a good idea.Copy !req
405. He has a right.
Absolutely not.Copy !req
406. But... I...
No "buts." No!Copy !req
407. What? Tell me what?
Hanzo was my father.Copy !req
408. Kubo!Copy !req
409. This is a miracle.Copy !req
410. I have found
the son of my master.Copy !req
411. Don't even.
Oh.Copy !req
412. Whatever brings you to these
lands, whatever your quest,Copy !req
413. it is now my quest, too.Copy !req
414. I will join you, and I will give
my life for you, if necessary.Copy !req
415. Wow. You will?Copy !req
416. What? Do you think
that's possible?Copy !req
417. Look, kid, I mean, I know how these
quests go. People die all the time.Copy !req
418. They drop like flies.
That doesn't matter.Copy !req
419. 'Cause I have a feelingCopy !req
420. this is my destiny.Copy !req
421. No, it isn't!Copy !req
422. We can't trust
anything you say,Copy !req
423. because you can't
trust anything you say.Copy !req
424. We don't know anything about you.Copy !req
425. Monkey,
you said it yourself.Copy !req
426. Our quest
is a difficult one.Copy !req
427. A samurai, even a cursed one with
no memory, that looks like a bug,Copy !req
428. could be helpful.Copy !req
429. Yes, I am certain
I could be helpful.Copy !req
430. Indispensable.Copy !req
431. In what way?Copy !req
432. Firing an arrow into a wall
is hardly what I call...Copy !req
433. Impressive.Copy !req
434. Oh, look at that.Copy !req
435. Literally, the first
time I've ever done it.Copy !req
436. Just tell me of our quest,Copy !req
437. and I will quickly demonstrate
my numerous indispensabilities.Copy !req
438. Well, that's kind of
a long story.Copy !req
439. You've got my attention.
I promise I won't even blink.Copy !req
440. I actually don't think
I even can blink.Copy !req
441. - Do I have eyelids?
- Fine.Copy !req
442. Walk and talk.
Hanzo has found a path.Copy !req
443. So, you used
to be a toy monkey.Copy !req
444. Kubo, I really don't see how
this part is important to our story.Copy !req
445. I kept her in my pocket. She was only
like this big.Copy !req
446. Okay, Kubo, that's enough. Tiny.Copy !req
447. And she was called
"Mr. Monkey."Copy !req
448. I wasn't a toy.
I was a charm.Copy !req
449. Of course you were.Copy !req
450. That doesn't look good.Copy !req
451. Don't touch anything.Copy !req
452. He did it.Copy !req
453. Okay.Copy !req
454. No. No. No.Copy !req
455. Yes.Copy !req
456. Kubo, look.Copy !req
457. The sword unbreakable.Copy !req
458. It could be a trap.Copy !req
459. Allow me.Copy !req
460. What, it's not a trap
if you do it?Copy !req
461. Stealth is my middle name.Copy !req
462. You don't even
have a first name.Copy !req
463. Don't worry. I got this.Copy !req
464. The mighty
Beetle is victorious!Copy !req
465. I don't got this.Copy !req
466. I don't got this!Copy !req
467. Oh, for crying out loud!Copy !req
468. I invoke
the sword unbreakable!Copy !req
469. It broke.Copy !req
470. So, does it just
mean the handle or...Copy !req
471. I'm a little disappointed
with this magic sword.Copy !req
472. It's not the right sword,
you idiot!Copy !req
473. Look!Copy !req
474. The sword!
It's in his head.Copy !req
475. Hey! I've got
a bone to pick with you.Copy !req
476. See, because
he's made of bones.Copy !req
477. You're an embarrassment.Copy !req
478. Uh...Copy !req
479. This is problematic.Copy !req
480. Enough with the arrows!Copy !req
481. Oh, foot!Copy !req
482. You can fly?Copy !req
483. Apparently, yes!Copy !req
484. Are you sure it isn't
the sword unfindable?Copy !req
485. I think I found it!Copy !req
486. A hand here. Anyone?Copy !req
487. Anyone else?Copy !req
488. Kubo!Copy !req
489. Kubo!
Monkey!Copy !req
490. Whoa!Copy !req
491. No!
Kubo!Copy !req
492. Huh.Copy !req
493. Yes!Copy !req
494. Thank goodness that's over.Copy !req
495. Everything turning black.Copy !req
496. Then open your eyes.Copy !req
497. Oh.Copy !req
498. I can't feel my wings.Copy !req
499. You didn't even know you
had them five minutes ago.Copy !req
500. Stop wriggling.Copy !req
501. Here.Copy !req
502. Is that feeling better?Copy !req
503. Oh, yeah.
A little to the left.Copy !req
504. Down, just a bit.Copy !req
505. Right there. That's good.Copy !req
506. Wait, you're being
nice to me.Copy !req
507. Shh. Don't tell anyone.Copy !req
508. We did it, Beetle.Copy !req
509. We got the sword.Copy !req
510. Whoa. Put that down,
it's sharp!Copy !req
511. Ooh. Mmm.Copy !req
512. Okay, we're done here.
Get up.Copy !req
513. We have a lot
of walking to do.Copy !req
514. You can't be serious.Copy !req
515. I'm always serious.Copy !req
516. Are you two going
to fight, again?Copy !req
517. Of course not. We're having
a grown-up conversation.Copy !req
518. You're going to
fight again.Copy !req
519. Kubo, just go over there
and play with something.Copy !req
520. Not that!Copy !req
521. Monkey, this is
the Long Lake.Copy !req
522. We can't walk around it.Copy !req
523. We need to swim across.Copy !req
524. I can carry Kubo.Copy !req
525. "Carry Kubo."
That's your better idea?Copy !req
526. Look, I appreciate
your help. I really do.Copy !req
527. But when it comes
to the boy,Copy !req
528. I know what's best.
Oh, is that right?Copy !req
529. And what's best is not to be fielding
ideas from a talking cockroach.Copy !req
530. This coming from
a talking monkey.Copy !req
531. I can still
hear you, you know.Copy !req
532. Then play louder.Copy !req
533. This conversation is over. Monkeys
don't swim.Copy !req
534. - Not to worry. Monkey see, monkey do.
- Oh.Copy !req
535. How long have you
been waiting to say that?Copy !req
536. Ever since
I met you.Copy !req
537. Hey, what were we grown-up
conversation-ing about? Oh!Copy !req
538. You're ridiculous. You're
just absolutely ridiculous.Copy !req
539. Ridiculous!Copy !req
540. Crossing the lake
is a ridiculous idea.Copy !req
541. It's not your fault. There's
no sense left in your head.Copy !req
542. I think I resent that.Copy !req
543. I may not know everything...Copy !req
544. Anything.
Anything.Copy !req
545. But I do know Kubo is more
capable than you think he is.Copy !req
546. You're being a tiny
bit overprotective here.Copy !req
547. I'm being a lot
overprotective here.Copy !req
548. It's my job to make sure Kubo
is safe, and that is not safe.Copy !req
549. You... You are not safe.Copy !req
550. Kubo is just a child.Copy !req
551. And an incredibly gifted one.
He just saved our lives.Copy !req
552. Yes, he's very powerful, but
he still has much to learn!Copy !req
553. What?Copy !req
554. Well,
fast learner.Copy !req
555. Did you know
you could do that?Copy !req
556. Show off.Copy !req
557. Okay, now take
a deep breath.Copy !req
558. Clear your mind.Copy !req
559. Guess I got that part covered.Copy !req
560. Now, draw back slowly.
That's it.Copy !req
561. Close one eye. Guess you
got that part covered.Copy !req
562. Concentrate on what is
directly in front of you.Copy !req
563. Let everything else
fall away.Copy !req
564. And release!Copy !req
565. Yeah!Copy !req
566. Perfect shot!Copy !req
567. Not bad.Copy !req
568. And what's your plan for getting
the fish into the boat,Copy !req
569. so we can actually eat it?Copy !req
570. Well, I said I was teaching
him how to shoot, not fish.Copy !req
571. Fishing is
tomorrow's lesson.Copy !req
572. Give me that.
Whoa.Copy !req
573. Grabby monkey.Copy !req
574. Now try it.Copy !req
575. Pull back and...Copy !req
576. Whoo-hoo!Copy !req
577. A rope.Copy !req
578. It's a pretty good idea.Copy !req
579. Hmm. And you're not
an awful shot.Copy !req
580. Okay, now you two
are being weird.Copy !req
581. Um...Copy !req
582. We're going to need
something to cut this with.Copy !req
583. Sword unbreakable.Copy !req
584. Must you play
with your food?Copy !req
585. Yes.Copy !req
586. What's the matter, Kubo?Copy !req
587. You act like you've
never had a mealCopy !req
588. sitting between a monkey
and a beetle before.Copy !req
589. I've never had a meal sitting
between anyone before.Copy !req
590. Come on, eat.
You need energy.Copy !req
591. And this is much better
than whale soup.Copy !req
592. Kubo, question.Copy !req
593. Before you started on your heroic
quest, what were you like?Copy !req
594. Well, I looked
after my mother mostly.Copy !req
595. And I told storiesCopy !req
596. about mighty
warriors seeking revengeCopy !req
597. with battles, and
monsters, and magic.Copy !req
598. I was pretty good
at telling them.Copy !req
599. Not so good
at ending them.Copy !req
600. Sometimes I would tell my mother
stories about little things.Copy !req
601. Like skimming
rocks across the riverCopy !req
602. or catching fireflies
in the mulberry fields.Copy !req
603. And when I told
those stories,Copy !req
604. I could see her eyes
were mostly clear.Copy !req
605. I could tell she saw me.Copy !req
606. Really saw me.Copy !req
607. I could see her, too.Copy !req
608. Her real self.Copy !req
609. Her spirit trying
to fight its way out.Copy !req
610. It was beautiful.Copy !req
611. You know something, Kubo?Copy !req
612. Back when you
just told stories,Copy !req
613. before you went on
this great adventure,Copy !req
614. you were still
very much a hero.Copy !req
615. We're gonna have
to head for shore.Copy !req
616. Find a hiding place and...Copy !req
617. The second piece
of armor.Copy !req
618. The breastplate.Copy !req
619. It's down there?Copy !req
620. Okay, I got it.Copy !req
621. Beetle, wait!
No, don't worry.Copy !req
622. Beetles can hold their breath
under water for a very long time.Copy !req
623. What? Since when?Copy !req
624. It's a well-known fact,
Monkey.Copy !req
625. So, you don't remember anything
at all, but beetles swimming?Copy !req
626. That's what
sticks in there?Copy !req
627. No, Beetle.Copy !req
628. My mother told me
a story about the Long Lake.Copy !req
629. There's something
under the water.Copy !req
630. Oh, yeah?Copy !req
631. Um...Copy !req
632. What kind of something?Copy !req
633. She said there was
a garden of eyes,Copy !req
634. eyes that stare into you,
into your soul.Copy !req
635. They show you secrets, things to
keep you down there with them.Copy !req
636. Forever.Copy !req
637. Okay.Copy !req
638. Well, I won't look
directly into anyone's eyes,Copy !req
639. even if I'm being
incredibly sincere.Copy !req
640. You're gonna miss me, Monkey.Copy !req
641. Be careful.Copy !req
642. He's searching for the armor
just like his insolent father.Copy !req
643. Yes, sister.Copy !req
644. Then we must ensure he does
not find what remains.Copy !req
645. Monkey,
I think he's in trouble!Copy !req
646. We should help him.Copy !req
647. Kubo, your aunts are still out there.
I'm sorry.Copy !req
648. But we have to head for shore.Copy !req
649. Kubo!Copy !req
650. Kubo.Copy !req
651. Look at this.Copy !req
652. I come fishing and all I
reel in is a stinking ape.Copy !req
653. How pathetic that
this filthy creatureCopy !req
654. is all that's left
of my sister's magic.Copy !req
655. This filthy creature
will tear you apart!Copy !req
656. Kubo.Copy !req
657. Kubo?Copy !req
658. I have crushed creatures who could
fit this world on their fingernail.Copy !req
659. This victory
brings me no honor.Copy !req
660. Imagine how you're going
to feel when you lose.Copy !req
661. I felt loss only once.Copy !req
662. Eleven years ago,
I lost my sister.Copy !req
663. She fell in love with a fool
and betrayed our father!Copy !req
664. She was an
ungrateful coward!Copy !req
665. Who's the coward now?Copy !req
666. I got it! I got it!Copy !req
667. Beetle, what happened?
Where's Kubo?Copy !req
668. Um...Copy !req
669. Uh-oh.Copy !req
670. Get back down there!
He's in trouble!Copy !req
671. I got it.Copy !req
672. Mother. Mother.Copy !req
673. Mother. Mother.Copy !req
674. Mother.Copy !req
675. It never fails to amaze meCopy !req
676. how the creatures down here fight
so hard just to die another day.Copy !req
677. Down here, there are
days worth fighting for.Copy !req
678. There is nothing down
here worth anything!Copy !req
679. It's pathetic what
happened to my sister.Copy !req
680. I looked up to her.
She was so strong.Copy !req
681. And love made her weak.Copy !req
682. No!Copy !req
683. It made me stronger.Copy !req
684. Over here.Copy !req
685. The eyes...Copy !req
686. It was the eyes.Copy !req
687. They had him in a trance.Copy !req
688. Oh, no.Copy !req
689. No.Copy !req
690. Come on. Come on, Kubo.Copy !req
691. Wake up. Please wake up!Copy !req
692. Please, please wake up.Copy !req
693. It's gonna be all right.Copy !req
694. It's gonna be all right.Copy !req
695. I'm here.Copy !req
696. I'm right here.Copy !req
697. I saw...Copy !req
698. What? What did you see?Copy !req
699. I saw...Copy !req
700. Mother.Copy !req
701. My son.Copy !req
702. So, you must look
more like your dad, then?Copy !req
703. You're staring.Copy !req
704. Let me guess.
You have questions.Copy !req
705. Why...
I'll start.Copy !req
706. First question. If I'm
Beetle and you're Monkey,Copy !req
707. why isn't he called "Boy"?Copy !req
708. Oh, boy.Copy !req
709. Questions can wait.Copy !req
710. We need sleep.Copy !req
711. Tell us your story,
then we can sleep.Copy !req
712. Please?Copy !req
713. Okay.Copy !req
714. Perhaps you can help me.Copy !req
715. The night I met
your father...Copy !req
716. Mother.Copy !req
717. My sisters and I went to the
Temple of Bones to kill Hanzo.Copy !req
718. Oh, right.Copy !req
719. At the bidding
of the Moon King,Copy !req
720. my sisters and I had come
down from the night skyCopy !req
721. and killed many
noble warriors.Copy !req
722. Your grandfather told usCopy !req
723. that any man who
found the magical armorCopy !req
724. would grow too powerfulCopy !req
725. and be a threat
to the heavens.Copy !req
726. That night, I arrived at
the temple before my sisters.Copy !req
727. And there he was,
the mighty Hanzo.Copy !req
728. "You have offended
my father," I told him.Copy !req
729. "Now you must die."Copy !req
730. Yeah, that's so you.Copy !req
731. Beetle. Shh!Copy !req
732. We fought.Copy !req
733. Hanzo was strong.Copy !req
734. But then he stopped.Copy !req
735. He looked into my eyes and
uttered four simple words.Copy !req
736. These words
changed everything.Copy !req
737. "I love you,Copy !req
738. "Monkey"?Copy !req
739. "You are my quest,"Copy !req
740. he whispered.Copy !req
741. I had seen the wonders
of the universe,Copy !req
742. but the warmth of his gaze
as I looked into his eyes...Copy !req
743. That...
That I had never known.Copy !req
744. It was his humanity I saw.Copy !req
745. And it was more powerful
than anythingCopy !req
746. in my cold realm.Copy !req
747. In recognizing
his compassion,Copy !req
748. I recognized my own.Copy !req
749. I spared his life.Copy !req
750. He gave me mine.Copy !req
751. And...
And then he gave me you.Copy !req
752. But your grandfather
found us.Copy !req
753. His rage at my betrayal
shook the heavens.Copy !req
754. Your father and his army
gave their lives,Copy !req
755. allowing me to escape
with you in my arms.Copy !req
756. Why does Grandfather
hate me?Copy !req
757. Oh, Kubo...Copy !req
758. He doesn't hate you.Copy !req
759. He wants to make
you just like him.Copy !req
760. Blind to humanity,Copy !req
761. as I once was.Copy !req
762. Only then can you take
your place beside himCopy !req
763. as part of his family.Copy !req
764. Cold and hard.Copy !req
765. And perfect.Copy !req
766. I'll never be like him,
never.Copy !req
767. I know.Copy !req
768. He's exhausted.Copy !req
769. Mmm.Copy !req
770. Me, too.Copy !req
771. I'm not tucking you in.Copy !req
772. You're hurt.Copy !req
773. It's just a scratch.Copy !req
774. Monkey, why didn't you tell him
sooner who you really are?Copy !req
775. The magic that keeps
me here, it's fading.Copy !req
776. Soon I'll be gone.Copy !req
777. And then Kubo
will be alone again.Copy !req
778. Not alone.Copy !req
779. He is the son of Hanzo.Copy !req
780. I will do everything I can
to keep him from harm.Copy !req
781. Thank you, Beetle.Copy !req
782. To know Kubo has someone to
watch over him when I'm gone.Copy !req
783. That would be a fine way
to end my story.Copy !req
784. Your story will never end.Copy !req
785. It will be told by him and by
the people he shares it with.Copy !req
786. And by the people
they share it with.Copy !req
787. And by the people
they share it with,Copy !req
788. and by the people
they share it with.Copy !req
789. And by the people...
Beetle.Copy !req
790. The point is
your story will live onCopy !req
791. in him.Copy !req
792. Hello, my young friend.Copy !req
793. Why don't you
join in my song?Copy !req
794. But how did you...Copy !req
795. You're...
Even blinder than you?Copy !req
796. Twice as much,
to be precise.Copy !req
797. Which means I see
double the truth.Copy !req
798. This is all a dream.Copy !req
799. Is this a good dream
or a bad one?Copy !req
800. See for yourself.Copy !req
801. My father's fortress.Copy !req
802. Yes.Copy !req
803. The last piece
of the armor.Copy !req
804. It's here?Copy !req
805. Follow the setting sun
and you'll find it,Copy !req
806. in the place that
might have been your home.Copy !req
807. Claim your birthright, Kubo.Copy !req
808. Give this story
a happy ending.Copy !req
809. Mother! Beetle! Wake up!Copy !req
810. I'm up. I'm up.Copy !req
811. Well, I'm down.Copy !req
812. Off.Copy !req
813. I think I slept
on something.Copy !req
814. Sword uncomfortable.Copy !req
815. The helmet,
I know where it is.Copy !req
816. I saw it in a dream, Beetle.Copy !req
817. A dream?Copy !req
818. Well, it doesn't mean
anything in particular.Copy !req
819. I mean, I dreamed I fought a giant
skeleton with swords in its head.Copy !req
820. That really happened.Copy !req
821. Oh, yeah.Copy !req
822. Beetle.Copy !req
823. Come on, this way.Copy !req
824. I spy with my one eye
something beginning with "S".Copy !req
825. Snow?
No.Copy !req
826. Snowflake?Copy !req
827. No.
Okay.Copy !req
828. Oh. Pfft.Copy !req
829. Snow covered trees.Copy !req
830. Nothing to do with snow.Copy !req
831. How about "serious"?Copy !req
832. Stupid.Copy !req
833. Okay, I got it.Copy !req
834. Snow.Copy !req
835. He said it wasn't "snow."Copy !req
836. It's a song.Copy !req
837. Well, that's not fair.Copy !req
838. How do you see a song?Copy !req
839. You look.Copy !req
840. Golden heron.Copy !req
841. It's believed they hold the
souls of the departed,Copy !req
842. carrying them over
to wherever they need to go.Copy !req
843. Hmm.Copy !req
844. What are they singing?Copy !req
845. It's beautiful.Copy !req
846. Many say the song's about
what happens when we die.Copy !req
847. How we don't
just disappear.Copy !req
848. We don't?Copy !req
849. Uh, so, what happens to us?Copy !req
850. Well, like Kubo's paper,
we shift.Copy !req
851. We transform so we can
continue our storyCopy !req
852. to another place.Copy !req
853. The end of one story is merely
the beginning of another.Copy !req
854. I remember this place.Copy !req
855. This was where my father
prepared for his quest.Copy !req
856. There's something
I don't understand.Copy !req
857. Why would the helmet
be here?Copy !req
858. Kubo!Copy !req
859. Release us!Copy !req
860. Oh, sister.Copy !req
861. I remember how we
looked up to you.Copy !req
862. Of all of us,
you shone the brightest.Copy !req
863. Such a waste.Copy !req
864. All we ever wished was to be a
family in our home among the stars.Copy !req
865. I think we have very different
definitions of family.Copy !req
866. Don't you touch him,
you witch!Copy !req
867. And then there's you,Copy !req
868. the thieving insect
who stole my sister's soul.Copy !req
869. What?Copy !req
870. Oh, this is precious.Copy !req
871. You've been
together all this timeCopy !req
872. and you haven't
even realized?Copy !req
873. You took her from us.Copy !req
874. It was only fitting
we took something from you.Copy !req
875. How swiftly those memories
spilled from your head,Copy !req
876. wiping out all recollection
of your obscene union.Copy !req
877. Hanzo.Copy !req
878. What?Copy !req
879. Hanzo?Copy !req
880. I... I didn't know.Copy !req
881. No!Copy !req
882. I'm forgetting
what I came here for.Copy !req
883. Mother!Copy !req
884. Shh. It's okay. I'm here.Copy !req
885. Father?Copy !req
886. My son.Copy !req
887. Seems I'm married to a bug.Copy !req
888. Yeah.Copy !req
889. But a samurai bug.Copy !req
890. You are my quest.Copy !req
891. You always have been.Copy !req
892. Hanzo, keep him safe,
no matter what.Copy !req
893. I promise I will.Copy !req
894. No!Copy !req
895. Fly home, Kubo.Copy !req
896. Kubo? Is that you?Copy !req
897. You have to
leave this place.Copy !req
898. The Moon King, he's coming.Copy !req
899. Grandfather!Copy !req
900. It's me, Kubo!Copy !req
901. I know you can see me!Copy !req
902. Hello, grandson.Copy !req
903. It's so good to
see you at last.Copy !req
904. Soto speak.Copy !req
905. And I see you found
the armor.Copy !req
906. Seems your mother
had a reasonCopy !req
907. to bring you to this
dreadful place after all.Copy !req
908. I see.Copy !req
909. I know you do.Copy !req
910. That's how this all began.
You finally saw me.Copy !req
911. It was my fault. I should've
listened to my parents.Copy !req
912. Kubo, we both want
the exact same thing.Copy !req
913. You want to take my other eye.
That's what you want!Copy !req
914. Well, yes. But do you
know why I want it?Copy !req
915. Because you're old,
and mean, and cruel.Copy !req
916. Oh, now,
that's a little harsh.Copy !req
917. As long as you cling
to that silly, useless eye,Copy !req
918. you can't come up
to live with me.Copy !req
919. In the heavens.Copy !req
920. You'll be stuck
down here in this hell,Copy !req
921. staring with that lonely eye
at hate and heartacheCopy !req
922. and suffering and death.Copy !req
923. Where I want to
take you,Copy !req
924. we have none
of those things.Copy !req
925. It'll just be you
with your family.Copy !req
926. Where you belong.Copy !req
927. My family is gone.Copy !req
928. You killed them.
No...Copy !req
929. They brought their
fates upon themselves!Copy !req
930. They disgraced me and upset
the order of everything!Copy !req
931. That's how
your story goes.Copy !req
932. Oh, Kubo...Copy !req
933. When you're up there with me,
you will be beyond stories.Copy !req
934. You will be immortal.Copy !req
935. You will beCopy !req
936. infinite.Copy !req
937. No. You're wrong,
not infinite.Copy !req
938. All stories have an end.Copy !req
939. Is that right?Copy !req
940. And how does
this story end?Copy !req
941. I kill you.Copy !req
942. Oh.Copy !req
943. Very well.
Is this your wish,Copy !req
944. to do battle with a hideous
monster who ruined your life,Copy !req
945. to prove your worth
like your doomed father?Copy !req
946. How mortal.Copy !req
947. You want to be human?Copy !req
948. Then share their weakness!Copy !req
949. Suffer their humiliation!Copy !req
950. Feel their pain!Copy !req
951. This is the end
of your story.Copy !req
952. Now, take one last
look with that lonely eye,Copy !req
953. one last look at this
wretched place you call home.Copy !req
954. I'm not leaving.Copy !req
955. For every horrible thing
down here,Copy !req
956. there's something
far more beautiful.Copy !req
957. My mother saw it.Copy !req
958. So did my father. I see it.Copy !req
959. Even with just one eye.Copy !req
960. Then I'll just have to rip
it out of your head again,Copy !req
961. won't I?Copy !req
962. If you must blink,
do it now.Copy !req
963. I know why
you want my eye.Copy !req
964. Because without it,Copy !req
965. I can't look into the eyes of
another and see their soul.Copy !req
966. Their love...
Everything you loved is gone!Copy !req
967. Everything you knew
has been taken from you!Copy !req
968. No.Copy !req
969. It's in my memories.Copy !req
970. The most powerful
kind of magic there is.Copy !req
971. It makes us stronger
than you'll ever be.Copy !req
972. These are the memories of
those we have loved and lost.Copy !req
973. And if we hold their stories
deep in our hearts,Copy !req
974. then you will never
take them away from us.Copy !req
975. And that really
is the least of it.Copy !req
976. Where am I?Copy !req
977. Hello, Grandfather.Copy !req
978. Oh, hello.Copy !req
979. What happened to your eye?Copy !req
980. Don't you remember?Copy !req
981. No, I... I'm sorry,
young man.Copy !req
982. But I seem to have
forgotten my story.Copy !req
983. Can you help me?Copy !req
984. I'll tell him.Copy !req
985. No, we'll all tell him.Copy !req
986. We'll tell him
everything he needs to know.Copy !req
987. You are the kindest,
sweetest manCopy !req
988. to ever live
in this village.Copy !req
989. Oh. Oh, really?
Yes.Copy !req
990. Uh... Uh...Copy !req
991. Every day,
you walk around smilingCopy !req
992. and handing out
coins to children.Copy !req
993. Like me!Copy !req
994. And old women.Copy !req
995. Oh.Copy !req
996. You... You taught
my kids to swim.Copy !req
997. What?Copy !req
998. And you give
blankets to the poor.Copy !req
999. You're a good man.Copy !req
1000. You fed the hungry. You
always lend a helping hand.Copy !req
1001. You're a great
example.Copy !req
1002. It turns out
I'm pretty selfless.Copy !req
1003. That's why we love you.Copy !req
1004. You know, we have
something in common.Copy !req
1005. We both adore
your grandson.Copy !req
1006. His name is Kubo.Copy !req
1007. Kubo?Copy !req
1008. I'm sorry.Copy !req
1009. But I...
But I don't remember.Copy !req
1010. Well...Copy !req
1011. Your grandson's
a storyteller.Copy !req
1012. He'll tell you all the
stories you've forgotten.Copy !req
1013. Really?Copy !req
1014. Of course.Copy !req
1015. Hello, Mother.Copy !req
1016. Father.Copy !req
1017. I know my stories can tend
to get a little, um, long,Copy !req
1018. so I'll keep this brief.Copy !req
1019. I'm very grateful I've had
the chance to meet you both,Copy !req
1020. hear your wisdom,
feel your kindness,Copy !req
1021. even eat a meal
sitting between you.Copy !req
1022. This was a happy story.Copy !req
1023. But it could still be
a whole lot happier.Copy !req
1024. I don't know exactly
what the rules areCopy !req
1025. or how this works,Copy !req
1026. but if there
were any way to...Copy !req
1027. You know, I still need you.Copy !req
1028. So I can say this
has been a happy story,Copy !req
1029. or I could feel it.Copy !req
1030. We could all feel it.Copy !req
1031. Then we could
end this story.Copy !req
1032. Together.Copy !req
1033. The end.Copy !req