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A Silent Voice: The Movie
“Sometimes the answer is as simple as learning to listen.”
8.4 / 10• 2016• 2h 9m•NR• Japanese
AnimationDramaRomance
Storyline
Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late...?
Cast & Crew
Miyu Irino
Shouya Ishida (voice)
Lead
Saori Hayami
Shouko Nishimiya (voice)
Aoi Yuuki
Yuzuru Nishimiya (voice)
Kensho Ono
Tomohiro Nagatsuka (voice)
Yuki Kaneko
Naoka Ueno (voice)
Yui Ishikawa
Miyoko Sahara (voice)
Megumi Han
Miki Kawai (voice)
Toshiyuki Toyonaga
Satoshi Mashiba (voice)
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Naoko Yamada's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Silent Voice: The Movie is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
