A Silent Voice: The Movie
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A Silent Voice: The Movie

Sometimes the answer is as simple as learning to listen.

8.4 / 10 2016 2h 9mNR 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

Miyu Irino

Shouya Ishida (voice)

Lead
Saori Hayami

Saori Hayami

Shouko Nishimiya (voice)

Aoi Yuuki

Aoi Yuuki

Yuzuru Nishimiya (voice)

Kensho Ono

Kensho Ono

Tomohiro Nagatsuka (voice)

Yuki Kaneko

Yuki Kaneko

Naoka Ueno (voice)

Yui Ishikawa

Yui Ishikawa

Miyoko Sahara (voice)

Megumi Han

Megumi Han

Miki Kawai (voice)

Toshiyuki Toyonaga

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.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. A Silent Voice: The Movie is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker