A Silent Voice

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A Silent Voice

Released Oct 20, 2017

2h 9m

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After transferring into a new school, a deaf girl, Shoko Nishimiya, is bullied by the popular Shoya Ishida. As Shoya continues to bully Shoko, the class turns its back on him. Shoko transfers and Shoya grows up as an outcast. Alone and depressed, the regretful Shoya finds Shoko to make amends. "A Silent Voice" is a moving coming-of-age drama that depicts the struggles of adolescence through its memorable characters and beautiful animation.

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Critics Consensus

As beautifully crafted as it is powerfully written, A Silent Voice looks at teen bullying from a soberingly hard-hitting perspective that's uncommon for the animated medium.

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Charles Solomon

Los Angeles Times

An unflinching depiction of the cruelty children inflict on each other.

Oct 19, 2017

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Sherilyn Connelly

Village Voice

It has some interesting visuals, but A Silent Voice demands investment in the redemption of someone who's impossible to root for.

Oct 18, 2017

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

A Silent Voice is oddly tranquil, lacking in the emotional force that is its supposed reason for being.

Rated: 2.5/5

Apr 12, 2017

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Ross McIndoe

The Skinny

Naoko Yamada crafts a hazy, nostalgic visual style perfect for exploring the ideas of guilt and memory which drive its plot but it’s the movies colourful, finely-tuned cast of characters which make it so easy to spend time with.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 4, 2024

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Toussaint Egan

Polygon

A Silent Voice is one of the best Japanese animated films of the past decade and an essential watch.

Oct 22, 2021

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CJ Sheu

Review Film Review

I think the key to this film ... is self-loathing in its various forms.

Jul 1, 2020

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Jason B

Amazing, poignant, story. When a former bully tries to make up for his previous mistakes, he struggles to forgive himself. Touching and emotional. A powerful, moving film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/17/24

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Jasmine B

ABSOLUTE PEAK I CRIED. 😭😢

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/18/24

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Audience Member

An incredibly moving film and one of a kind. Dealing with a lot of mature themes; attempted suicide, disability, anxiety, bullying the list goes on. Yet, in spite of this Kyoto Animation still managed to keep the film light and entertaining by breaking up the serious parts with comedy, mostly provided by Nagatsuka's antics, but not to a point where it was over the top which is exactly what you need in this kind of film. However that being said, it’s not perfect, the story itself could be slow at times and even though it was always engaging, some parts felt like they’d been cut out or rushed and that seemed to take away from the story a little bit as not all the characters were fully developed and you’d be questioning where the story was even going.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/03/24

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Luis Escobar

Great anime movie had to get it in steelbook definitely recommend

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/22/24

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Logan S

An absolutely beautiful story i firmly believe everyone should watch this piece of art it's pacing and story telling are amazing and the animation is truly aw inspiring the mix of emotions I get every time I watch this movie is something I've never felt from another movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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Anthony G

A very powerful message, in my opinion one of the best movies/animes out there!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/03/24

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Naoko Yamada

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Miyu Irino

Shoya Ishida

Saori Hayami

Shoko Nishimiya

Megumi Han

Miki Kawai

Yui Ishikawa

Miyoko Sahara

Yûki Kaneko

Naoka Ueno

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Synopsis

After transferring into a new school, a deaf girl, Shoko Nishimiya, is bullied by the popular Shoya Ishida. As Shoya continues to bully Shoko, the class turns its back on him. Shoko transfers and Shoya grows up as an outcast. Alone and depressed, the regretful Shoya finds Shoko to make amends. "A Silent Voice" is a moving coming-of-age drama that depicts the struggles of adolescence through its memorable characters and beautiful animation.

Director: Naoko Yamada
Producer: Hideaki Hatta, Takashi Yoshimura, Susumu Okinaka, Masaki Kato, Toshihiro Takahashi, Osamu Yoshiba
Screenwriter: Reiko Yoshida, Yoshitoki Oima
Distributor: Eleven Arts
Production Co: Kodansha Ltd., Shochiku Company, Pony Canyon Inc.
Genre: Drama, Romance, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 20, 2017, Limited
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Dec 15, 2024
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 2, 2019
Runtime: 2h 9m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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