A Silent Voice

Released Oct 20, 2017

2h 9m

Drama

Romance

Anime

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After being bullied mercilessly, a grade school student transfers to another school. Years later, one of her former tormentors sets out to make amends.

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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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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Naoko Yamada is regarded as one of the "up and coming" animated filmmakers seeking to fill the void created by the retirement of Hayao Miyazaki. Considering the artwork in A Silent Voice, it's easy to see why.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 18, 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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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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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

A marvelously subtle work of visual storytelling.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 19, 2020

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This movie is the best movie I've ever watched. I'm convinced everyone who dislikes it are just trying to be different.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/09/24

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Mikele A

It made me cry and Shoya is such a kinnie, 10/10 movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/06/24

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Zander J

This movie is 5/5 it sends us message that "What comes around Go backs to us" and the current real world problem that Kids/Teenagers Experiencing are Mental Health problem.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/17/24

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Miley H

So cool beans but DNDJJSJSJSJSJDHDJ ITS SO SADDDD

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/16/24

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Eugene K

The story was fictional, but I could clearly see that being a real story somewhere. The story was great and emotional.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/29/24

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paintersly m

One of my favorite anime, I am struggling to find one thing I dislike about it. It's not easy to create such a beautiful film, visually and emotionally. It really deepens your perspective on bullying and how that effects people, and depression as well. I love how they took a typical storyline and did something unordinary and amazing with it. They could have painted the story as the typical "bully = bad" I see so often, but instead they chose to be more realistic, and way more eye-catching. Each scene takes my breath away, as they tenderly explore themes of depression, suicide, bullying, forgiveness and love. One of the hardest things to do, for me anyway, is to forgive yourself and let your past be your past and your present be your present, especially when you've done something terrible that continues to haunt you. I love that the writers really went deep into both of their emotions and how guilty they both felt because of something they can't change, to the point of suicide. Another thing I like about it is definitely the likeability of each character. Even when they make the wrong choices that have me ripping my hair out, you can understand them and why they did it. They make mistakes and do bad things so humanly, it's a thing that many people skip over when creating characters. No character in the movie is really "bad" and that's why I love it to death.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/23/24

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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 being bullied mercilessly, a grade school student transfers to another school. Years later, one of her former tormentors sets out to make amends.

Director: Naoko Yamada
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
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 2, 2019
Runtime: 2h 9m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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