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A Silent Voice

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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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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 10/19/2017
An unflinching depiction of the cruelty children inflict on each other. Go to Full Review
Sherilyn Connelly Village Voice 10/18/2017
It has some interesting visuals, but A Silent Voice demands investment in the redemption of someone who's impossible to root for. Go to Full Review
Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) 04/12/2017
2.5/5
A Silent Voice is oddly tranquil, lacking in the emotional force that is its supposed reason for being. Go to Full Review
Ross McIndoe The Skinny 07/04/2024
4/5
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. Go to Full Review
Toussaint Egan Polygon 10/22/2021
A Silent Voice is one of the best Japanese animated films of the past decade and an essential watch. Go to Full Review
CJ Sheu Review Film Review 07/01/2020
I think the key to this film ... is self-loathing in its various forms. Go to Full Review
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12/17/2024 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. See more Ricky L @ricky707 1d If this movie doesn’t make you cry or make you sad in some way then something is wrong with you See more Anthony F @NightTyme999 5d Without a doubt one of the most raw and truthful depictions of the effects of bullying and how a lot of children/teenagers prioritize fitting in over treating others with decency. This movie tackles topics of suicide, self-love, social anxiety, complete isolation and more and does it so well. It never overexaggerates anything while simultaneously, you feel fully every dreadful emotion in the beginning and middle. Which because of that, the ending half of this movie hits and it hits HARD. It's almost impossible to not at the least get teary-eyed seeing the changes that Shoya and Shoko go through and without spoiling anything, the last 5 minutes of this movie is some of the most beautiful cinema I've ever watched. Few times have I ever been so proud of a character in those last few minutes as I was with Shoya's arc. The line delivery in this movie is incredible (watched in Japanese) and the animation is gorgeous. Not a single bad word about this movie. Everyone should watch it. See more Jack O @Zorafan2 Dec 28 Sheer peak. One of the best anime, can easily compete with the best shonen titles, and an amazing must see. I read the books, so I hope the movie lives up to the hype See more Ivan i @Diansyah Dec 25 In my opinion, the anime "A Silent Voice" is already good, it teaches us that bullying is very, very intolerable. Anyway, this anime is good, 5 stars for this anime, I cried because I watched this anime, I hope that those who watch this anime can take the messages in the anime and do them in everyday life, anyway it's 5 stars, THIS ANIME IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! See more Ahmad Q Nov 28 the way this movie explain human emotions is so comforting i loved this movie if i could suggest anybody a anime movie to start with it would would be this one its a masterpiece See more Read all reviews
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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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