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A Silent Voice: The Movie

A Silent Voice: The Movie

Sometimes the answer is as simple as learning to listen.

20168.42h 9m

Overview

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...?

Directed by Naoko Yamada
Written by Reiko Yoshida, Yoshitoki Oima
Produced by Eharu Ohashi, Toshio Iizuka, Shinichi Nakamura
Box Office0Revenue: $30.8M

Top Cast

Miyu Irino

Miyu Irino

Shouya Ishida (voice)

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)

Mayu Matsuoka

Mayu Matsuoka

Shouya Ishida as an Elementary School Boy (voice)

Sachiko Kojima

Sachiko Kojima

Kazuki Shimada as an Elementary School Boy (voice)

Themes & Keywords

high schoolfriendshipsuicidesuicide attemptdeafbullyingcoming of ageschoolbased on mangaadult animationwoman directorsign languagesshounenanimesocial anxietyjapanese high schooljapanese school

About A Silent Voice: The Movie

A Silent Voice: The Movie is a animation, drama, romance film released in 2016 exploring themes of high school, friendship, suicide, suicide attempt, deaf, bullying. Directed by Naoko Yamada, it stars Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Aoi Yuuki. 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...?

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