A Silent Voice

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A Silent Voice

2017,

2h 9m,

Drama/

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Anime

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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.

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

Oct 19, 2017

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

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Sherilyn Connelly

Village Voice

Oct 18, 2017

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

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

Apr 12, 2017

2.5/5

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

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Ross McIndoe

The Skinny

Jul 4, 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.

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Toussaint Egan

Polygon

Oct 22, 2021

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

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CJ Sheu

Review Film Review

Jul 1, 2020

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

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Finn P

Feb 26, 2019

The themes of bullying and depression are sometimes treated sensitively and realistically, but sometimes a a bit lightly. There is a slight over-reliance on coincidences and melodrama in the story-telling, but for the most part it is very sensitively told.

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Feb 19, 2019

They donï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2(TM)t kiss the whole movie not once this shouldnï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2(TM)t even be called a romance Iï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2(TM)m really mad I wasted my time watching this movie just for them not to confess their feelings for each other and have the movie end donï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2(TM)t waste your time.

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Draco M

Feb 9, 2019

Serious anime films doesn't hold back on their storytelling when discussing thematic topics, even timely ones, and they get expressively drawn with harsher effects. That's the difficult reality in this film with teen bullying in one negative side whilst endorsing Japanese sign language in the other as a positive, resulting in an emotional teen drama with social undertones as part of the excellent writing, which goes the same for the animation and performances. The representative heart manifests before it gets buried by shocking behavior, and the rest of the redemptive and acceptance path after the lengthy pivotal flashback prologue takes its time to uncover the said heart to build up a truly affective emotional resonance in genuine sympathy. Typical beauty for a standout anime, but this one in particular specializes in effectively stirring up emotions with the right recipe for it. (A-) (Full review TBD)

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Hermione G

Feb 6, 2019

A Near Perfect Film. A Poingent Tale of life, love, relationships and forgiveness. Touches on living with physical disabilities such a deafness and psychological issues like anxiety and depression. Very realistic and relatable characters. A must watch for all animation fans!

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Jan 31, 2019

La mejor pelicula que he visto

Albus R

Jan 29, 2019

Amazing and relatable movie

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Shoya Ishida

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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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