A Silent Voice

– Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as t..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.20 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 10 Minutes
Release Year:
2016
Original Name:
聲の形
A Silent Voice (2016) - Also known as 聲の形

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...?

Producing Country:
Filming Locations:

A Silent Voice (2016) - Trailer

Release Date:

17 Sep 2016

Language:

Japanese, Japanese Sign Language

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Naoko Yamada

Writer:

Yoshitoki Oima (manga: "Koe no katachi"), Reiko Yoshida (screenplay), Kiyoshi Shigematsu (original author: "Curry Rice"), Stephanie Sheh (script adaptation), Clark Cheng (additional writing), Amanda Winn Lee (additional writing)

Main Actors:

Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Aoi Yûki, Kenshô Ono

Plot:

The story revolves around Nishimiya Shoko, a grade school student who has impaired hearing. She transfers into a new school, where she is bullied by her classmates, especially Ishida Shouya. It gets to the point where she transfers to another school and as a result, Shouya is ostracized and bullied himself, with no friends to speak to and no plans for the future. Years later, he sets himself on a path to redemption.

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.2/10
Metacritic:
78%