A Silent Voice: The Movie
2016 | 129 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Audiences adore it (8.4/10) and it earned strong reviews (94%), though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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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...?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 78 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.4/10 from 5K viewers
- AwardsWeak
0 wins, 1 other nomination — nominated for Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$31 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
Measured from current popularity
Where to watch in US
Crunchyroll
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Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Naoko Yamada
- Miyu IrinoShouya Ishida (voice)
- Saori HayamiShouko Nishimiya (voice)
- Aoi YuukiYuzuru Nishimiya (voice)
- Kensho OnoTomohiro Nagatsuka (voice)
- Yuki KanekoNaoka Ueno (voice)
- Yui IshikawaMiyoko Sahara (voice)
- Megumi HanMiki Kawai (voice)
- Toshiyuki ToyonagaSatoshi Mashiba (voice)
- Mayu MatsuokaShouya Ishida as an Elementary School Boy (voice)
- Sachiko KojimaKazuki Shimada as an Elementary School Boy (voice)