A Silent Voice: The Movie

A Silent Voice: The Movie

2016 · 129 min · JA · NR · 8.4 (4,736 votes)
Dir. Naoko Yamada · Starring Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Aoi Yuuki, Kensho Ono, Yuki Kaneko, Yui Ishikawa · Music Kensuke Ushio

“Sometimes the answer is as simple as learning to listen.”

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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...?

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This film is a deeply felt journey through regret and the arduous path to self-acceptance. It's a tender, often heartbreaking exploration of past mistakes, the struggle for connection, and the quiet, hopeful pursuit of understanding and forgiveness, all wrapped in stunning animation.

melancholicpoignantempathetichopefulanxiousintrospectivesteadyvisually expressive animecharacter-driven dramaemotional realismatonementforgivenesssocial anxietycommunicationempathy
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