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A Silent Voice: The Movie

2016 · Movie · NR · 129 min · ★ 8.4 · 87% critics

AnimationDramaRomance

Shouya starts bullying a new classmate who is deaf, and the teasing spreads until the class turns on him for his lack of compassion. Years later, they cross paths again, and Shouya—tormented by what he did—tries to make amends by seeing her once more.

Based on A Silent Voice

Also known as The Shape of Voice · A Silent Voice

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Streaming on Crunchyroll.

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Details
Original title
映画 聲の形
Years
2016
Release date
2016-09-17
Language
Japanese
Rated
NR
Runtime
129 min
Critic score
87/100
TMDB rating
8.4/10 (4,505 votes)
Box office
$30,518,948
About

You’ll likely like this if you want a heartfelt anime about bullying and emotional healing, with a deeply moving redemption arc; Not for you if you want lighthearted school romance or if you’re sensitive to heavy themes.

Pros: powerful emotional drama; beautiful animation; empathetic themes | Cons: mature, heavy subject matter; sign language subtitles vary

Themes

  • high school
  • friendship
  • suicide
  • suicide attempt
  • deaf
  • bullying
  • coming of age
  • school
  • based on manga
  • adult animation
  • teen suicide
  • woman director
  • +6 more

Awards & recognition

  • Annecy Cristala Feature Film · 2017 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Naoko Yamada