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A Silent Voice: The Movie

Original title: Koe no katachi
  • 20162016
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
77K
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2,812
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A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
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A young man is ostracized by his classmates after he bullies a deaf girl to the point where she moves away. Years later, he sets off on a path for redemption.A young man is ostracized by his classmates after he bullies a deaf girl to the point where she moves away. Years later, he sets off on a path for redemption.A young man is ostracized by his classmates after he bullies a deaf girl to the point where she moves away. Years later, he sets off on a path for redemption.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
77K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,812
74
  • Director
    • Naoko Yamada
  • Writers
    • Yoshitoki Oima(manga: "Koe no katachi")
    • Reiko Yoshida(screenplay)
    • Kiyoshi Shigematsu(original author: "Curry Rice")
  • Stars
    • Miyu Irino(voice)
    • Saori Hayami(voice)
    • Aoi Yûki(voice)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Naoko Yamada
  • Writers
    • Yoshitoki Oima(manga: "Koe no katachi")
    • Reiko Yoshida(screenplay)
    • Kiyoshi Shigematsu(original author: "Curry Rice")
  • Stars
    • Miyu Irino(voice)
    • Saori Hayami(voice)
    • Aoi Yûki(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 349User reviews
    • 91Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 8 nominations

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    Trailer 2:35
    A Silent Voice

    Photos125

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    Top cast

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    Miyu Irino
    Miyu Irino
    • Shôya Ishidaas Shôya Ishida
    • (voice)
    Saori Hayami
    Saori Hayami
    • Shoko Nishimiyaas Shoko Nishimiya
    • (voice)
    Aoi Yûki
    Aoi Yûki
    • Yuzuru Nishimiyaas Yuzuru Nishimiya
    • (voice)
    Kenshô Ono
    • Tomohiro Nagatsukaas Tomohiro Nagatsuka
    • (voice)
    Yûki Kaneko
    • Naoka Uenoas Naoka Ueno
    • (voice)
    Yui Ishikawa
    Yui Ishikawa
    • Miyoko Saharaas Miyoko Sahara
    • (voice)
    Megumi Han
    • Miki Kawaias Miki Kawai
    • (voice)
    Toshiyuki Toyonaga
    • Satoshi Mashibaas Satoshi Mashiba
    • (voice)
    Mayu Matsuoka
    Mayu Matsuoka
    • Young Shoya Ishidaas Young Shoya Ishida
    • (voice)
    Sachiko Kojima
    • Young Kazuki Shimadaas Young Kazuki Shimada
    • (voice)
    Hana Takeda
    • Young Keisuke Hiroseas Young Keisuke Hirose
    • (voice)
    Fuminori Komatsu
    • Takeuchi-senseias Takeuchi-sensei
    • (voice)
    Ikuko Tani
    • Ito Nishimiyaas Ito Nishimiya
    • (voice)
    Erena Kamata
    • Maria Ishidaas Maria Ishida
    • (voice)
    Ayano Hamaguchi
    • Shoya's sisteras Shoya's sister
    • (voice)
    Ryunosuke Watanuki
    • Pedroas Pedro
    • (voice)
    Ryô Nishitani
    • Kazuki Shimadaas Kazuki Shimada
    • (voice)
    Takuya Masumoto
    • Keisuke Hiroseas Keisuke Hirose
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Naoko Yamada
    • Writers
      • Yoshitoki Oima(manga: "Koe no katachi")
      • Reiko Yoshida(screenplay)
      • Kiyoshi Shigematsu(original author: "Curry Rice")
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Shoko's English dub voice actress Lexi Marman is actually deaf in real life.
    • Goofs
      During Ishida and Ueno's conversation at the crosswalk, Nishimiya is seen holding the pouch that Ishida had given to her as a gift. However, it disappears after Ueno sprints across the street and removes Nishimiya's earpiece; it is nowhere to be seen on her person or on the ground.
    • Quotes

      Miyoko Sahara: I couldn't change. I couldn't protect you again. I was the same coward.

      Shoko Nishimiya: You can change from now on.

    • Crazy credits
      Though the official Roman-character title used on merchandise in Japan, and on the movie's posters, trailers, video boxes, video menus and so on in English-speaking countries is "A Silent Voice: The Movie" (often shortened to just "A Silent Voice"), the Roman-character title which appears on-screen in the full movie itself is instead "The Shape of Voice", which is an awkward mistranslation into English of "Koe no katachi".
    • Connections
      Edited from Hope God Loves You, Mom (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      My Generation
      Written by Pete Townshend

      Performed by The Who

    User reviews349

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    A Must Watch Movie!
    Another, fantastic, Brilliant work of art by Kyoto Animation alongside Trigger studio, MadHouse and of course Studio Ghibli and many more theses are the studios that lead the anime world, In my opinion. Koe no katachi or A silent voice is honestly one of my favorite anime alongside Spirited Away from the animation alone is brilliant, when I first saw the trailer I feel in love and knew it was going to be up there as one of my favorite but actually seeing, the story is well done, follows the Manga well, the Manga characters are explored a lot more in depth then the movie but the movie is like 2 hours 10 minutes long it would be difficult to add 7 volumes worth of content into that time frame but Kyoto Animations did the manga justice, I would recommend the Manga author/artist Oima Yoshitoki its a brilliant Manga I would beyond recommend the anime its doesn't matter what one you read/watch first the movie covers the main bulk of the manga. In my opinion one of the best movies, it has sensitive subject matters but deals with them with respect and such a beautiful message when you watch the films I would also recommend looking more into reviews and other views on it and theory's they really make you...Smile :)

    Story. 10/10 As I said before sensitive subjects, well executed though.

    Animation. 10/10 Its Kyoto Animations...I will leave it at that.

    Music. 10/10 Yeah brilliant the opening was unexpected but not unwelcome, the tone change that happens after the opening was brilliant and the music throughout was fantastic.

    Characters. 10/10 (As I said manga goes in more depth but the movie goes into the characters quite well you feel like you understand motives etc.) Also I bow to the voice actress of Nishimiya Shōko (Saori Hayami)just beautiful.

    Enjoyment. 10/10 I'll be honest I cried, like four times but that is just me I get emotional with my anime but still didn't stop me loving this anime in fact I love it even more. listen I just cant get enough of this anime just. WELL DONE!
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    • Jun 16, 2017

    FAQ2

    • Why did Ishida's sister not want to be show her face?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 17, 2016 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Eleven Arts Anime Studio (United States)
      • Fathom Events (United States)
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • Japanese Sign Language
    • Also known as
      • A Silent Voice
    • Production companies
      • ABC Animation
      • Kodansha
      • Kyoto Animation
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $644,391
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $121,732
      • Oct 22, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $30,518,948
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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