A Silent Voice: The Movie
2016 2h 10m movie Film Japan

A Silent Voice: The Movie

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

A Silent Voice: The Movie sits in the top 4% of Japan films on this catalog — ranked #196 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

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

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…?

The 2015–2017 Japan Window

588 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. A Silent Voice: The Movie sits at position #28.

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    My Hero Academia

    ★ 8.7 · 2016

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    #4

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    ★ 8.6 · 2016

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    ★ 8.6 · 2016

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    ★ 8.6 · 2016

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    #7

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    ★ 8.6 · 2015

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    ★ 8.6 · 2015

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Silent Voice: The Movie premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

8.4
TMDB Rating
3,566
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #196 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (96th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #162 of 2,532 (top 6%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Kyoto Animation, ABC Animation, Kodansha, Pony Canyon, Quaras
Runtime 2h 10m
Release Date September 17, 2016
IMDb tt5323662
Official Site asilentvoice.com.au

Themes & Motifs

  • high school
  • friendship
  • suicide
  • suicide attempt
  • deaf
  • bullying
  • coming of age
  • based on manga
  • adult animation
  • woman director
  • sign languages
  • anime
  • social anxiety
  • japanese high school
  • japanese school
  • optimistic

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