A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2016, A Silent Voice: The Movie is a drama, animation and romance film directed by Naoko Yamada, running about 130 minutes. “Sometimes the answer is as simple as learning to listen.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 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...?

Who’s in it. A Silent Voice: The Movie stars Miyu Irino as Shouya Ishida (voice), Saori Hayami as Shouko Nishimiya (voice), Aoi Yuuki as Yuzuru Nishimiya (voice) and Kensho Ono as Tomohiro Nagatsuka (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.4/10, A Silent Voice: The Movie sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue. It went on to earn $30.2M at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch A Silent Voice: The Movie page.

If you liked it. Fans of A Silent Voice: The Movie tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.