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A Silent Voice (movie)

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Alternative title:
A Voz do Silêncio: Koe no Katachi (Portuguese)
Koe no Katachi (Japanese)
La Forma della Voce (Italian)
the shape of voice
Una voz silenciosa (Spanish)
Форма голоса (Russian)
聲の形 (Japanese)
聲之形 (Chinese (Taiwan))
목소리의 형태 (Korean)
Genres: romance
Themes: suicide
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: A deaf elementary school girl, Shoko Nishimiya, upon transferring, meets a boy named Shoya Ishida in her new class. Shoya, who is not deaf, leads the class in bullying Shoko, because she is deaf. As the bullying continues, the class starts to bully Shoya for bullying Shoko. After graduating from elementary school, Shoko and Shoya do not speak to each other… until later, when Shoya, tormented over his past, decides he must see Shoko once more. Shoya wants to make amends for what he did in elementary school and be Shoko's friend. (from manga)
Ratings: 772 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 269 votes (sub:201, dub:41, raw:4, ?:2, others:21
10 Spanish subtitled
3 French subtitled
2 Italian subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 Arabic subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 Romanian subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Excellent: 256 votes (sub:178, dub:52, raw:3, edit.dub:1, others:22
9 Spanish subtitled
5 Portuguese subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 Spanish edited dub
1 Russian dubbed
1 Polish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Slovak subtitled subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Very good: 127 votes (sub:97, dub:17, raw:3, ?:1, others:9
4 Spanish subtitled
2 Spanish dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
1 Arabic subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Good: 65 votes (sub:48, dub:12, ?:2, others:3
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian edited dub
1 German dubbed
)
 Decent: 20 votes (sub:14, dub:3, others:3
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Russian edited dub
)
 So-so: 13 votes (sub:12, others:1
1 Chinese(Mandarin) subtitled
)
 Not really good: 12 votes (sub:8, dub:3, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Weak: 4 votes (sub:3, dub:1)
 Bad: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: 3 votes (sub:2, others:1
1 Vietnamese subtitled
)
Seen in part or in whole by 1101 s, rank: #1117 (of 9996)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.698 (Excellent−), std. dev.: 1.5365, rank: #109 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 8.713 (Excellent−), rank: #95 (of 10154) (seen all: 8.71 / seen some: 8.00)
Bayesian estimate: 8.692 (Excellent−), rank: #20 (of 7635)
Vintage:
2016-09-17
2019-08-25 (Philippines, Asianovela Channel)
Premiere date:
2016-09-17 (Japan)
2016-10-22 (UK, Scotland Loves Anime)
2017-03-09 (Singapore, Malaysia)
2017-03-24 (Taiwan)
2017-05-05 (México)
2017-05-10 (Philippines)
2017-06-08 (Bolivia)
2017-06-08 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2017-06-09 (Argentina)
2017-06-09 (Paraguay)
2017-06-12 (, Annecy International Animation Film Festival)
2017-06-16 (Ecuador)
2017-06-17 (Chile)
2017-07-28 (Colombia)
2017-10-24 (Italy)
2018-03-16 (Spain)
2020-05-05 (Russia, Internet Streaming)
Release dates: We have 2
Opening Theme:
"My Generation" by The Who
Ending Theme:
"Ai wo Shita no wa" (Loving Is) by AIKO 
Trivia: We have 2
Review:
A Silent Voice (Nov 4, 2016)
News: Show:
Anime Limited Updates (Jan 9, 2017)
Anime Limited Updates (Nov 4, 2016)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    A Silent Voice: The Movie [Limited Edition] (Blu-ray) 2019-11-26 (from $86.00)
Blu-ray (Region B)
    A Silent Voice [UK] (Blu-ray) 2017-10-30
    A Silent Voice [UK] [Collector's Edition] (Blu-ray + DVD) 2017-10-30
Blu-ray + DVD combo
    A Silent Voice: The Movie (BD+DVD) 2019-04-02 (from $17.96)
    A Silent Voice: The Movie [SteelBook] (BD+DVD) 2022-10-18 (from $18.89)
DVD (Region 1)
    A Silent Voice: The Movie (DVD) 2019-04-02 (from $10.64)
DVD (Region 2)
    A Silent Voice [UK] (DVD) 2017-10-30
Soundtrack
    A Silent Voice - a shape of light Vinyl LP [Limited Edition] (OST) 2019-11-25

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Naoko Yamada
Script: Reiko Yoshida
Storyboard:
Takuya Yamamura
Unit Director:
Takuya Yamamura
Original author: Kiyoshi Shigematsu ("Curry Rice")
Original creator: Yoshitoki Ōima
Character Design: Futoshi Nishiya
Art Director: Mutsuo Shinohara
Chief Animation Director: Futoshi Nishiya
Animation Director:
Yuko Myouken
Sound Director: Yōta Tsuruoka
Cgi Director: Norihiro Tomiita
Director of Photography: Kazuya Takao
Executive producer:
Toshihiro Takahashi
Producer:
Toshio Iizuka

3D Art Design: Joji Unoguchi
Assistant In-Between Check:
Yumiko Hashi
Assistant producer:
Yuri Hasegawa
Background Art:
Yumi Okada
Chief Key Animator:
Tatsuya Satou
Color design: Naomi Ishida
Color setting:
Naomi Ishida
Copyright Assistance: Natsuki Soejima
Digital Cinema Engineer: Kei Asai
Editing: Kengo Shigemura
In-Between Animation:
Yuuki Noguchi
In-Between Check: Naoko Fujita
Insert Song Composition:
Osamu Shōji ("Kaiju no Ballad")
Insert Song Lyrics: Fumiko Okada ("Kaiju no Ballad")
Key Animation:
Yurika Oono
Legal Affairs Manager:
Yūka Furukawa
Literature Manager: Haruna Matsuda
Merchandise Development: Maya Fujino
Mix Engineer: Hiroshi Kitashiro
Music producer: Shinichi Nakamura
Music Production Assistant: Yoshiaki Ikeda
Official Site Production:
Shin'ya Tomofuji
Online Editor:
Naoki Kanazawa
Overseas Marketing: Masayuki Nishide
Paint:
Yukiko Nakagawa (Anitus Kobe)
Paint Check:
Yūka Yoneda
Photography:
Yoshiko Tanaka
Production manager:
Yōtarō Satō
Production producer: Ryuhei Takashima
Pronunciation Model: Yuki
Publicity:
Yasushi Miwa
Publicity Tie-Up:
Naomi Masukawa
Recording: Yasushi Nagura
Recording Assistant: Mika Kamemoto
Setting: Seiichi Akitake
Setting Manager: Kazuki Kurihara
Sign-Language Coordinator:
Ruruka Minami
Sign-Language Model:
Tamane Higuchi (Kiiro-gumi)
Sign-Language Supervision: Daisuke Ochi
Sound Effects: Hiromune Kurahashi
Sound Production Manager: Tomomi Yano
Special Effects: Rina Miura
Special Thanks To:
Yusuke Hirota
Studio Coordinator:
Teru Ogawa
Studio Management:
Teru Ogawa
Subtitle Production: Shinobu Suzuki
Technical Director: Kyosuke Sakai
Theater Manager:
Tōru Igawa
Theater Publicity: Masato Abe
Theme Song Composition:
Peter Townshend (OP)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Peter Townshend (OP)
Theme Song Performance:
THE WHO (OP)
Trailer Production: Tomotaka Kawabe
Miyu Irino as Shōya Ishida
Saori Hayami as Shōko Nishimiya

Aoi Yūki as Yuzuru Nishimiya
Kenshō Ono as Tomohiro Nagatsuka
Mayu Matsuoka as Shōya Ishida (young)
Megumi Han as Miki Kawai
Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Satoshi Mashiba
Yui Ishikawa as Miyoko Sahara
Yuki Kaneko as Naoka Ueno

Akiko Hiramatsu as Yaeko Nishimiya
Ayano Hamaguchi as Shōya's sister
Erena Kamata as Maria
Fuminori Komatsu as Takeuchi-sensei
Hana Takeda as Keisuke Hirose (young)
Ikuko Tani as Ito Nishimiya
Ryō Nishitani as Kazuki Shimada
Sachiko Kojima as Kazuki Shimada (young)
Satsuki Yukino as Miyako Ishida
Takuya Masumoto as Keisuke Hirose
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Kyoto Animation
Background Art:
Studio Blue
Broadcaster: Animax
Design Works: BALCOLONY.
Digital Lab: Imagica
Distributor: Shochiku
HD Editing: studio2001:
In-Between Animation:
xenron
Internet Streaming: Netflix
Materials Assistance:
Yoro Railway
Music Production: Pony Canyon
Music Production Assistance: Sony Music Artists
Paint:
xenron
Planning Assistance: Kodansha (Weekly Shonen Magazine Editorial Dept.)
Production:
Shochiku
Production Assistance: Animation DO
Production Cooperation:
Tokyo Federation of the Deaf
Publicity: Rakusha
Recording Studio:
studio2010:
Sound Production: Rakuonsha
Subtitle Assistance: Media Access Center
Subtitle Production: Palabra
Tie-Up:
SoftBank
English cast
English staff
ADR Script:
Clark Cheng
Executive producer: Shawne Kleckner (Right Stuf Blu-ray)
Producer: Judy Albert (Right Stuf Blu-ray)

Additional Voice Direction:
Michael Sinterniklaas
Blu-Ray Authoring: Justin Sevakis (Anime Limited UK release)
Blu-Ray Producer: Brian Ward (Shout! Factory)
Casting Director: Stephanie Sheh
Chief Executive Officer: Andrew Partridge (Anime Limited UK release)
Consultant: Amanda Winn Lee
Design: din (Anime Limited UK release)
DVD Producer: Brian Ward (Shout! Factory)
Marketing:
Lauren McQuade (Anime Limited UK release)
Mixing: Oscar Garcia
Packaging Design:
Kyla Stalzer (Right Stuf Blu-ray)
Production Team:
Keith Copping (Anime Limited UK release)
Project Manager: Andrew Partridge (Anime Limited UK release)
Recording engineer:
Stephanie Sheh
Senior Producer: Kris Gero (Right Stuf Blu-ray)
Special Thanks To: Jo-Ann Dean (SIGNmation)
Spotting: Clark Cheng
Voice Direction: Stephanie Sheh
Lexi Cowden as Shoko Nishimiya
Robbie Daymond as Shoya Ishida

Amber Lee Connors as Miki Kawai
Annabelle Corigliano as Miki Kawai (young)
Gia Grace as Naoka Ueno (young)
Graham Halstead as Nagatsuka
Kira Buckland as Naoka Ueno
Kristen Sullivan as Yuzuru Nishimiya
Lipica Shah as Yaeko Nishimiya
Max Mittelman as Satoshi Mashiba
Melissa Hope as Miyoko Sahara
Ryan Shanahan as Shoya Ishida (young)
Sara Cravens as Miyoko Ishida

Brian Bekerle as Keisuke Hirose (young)
Catie Harvey as Miyoko Sahara (young)
Chris Jai Alex as Pedro
Janis Carrol as Ito Nishimiya
Marc Diraison as Mr. Takeuchi
Michael Sinterniklaas as Kazuki Shimada
Spencer Rosen as Kazuki Shimada (young)

English companies
ADR Production: NYAV Post
Distributor:
The Right Stuf International (US and Canada, limited edition home video)
Internet Streaming:
Netflix (UK/Ireland)
Licensed by:
GKIDS (2024)
French staff
French cast
Dubbing Director: Mélanie Anne

Adaptation: Jessica Bluthe
Subtitling: Maxime Blanc
Bastien Bourlé as Shoya Ishida
Mélanie Lemaistre as Shoko Nishiyama

Arnaud Laurent as Satoshi Mashiba
Bruno Meyere as Tomiro Nagatsuka
Caroline Combes as Naoka Ueno
Justine Berger as Miki Kawai
Nathalie Bienaime as Yudzuru Nishiyama
Nayeli Forest as Miyako Ishida

Arnaud Laurent as Kazuki Shimada
Clara Soares as Shoya Ishida (enfant)

French companies
Distributor: Art House Films (, theaters)
Internet Streaming: Netflix (Canada; French subtitles)
Licensed by: Viz Media Europe (EU/Africa)
Released by: KAZÉ ()
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
ADR Director:
Mercedes Hoyos (Spain dub)
Translation: Paco Galindo (Spain dub)
ADR Script:
Mercedes Hoyos (Spain dub)
Executive producer:
Jorge Gabarró Frau (Selecta Visión)
Angela Olssen as Shōko Nishimiya (Mexican dub)
Gerardo Ortega as Shōya Ishida (Mexican dub)
Hugo Carrasco as Shoya Ishida (Spain dub)
María José Roquero as Shoko Nishimiya (Spain dub)

Ana Soto as Miyoko Sahara (Spain dub)
Bernabé Rico as Satoshi Mashiba (Spain dub)
Diana Huicochea as Miyoko Sahara (Mexican dub)
Gabriel Gama as Satoshi Mashiba (Mexican dub)
Gema Abad as Miki Kawai (Spain dub)
Héctor Mena as Tomohiro Nagatsuka (Mexican dub)
María Del Pilar Valdés as Yuzuru Nishimiya (Spain dub)
Nonia de la Gala as Naoka Ueno (Spain dub)
Pablo Domínguez as Tomohiro Nagatsuka (Spain dub)
Sandra Olarra as Miki Kawai (Mexican dub)
Yedir Silva as Naoka Ueno (Mexican dub)

Angela Villanueva as Ito Nishimiya (Mexican dub)
Angeles Neira as Yaeko Nishimiya (Spain dub)
Ilitch Pichardo as Keisuke Hirose (Mexican dub)
Jorge Tomé as Takeuchi (Spain dub)
José Rúa as Kazuki Shimada (Spain dub)
Mayra Cabrera as Yuzuru Nishimiya (Mexican dub)
Mercedes Hoyos as Miyako Ishida (Spain dub)
Mildred Barrera as Shōya's mom (Mexican dub)
Román Abreo as Profesor Takeuchi (Mexican dub)
Rosalinda Marquez as Yaeko Nishimiya (Mexican dub)
Ulises Alvear as Kazuki Shimada (Mexican dub)

Jorge Tomé (Spain dub)
Mercedes Hoyos (Spain dub)
Spanish companies
ADR Production: Dasara Producciones (Spain dub)
ADR Studio: Bond Productions Mexico (Mexican dub)
Broadcaster: Movistar CineDoc&Roll (Spain)
Distributor:
Madness Entertainment (Paraguay; Ecuador; Bolivia; Colombia)
Internet Streaming:
Rakuten TV (Spain)
Licensed by:
Selecta Visión (Spain)
Theatrical Distribution:
Cinépolis (Colombia)
Theatrical Releaser: Cinépolis (Colombia | Theatrical)
Italian cast
Italian staff
Dubbing Director: Maria pia di Meo

Dialogues: Luca Dresda
Dubbing Assistant: Giuseppe Privitera
Federico Campaiola as Shouya Ishida
Roisin Nicosia as Shouko Nishimiya

Agnese Marteddu as Miki Kawai
Alessio Puccio as Tomohiro Nagatsu
Giorgia Ionica as Miyoko Sahara
Giulio Bartolomei as Shouya Ishida (young)
Lucrezia Marricchi as Yuzuru Nishimiya
Ludovica Bebi as Naoka Ueno
Stefano De Filippis as Satoshi Mashiba

Beatrice Margiotti as Yaeko Nishimiya
Chloe Lombardi as Maria Ishida
Enzo Avolio as Preside
sco Aimone as Kazuki Shimada (Young)
Graziella Polesinanti as Ito Nishimiya
Irene Di Valmo as Miyako Ishida
MASSIMO TRIGGIANI as Takeuchi
Samuele De Filippis as Keisuke Hirose
Simone Veltroni as Kazuki Shimada
Italian companies
Distributor:
Nexo Digital
Dubbing Studio: C.D. Cine Dubbing
Internet Streaming:
VVVVID
German staff
German cast
ADR Director: Birte Baumgardt
Post Production:
Martin Schmidtke
Recording engineer:
Sebastian Hollmann
Jill Böttcher as Shouko Nishimiya
Nicolas Artajo as Shouya Ishida

Benjamin Stolz as Tomohiro Nagatsuka
Birte Baumgardt as Naoka Ueno
Corinna Dörenkamp as Miyoko Sahara
Ilona Brokowski as Miki Kawai
Maxi Häcke as Yuzuru Nishimiya
Patrick Baehr as Satoshi Mashiba

Felix Mayer as Kazuki Shimada
Inga Sibylle Kuhne as Ito Nishimiya
Johannes Wolko as Keisuke Hirose
Milena Karas as Miyako Ishida
Norman Matt as Takeuchi
Rahel von Tettenborn as Maria Ishida
Vanessa Wunsch as Yaeko Nishimiya
German companies
Distributor: Kazé
Dubbing: G&G Tonstudios
Russian staff
Russian companies
Translation: Ksenia Chernishkova
Distributor: Volga (2020)
Dubbing: Reanimedia (2020)
Russian cast
(none)
Tagalog staff
Tagalog companies
(none)
Broadcaster:
Yey!
Tagalog cast
Denise Gail Tumibay as Shouko Nishimiya
Steven Bontogon as Shōya Ishida
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
Subtitle Translation:
Valmir Martins (PT-BR)
Internet Streaming: Netflix
Licensed by:
Selecta Visión (Portugal)
Portuguese cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)
Chinese (Hong Kong) staff
Chinese (Hong Kong) cast
(none)
Zhensheng Zhang as Shōya Ishida
Chinese (Hong Kong) companies
(none)

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