A Silent Voice (film)

A Silent Voice
Film poster
Japanese	聲の形
Hepburn	Koe no Katachi
Directed by	Naoko Yamada
Screenplay by	Reiko Yoshida
Based on	A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Ōima
Starring	Miyu Irino Saori Hayami Aoi Yūki Kenshō Ono Yūki Kaneko Yui Ishikawa Megumi Han Toshiyuki Toyonaga Mayu Matsuoka
Music by	Kensuke Ushio
Cinematography	Kazuya Takao
Production company	Kyoto Animation
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release dates	September 17, 2016 (2016-09-17)
Running time	130 minutes[1]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	¥2.2 billion[2]

A Silent Voice (Japanese: 聲の形, Hepburn: Koe no Katachi) is a 2016 Japanese anime school drama film produced by Kyoto Animation, directed by Naoko Yamada and written by Reiko Yoshida, featuring character designs by Futoshi Nishiya and music by Kensuke Ushio.^[3] It is based on the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Yoshitoki Ōima. The film premiered in Japan on September 17, 2016.

Plot

The story revolves around Shōya Ishida, a delinquent who in elementary school bullied his deaf classmate Shōko Nishimiya. Several years later, he meets her again and tries to redeem himself.

Voice cast

Shōya Ishida (石田将也, Ishida Shōya)

Voiced by: Miyu Irino,^[4] Mayu Matsuoka (child)^[5]

Shōko Nishimiya (西宮硝子, Nishimiya Shōko)

Voiced by: Saori Hayami^[4]

Yuzuru Nishimiya (西宮結絃, Nishimiya Yuzuru)

Voiced by: Aoi Yūki^[5]

Tomohiro Nagatsuka (永束友宏, Nagatsuka Tomohiro)

Voiced by: Kenshō Ono^[5]

Naoka Ueno (植野直花, Ueno Naoka)

Voiced by: Yūki Kaneko^[5]

Miyoko Sahara (佐原みよこ, Sahara Miyoko)

Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa^[5]

Miki Kawai (川井みき, Kawai Miki)

Voiced by: Megumi Han^[5]

Satoshi Mashiba (真柴智, Mashiba Satoshi)

Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga^[5]

Production

The anime adaptation of the manga was announced in the manga's final chapter that released on November 19, 2014,^[6] later specifying that the adaptation will be an anime theatrical film on December 17, 2014.^[7] In the Weekly Shōnen Magazine's 46th issue of 2015 that released on October 14, 2015, Kyoto Animation and Naoko Yamada were announced to be the animation studio and director of the film adaptation, respectively.^[8] The film's distributor, Shochiku, listed the adaptation releasing in Q4 2016.^[9] On April 8, 2016, the film adaptation's official website opened, announcing that Reiko Yoshida will be writing the scripts for the film, Futoshi Nishiya will be designing the characters and the film is scheduled for release in Japanese theaters on September 17, 2016.^[10] Kensuke Ushio and Pony Canyon composed and produced the music, respectively.^[4] The film's theme song, titled "Koi wo Shita no wa" (恋をしたのは), was performed by Aiko.^[11][12]

Reception

The film opened at #2 at the Japanese box office behind Makoto Shinkai's Your Name, and grossed a total of ¥283 million from 200,000 admissions within two days of its premiere across 120 theaters.^[13] As of November 30, 2016, the film has grossed a total of over ¥2.2 billion from 1.7 million admissions.^[2]

References

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• A Silent Voice (film) (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• A Silent Voice at the Internet Movie Database