The Shape Of The Voice
A Silent Voice is a subtitled animated Japanese movie by Yamada Naoko. It’s about the relationship between two school students, Shoya Ishida (Miyu Irino) and Shoko Nishimiya (Saori Hayami). When Shoko, who has a hearing impairment, starts as a new student in an established elementary class, delinquent Shoya teases her because of her impairment. But when he transfers to junior high school, his former friends turn against him and Shoya finds himself isolated and lonely. He feels guilty about his past actions towards Shoko, and he frequently thinks about how he could atone for his behaviour. One day, he reunites with Shoko and the two become tentative friends. In an effort to bring happiness to Shoko’s life, Shoya sets out to reconnect her with other students from elementary school, whom she never had a chance to know. Shoko and Shoya gradually begin to develop strong feelings for each other, although Shoko still experiences feelings of hopelessn...