I want to convey my feelings to you — The Shape of Voice is a touching and tear-jerking story

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Created by female manga artist Yoshitoki Ōima, [The Shape of Voice], which won the top spot in the "This Manga Is Amazing!" male readers' category for two consecutive years, is another heartwarming and tear-jerking animated film following [Your Name]![The Shape of Voice] comes to the big screen under the direction of Kyoto Animation, a leading name in Japanese animation. Kyoto Animation is known for its delicate character portrayals, consistent animation quality, and masterful pacing and framing, which breathe fresh vitality into its works.

The story follows "Shoya Ishida," a cynical teenager who loathes "boredom" and lives by the motto “Cheerful!! Fun!! Big Adventure!!” One day, a deaf girl named "Nishimiya Shoko" transfers into Shoya’s class. Unable to communicate easily with her classmates except through sign language and notebooks, Shoko becomes a target for bullying — and Shoya seizes the chance to lead the others in tormenting her. But an accidental prank ends up making Shoya the one ostracized by the entire class...

Five years later, now in high school, Shoya has become a lonely young man who has sealed away his inner self. He resolves to see Shoko one last time and apologize to her in person before ending his own life. However, this resolve takes an unexpected turn when he reunites with Shoko...

[Info]

Movie version: The Shape of Voice A Silent Voice: The Movie

Director: Naoka Yamada

Original work: Yoshitoki Ōima

Screenplay: Reiko Yoshida

Taiwan release: 2017.03.24

Production company: CloverWorks International Multimedia

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