Directed by Naoko Yamada and adapted from Yoshitoki Ōima's manga, the film follows Shoya Ishida, a former bully striving for redemption, and Shouko Nishimiya, the deaf girl he once tormented.

She transfers into a new school, where she is bullied by her classmates, especially Shôya Ishida. It gets to the point where she transfers to another school and as a result, Shôya is ostracized ...

Upon transferring to a new elementary school, a hearing-impaired girl named Shoko Nishimiya (Saori Hayami) is preyed upon by her unrelenting peers, including the mischievous Shoya Ishida (Miyu Irino).

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The film follows Shoya Ishida's journey to seek forgiveness for bullying Shoko Nishimiya, a deaf girl, during their childhood.