“You dont need a reason to like someone, but you need reasosn to hate someone”

Based on a popular manga comic, Japanese director Naoko Yamada’s (K-On) affecting drama examines the tempestuous relationship between a boy who hears and a girl who doesn’t.

After transferring into a new school, a deaf girl, Shouko Nishimiya, is bullied by the popular Shouya Ishida. As Shouya continues to bully Shouko, the class turns its back on him.

Shouko transfers and Shouya grows up as an outcast. Alone and depressed, the regretful Shouya finds Shouko to make amends. But is it already too late atone for his sins?

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