GKIDS announced today that it has secured the North American distribution rights for Naoko Yamada‘s films SILENT VOICE and LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD. Additionally, SILENT VOICE will be returning to theaters across the country on December 15 and 16, 2024, with tickets now available for purchase.
A SILENT VOICE Trailers:
Yamada, who previously directed A SILENT VOICE (2016) and LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD, both critically acclaimed films, had also helmed the TV anime series that laid the groundwork for her filmic storytelling. Her latest project, The Colors Within, is set to premiere in North American theaters on January 24, 2025.
GKIDS describes A SILENT VOICE as follows:
After transferring into a new school, a deaf girl, Shoko Nishimiya, is bullied by the popular Shoya Ishida. As Shoya continues to bully Shoko, the class turns its back on him. Shoko transfers and Shoya grows up as an outcast. Alone and depressed, the regretful Shoya finds Shoko to make amends. “A Silent Voice” is a moving coming-of-age drama that depicts the struggles of adolescence through its memorable characters and beautiful animation.
GKIDS describes LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD as follows::
Students and best friends Mizore Yoroizuka and Nozomi Kasaki prepare to play a complex musical duet, “Liz and the Blue Bird”, for oboe and flute.
Though they became teammates in their middle school brass band and have played beautifully together ever since, Mizore and Nozomi find that with graduation from high school looming and the duet proving difficult, their friendship begins to buckle under the pressure. Interspersed with the story is the fantasy tale of Liz, drawn like a storybook, contrasting with the crisp realism of the school. These two distinct styles weave with stirring music to tell a touching coming-of-age story.
Source: Official Twitter
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