Burt vs Kokuho
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for Kokuho). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 54m. Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Kokuho| Burt | Kokuho | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 54m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Sang-il Lee |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Ken Watanabe, Min Tanaka, Takahiro Miura, Masatoshi Nagase, Nana Mori |
Synopsis
Burt
Burt, a 69-year-old musician with Parkinson’s, has his life turned upside down when a man from New York shows up claiming to be his son. Having always dreamed of being a father, Burt embraces Sammy and invites him to stay for the weekend, where he lives with his grumpy landlord.
Kokuho
Nagasaki, 1964: Following the death of his yakuza father, 15-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing of a famous kabuki actor. Alongside Shunsuke, the actor’s only son, he decides to dedicate himself to this traditional form of theatre. For decades, the two young men grow and evolve together – and one will become the greatest Japanese master of the art of kabuki.