Hen vs Suzume
Suzume has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.5/10 for Hen). Hen is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 2h 1m. Suzume is the older of the two (2022 against 2026). Both are adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hen
Suzume| Hen | Suzume | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Adventure, Drama | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | György Pálfi | Makoto Shinkai |
| Main cast | Argyris Pandazaras, Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos, Yannis Kokiasmenos, Maria Diakopanagiotou, Antonis Kafetzopoulos | Kana Hanazawa, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Shota Sometani, Yoji Ueda, Eri Fukatsu |
Synopsis
Hen
Escaping from a chicken farm, a hen finds refuge in the courtyard of a crumbling restaurant. There, she discovers love, confronts the pecking order, and fights to protect her eggs from a greedy owner. Her droll yet touching quest for motherhood mirrors the messy compromises and silent struggles of human lives.
Suzume
Suzume, 17, lost her mother as a little girl. On her way to school, she meets a mysterious young man. But her curiosity unleashes a calamity that endangers the entire population of Japan, and so Suzume embarks on a journey to set things right.