Picnic vs Suzume
Suzume has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.7/10 for Picnic). Picnic is the shorter watch at 1h 12m compared with 2h 1m. Picnic is the older of the two (1996 against 2022). Both are adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Picnic
Suzume| Picnic | Suzume | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 12m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Adventure, Drama | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Shunji Iwai | Makoto Shinkai |
| Main cast | Tadanobu Asano, Chara, Koichi Hashizume, Naomasa Musaka, Fujiko Yamamoto | Kana Hanazawa, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Shota Sometani, Yoji Ueda, Eri Fukatsu |
Synopsis
Picnic
Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the city, they seek to find a picnic spot with the best vantage point to view the final event.
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.