Live action difficulty list This is a list of Japanese movies and dramas ranked by their difficulty, on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is very easy and 10 is very hard. You can use it to find the most appropriate shows to watch based on how good your Japanese is.
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Daifugou Doushin Length (in words) 27264 Unique words 3875 Unique words (used once) 1913 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1185 Unique kanji (used once) 307 Unique kanji readings 1841 Difficulty 7/10
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Kamen Rider Decade Length (in words) 42797 Unique words 4043 Unique words (used once) 1739 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1216 Unique kanji (used once) 237 Unique kanji readings 1808 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.3 MDL rating count 884
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Black Pean Length (in words) 38545 Unique words 3845 Unique words (used once) 1718 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1165 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 1773 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 8.1 MDL rating count 817
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doS Deka Length (in words) 39505 Unique words 4664 Unique words (used once) 2134 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1335 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 2105 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.4 MDL rating count 366
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Banyuki Length (in words) 16919 Unique words 2662 Unique words (used once) 1361 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 960 Unique kanji (used once) 261 Unique kanji readings 1409 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 8.2 MDL rating count 15
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Ore no Dandyism Length (in words) 28111 Unique words 3526 Unique words (used once) 1646 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1220 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 1829 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 5.8 MDL rating count 5
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Kabuki-Mono Keiji Length (in words) 29794 Unique words 3353 Unique words (used once) 1546 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1082 Unique kanji (used once) 282 Unique kanji readings 1663 Difficulty 6/10
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Tantei no Tantei Length (in words) 37360 Unique words 4868 Unique words (used once) 2389 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1364 Unique kanji (used once) 239 Unique kanji readings 2121 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.7 MDL rating count 755
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Koushounin S2 Length (in words) 25418 Unique words 4014 Unique words (used once) 2025 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1279 Unique kanji (used once) 270 Unique kanji readings 1901 Difficulty 6/10
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Kokichi no Nyoubou S2 Length (in words) 24369 Unique words 4228 Unique words (used once) 2186 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1319 Unique kanji (used once) 316 Unique kanji readings 2068 Difficulty 6/10
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Kamen Rider Kabuto Length (in words) 53611 Unique words 5053 Unique words (used once) 2334 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1417 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 2239 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.6 MDL rating count 845
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Gokuaku Ganbo Length (in words) 43462 Unique words 4512 Unique words (used once) 1971 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1247 Unique kanji (used once) 229 Unique kanji readings 1906 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.4 MDL rating count 153
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In Hand Length (in words) 37915 Unique words 4980 Unique words (used once) 2452 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1403 Unique kanji (used once) 302 Unique kanji readings 2147 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 8.0 MDL rating count 498
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Koushounin Length (in words) 22320 Unique words 3541 Unique words (used once) 1726 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1180 Unique kanji (used once) 262 Unique kanji readings 1753 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.6 MDL rating count 353
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Bijo ka Yajuu Length (in words) 40221 Unique words 4979 Unique words (used once) 2417 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1325 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 2033 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.1 MDL rating count 204
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Juuhan Shuttai! Length (in words) 32321 Unique words 4596 Unique words (used once) 2274 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1268 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 1956 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 8.4 MDL rating count 1228
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Engine Sentai Go-Onger Length (in words) 72475 Unique words 6372 Unique words (used once) 2864 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1404 Unique kanji (used once) 234 Unique kanji readings 2259 Difficulty 6/10
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Kansayaku Nozaki Shuuhei Length (in words) 28325 Unique words 3898 Unique words (used once) 1927 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1210 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 1842 Difficulty 6/10
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Kamen Rider Kiva Length (in words) 54184 Unique words 4846 Unique words (used once) 2208 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1349 Unique kanji (used once) 281 Unique kanji readings 2077 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.6 MDL rating count 910
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Kamen Rider Saber Length (in words) 60726 Unique words 4380 Unique words (used once) 1804 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1295 Unique kanji (used once) 257 Unique kanji readings 2039 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.1 MDL rating count 377
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Kamen Rider Blade Length (in words) 55986 Unique words 4195 Unique words (used once) 1858 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1198 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 1829 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.8 MDL rating count 580
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Shitamachi Rocket Length (in words) 53593 Unique words 5576 Unique words (used once) 2520 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1357 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 2149 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 8.0 MDL rating count 291
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Shitamachi Rocket S2 Length (in words) 53593 Unique words 5576 Unique words (used once) 2520 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1357 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 2149 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 8.0 MDL rating count 71
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Death Note Length (in words) 39783 Unique words 4083 Unique words (used once) 1876 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1196 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 1832 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 8.0 MDL rating count 5094
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Kamen Rider Build Length (in words) 66533 Unique words 5470 Unique words (used once) 2421 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1409 Unique kanji (used once) 245 Unique kanji readings 2255 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 8.1 MDL rating count 1007
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Nemesis Length (in words) 34954 Unique words 4508 Unique words (used once) 2169 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1301 Unique kanji (used once) 261 Unique kanji readings 2004 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.5 MDL rating count 302
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Kagero no Tsuji S3 Length (in words) 28934 Unique words 3855 Unique words (used once) 1842 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1230 Unique kanji (used once) 298 Unique kanji readings 1913 Difficulty 6/10
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Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko S5 Length (in words) 39824 Unique words 4627 Unique words (used once) 2166 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1344 Unique kanji (used once) 270 Unique kanji readings 2060 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 8.2 MDL rating count 662
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Platonic Length (in words) 27563 Unique words 3553 Unique words (used once) 1773 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1196 Unique kanji (used once) 298 Unique kanji readings 1815 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.4 MDL rating count 197
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Roosevelt Game Length (in words) 37527 Unique words 4764 Unique words (used once) 2323 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1264 Unique kanji (used once) 240 Unique kanji readings 1975 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 8.1 MDL rating count 175
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Okitegami Kyouko no Bibouroku Length (in words) 39358 Unique words 5130 Unique words (used once) 2565 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1384 Unique kanji (used once) 300 Unique kanji readings 2183 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 8.2 MDL rating count 2332
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Tokumei Tantei Length (in words) 34624 Unique words 4485 Unique words (used once) 2214 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1285 Unique kanji (used once) 251 Unique kanji readings 2004 Difficulty 6/10
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Kokuhatsu: Kokusen Bengonin Length (in words) 29713 Unique words 3717 Unique words (used once) 1781 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1222 Unique kanji (used once) 266 Unique kanji readings 1884 Difficulty 6/10
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Keiji no Manazashi Length (in words) 37569 Unique words 4621 Unique words (used once) 2278 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1351 Unique kanji (used once) 276 Unique kanji readings 2110 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.7 MDL rating count 41
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Kozure Shinbei S2 Length (in words) 22208 Unique words 3329 Unique words (used once) 1710 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 979 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 1470 Difficulty 6/10
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Lupin no Musume Length (in words) 38034 Unique words 4441 Unique words (used once) 2109 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1292 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 1979 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.8 MDL rating count 650
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Fugoh Keiji Length (in words) 40022 Unique words 4735 Unique words (used once) 2204 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1334 Unique kanji (used once) 239 Unique kanji readings 2109 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 233
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Chikaemon Length (in words) 23934 Unique words 3350 Unique words (used once) 1622 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1099 Unique kanji (used once) 279 Unique kanji readings 1668 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.9 MDL rating count 7
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Rikuou Length (in words) 49730 Unique words 4874 Unique words (used once) 2214 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1258 Unique kanji (used once) 242 Unique kanji readings 1961 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 8.0 MDL rating count 342
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Hagetaka (2007) Length (in words) 19040 Unique words 3365 Unique words (used once) 1787 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1084 Unique kanji (used once) 261 Unique kanji readings 1604 Difficulty 6/10
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Taro no Tou Length (in words) 11962 Unique words 2342 Unique words (used once) 1297 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 997 Unique kanji (used once) 307 Unique kanji readings 1414 Difficulty 6/10
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Doctor Car Length (in words) 33982 Unique words 4358 Unique words (used once) 2099 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1307 Unique kanji (used once) 277 Unique kanji readings 2009 Difficulty 6/10
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SMOKING GUN: Ketteiteki Shouko Length (in words) 36358 Unique words 4334 Unique words (used once) 2025 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1249 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 1916 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.3 MDL rating count 234
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Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko S2 Length (in words) 35893 Unique words 4646 Unique words (used once) 2251 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1362 Unique kanji (used once) 296 Unique kanji readings 2083 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 8.2 MDL rating count 1504
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Hanbun, Aoi Length (in words) 149561 Unique words 9960 Unique words (used once) 4472 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1804 Unique kanji (used once) 239 Unique kanji readings 3187 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.9 MDL rating count 334
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No Side Game Length (in words) 42061 Unique words 4683 Unique words (used once) 2158 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1270 Unique kanji (used once) 240 Unique kanji readings 1967 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 8.1 MDL rating count 81
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Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Length (in words) 67349 Unique words 5553 Unique words (used once) 2482 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1354 Unique kanji (used once) 228 Unique kanji readings 2166 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 8.1 MDL rating count 713
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Nezumi, Edo wo Hashiru Length (in words) 25207 Unique words 3050 Unique words (used once) 1440 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1023 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 1519 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.2 MDL rating count 180
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Kyoto Ninjou Sousa File Length (in words) 21300 Unique words 2863 Unique words (used once) 1436 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1059 Unique kanji (used once) 276 Unique kanji readings 1539 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.3 MDL rating count 4
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Kumokiri Nizaemon S2 Length (in words) 16386 Unique words 2767 Unique words (used once) 1465 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 953 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 1415 Difficulty 6/10