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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Cover of Neko
Live action
Neko
Length (in words)7404
Unique words1282
Unique words (used once)612
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji591
Unique kanji (used once)201
Unique kanji readings773
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.7
MDL rating count180
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Cover of Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.
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Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.
Length (in words)5378
Unique words1018
Unique words (used once)525
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji445
Unique kanji (used once)177
Unique kanji readings554
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count1747
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Cover of Senju Crazy Boys
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Senju Crazy Boys
Length (in words)3784
Unique words1007
Unique words (used once)549
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji508
Unique kanji (used once)209
Unique kanji readings642
Difficulty2/10
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Cover of 2030 Kanata no Kazoku
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2030 Kanata no Kazoku
Length (in words)5003
Unique words1224
Unique words (used once)699
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji613
Unique kanji (used once)250
Unique kanji readings788
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count22
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Cover of Budoukan
Live action
Budoukan
Length (in words)11312
Unique words1797
Unique words (used once)882
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji738
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings1002
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.5
MDL rating count39
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Cover of his: Koisuru Tsumori Nante Nakatta
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his: Koisuru Tsumori Nante Nakatta
Length (in words)6307
Unique words1271
Unique words (used once)652
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji554
Unique kanji (used once)206
Unique kanji readings714
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count4842
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Cover of Shima no Sensei
Live action
Shima no Sensei
Length (in words)18031
Unique words2441
Unique words (used once)1195
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji904
Unique kanji (used once)228
Unique kanji readings1303
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.2
MDL rating count80
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Cover of Ashita no Kazoku
Live action
Ashita no Kazoku
Length (in words)6827
Unique words1347
Unique words (used once)723
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji596
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings790
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count75
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Cover of Douse Mou Nigerarenai
Live action
Douse Mou Nigerarenai
Length (in words)9047
Unique words1622
Unique words (used once)838
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji677
Unique kanji (used once)230
Unique kanji readings892
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count1377
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Cover of My Little Lover
Live action
My Little Lover
Length (in words)21572
Unique words2550
Unique words (used once)1165
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji893
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings1264
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count5628
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Cover of Haburashi / Onna Tomodachi
Live action
Haburashi / Onna Tomodachi
Length (in words)13496
Unique words1935
Unique words (used once)920
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji829
Unique kanji (used once)238
Unique kanji readings1154
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count123
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Cover of Chijou no Seppun
Live action
Chijou no Seppun
Length (in words)12475
Unique words2059
Unique words (used once)1054
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji791
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings1097
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count695
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Cover of Haruka no Hikari
Live action
Haruka no Hikari
Length (in words)7842
Unique words1631
Unique words (used once)878
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji710
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings946
Difficulty2/10
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Cover of Sore wo Ai to Machigaerukara
Live action
Sore wo Ai to Machigaerukara
Length (in words)20663
Unique words2631
Unique words (used once)1386
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji923
Unique kanji (used once)322
Unique kanji readings1281
Difficulty2/10
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Cover of Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san
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Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san
Length (in words)6011
Unique words1393
Unique words (used once)761
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji627
Unique kanji (used once)236
Unique kanji readings838
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count357
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Cover of Totsuzen Desu ga, Ashita Kekkon Shimasu
Live action
Totsuzen Desu ga, Ashita Kekkon Shimasu
Length (in words)26887
Unique words3351
Unique words (used once)1664
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1112
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings1612
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.5
MDL rating count1507
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Cover of My Girl
Live action
My Girl
Length (in words)27618
Unique words2838
Unique words (used once)1316
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji922
Unique kanji (used once)232
Unique kanji readings1332
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count1786
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Cover of Otoko Copywriter, Ikukyuu wo Toru.
Live action
Otoko Copywriter, Ikukyuu wo Toru.
Length (in words)10916
Unique words1860
Unique words (used once)922
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji735
Unique kanji (used once)229
Unique kanji readings1008
Difficulty2/10
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Cover of Kokoro no Kizu wo Iyasu to Iu Koto
Live action
Kokoro no Kizu wo Iyasu to Iu Koto
Length (in words)7192
Unique words1624
Unique words (used once)900
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji760
Unique kanji (used once)298
Unique kanji readings1020
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating8.3
MDL rating count154
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Cover of Coffee & Vanilla
Live action
Coffee & Vanilla
Length (in words)11204
Unique words1710
Unique words (used once)857
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji683
Unique kanji (used once)227
Unique kanji readings918
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count11053
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Cover of Takeuchi Ryoma no Satsukyu
Live action
Takeuchi Ryoma no Satsukyu
Length (in words)14998
Unique words2022
Unique words (used once)963
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji778
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings1047
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count63
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Cover of Mokomi: Kanojo Chotto Hendakedo
Live action
Mokomi: Kanojo Chotto Hendakedo
Length (in words)16287
Unique words2000
Unique words (used once)896
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji783
Unique kanji (used once)216
Unique kanji readings1067
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.8
MDL rating count227
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Cover of "Kutabare" Bocchan
Live action
"Kutabare" Bocchan
Length (in words)3024
Unique words896
Unique words (used once)538
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji490
Unique kanji (used once)237
Unique kanji readings603
Difficulty2/10
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Cover of River's Edge
Live action
River's Edge
Length (in words)5035
Unique words1169
Unique words (used once)653
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji545
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings688
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count1197
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Cover of HOMUNCULUS
Live action
HOMUNCULUS
Length (in words)4060
Unique words1037
Unique words (used once)587
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji520
Unique kanji (used once)224
Unique kanji readings663
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count835
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Cover of Akiko's Piano
Live action
Akiko's Piano
Length (in words)3780
Unique words1264
Unique words (used once)816
Unique words (used once %)64%
Unique kanji709
Unique kanji (used once)325
Unique kanji readings923
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.7
MDL rating count43
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Cover of Boku no Aruku Michi
Live action
Boku no Aruku Michi
Length (in words)24548
Unique words2525
Unique words (used once)1081
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji881
Unique kanji (used once)209
Unique kanji readings1260
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count129
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Cover of Kono Koi wa Tsumi na no ka!?
Live action
Kono Koi wa Tsumi na no ka!?
Length (in words)6134
Unique words1281
Unique words (used once)703
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji570
Unique kanji (used once)240
Unique kanji readings729
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.2
MDL rating count1112
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Cover of OL Desu ga, Kyabajou Hajimemashita
Live action
OL Desu ga, Kyabajou Hajimemashita
Length (in words)7282
Unique words1312
Unique words (used once)609
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji533
Unique kanji (used once)159
Unique kanji readings699
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count12
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Cover of Marumo no Okite
Live action
Marumo no Okite
Length (in words)38656
Unique words3333
Unique words (used once)1412
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji988
Unique kanji (used once)207
Unique kanji readings1442
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.8
MDL rating count428
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Cover of Janai Hou no Kanojo
Live action
Janai Hou no Kanojo
Length (in words)25380
Unique words2732
Unique words (used once)1294
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1003
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings1467
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.8
MDL rating count24
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Cover of Kakugo wa Ii ka Soko no Joshi
Live action
Kakugo wa Ii ka Soko no Joshi
Length (in words)9447
Unique words1415
Unique words (used once)667
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji585
Unique kanji (used once)200
Unique kanji readings770
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count1085
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Cover of Risou no Otoko
Live action
Risou no Otoko
Length (in words)9191
Unique words1441
Unique words (used once)724
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji619
Unique kanji (used once)199
Unique kanji readings829
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.2
MDL rating count103
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Cover of Furenaba Ochin
Live action
Furenaba Ochin
Length (in words)12972
Unique words1936
Unique words (used once)1006
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji827
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings1110
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count126
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Cover of Woman
Live action
Woman
Length (in words)27960
Unique words3026
Unique words (used once)1373
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1054
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings1515
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating8.1
MDL rating count746
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Cover of marry me!
Live action
marry me!
Length (in words)13042
Unique words2013
Unique words (used once)1016
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji777
Unique kanji (used once)230
Unique kanji readings1065
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.8
MDL rating count1918
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Cover of Mama to Papa ga Ikiru Riyuu
Live action
Mama to Papa ga Ikiru Riyuu
Length (in words)12676
Unique words1836
Unique words (used once)889
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji749
Unique kanji (used once)222
Unique kanji readings998
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count29
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Cover of Remote Drama Living
Live action
Remote Drama Living
Length (in words)5681
Unique words1242
Unique words (used once)664
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji548
Unique kanji (used once)200
Unique kanji readings708
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count52
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Cover of Momoiro Anzuiro Sakurairo
Live action
Momoiro Anzuiro Sakurairo
Length (in words)6880
Unique words1356
Unique words (used once)700
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji567
Unique kanji (used once)208
Unique kanji readings738
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count770
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Cover of Kanojo wa Kirei Datta
Live action
Kanojo wa Kirei Datta
Length (in words)29316
Unique words3602
Unique words (used once)1762
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1108
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings1662
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count2174
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Cover of Uso Nante Hitotsu mo Nai no
Live action
Uso Nante Hitotsu mo Nai no
Length (in words)4201
Unique words987
Unique words (used once)535
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji493
Unique kanji (used once)198
Unique kanji readings642
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count6
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Cover of Tenshi wa Mop wo Motte
Live action
Tenshi wa Mop wo Motte
Length (in words)8395
Unique words1515
Unique words (used once)784
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji720
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings970
Difficulty2/10
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Cover of Sailor Zombie
Live action
Sailor Zombie
Length (in words)12272
Unique words2005
Unique words (used once)949
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji866
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings1208
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating6.9
MDL rating count159
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Cover of Konya wa Kokoro Dake Daite
Live action
Konya wa Kokoro Dake Daite
Length (in words)15147
Unique words2318
Unique words (used once)1180
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji903
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings1299
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count22
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Cover of Shiroi Haru
Live action
Shiroi Haru
Length (in words)23329
Unique words2589
Unique words (used once)1195
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji907
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings1294
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.8
MDL rating count459
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Cover of Koinaka
Live action
Koinaka
Length (in words)25712
Unique words2753
Unique words (used once)1218
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji971
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings1412
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.5
MDL rating count1941
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Cover of Radio
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Radio
Length (in words)4280
Unique words1181
Unique words (used once)712
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji616
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings826
Difficulty3/10
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Cover of Toshi no Sakon
Live action
Toshi no Sakon
Length (in words)11702
Unique words1987
Unique words (used once)956
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji754
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings1035
Difficulty3/10
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Cover of Sayonara Watashi
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Sayonara Watashi
Length (in words)20031
Unique words2143
Unique words (used once)985
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji874
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings1197
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count55
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Cover of Yamada Tarou Monogatari
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Yamada Tarou Monogatari
Length (in words)21830
Unique words2887
Unique words (used once)1379
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji966
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings1396
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count2687
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