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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REA(L)OVE Length (in words) 49782 Unique words 3898 Unique words (used once) 1634 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1075 Unique kanji (used once) 205 Unique kanji readings 1610 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 6.9 MDL rating count 331
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Sailor Zombie Length (in words) 12272 Unique words 2005 Unique words (used once) 949 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 866 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 1208 Difficulty 2/10 MDL avg. rating 6.9 MDL rating count 159
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Shitsuren Chocolatier Length (in words) 36892 Unique words 3565 Unique words (used once) 1659 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1064 Unique kanji (used once) 246 Unique kanji readings 1566 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 6.9 MDL rating count 2500
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Teddy Go! Length (in words) 5662 Unique words 1230 Unique words (used once) 660 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 552 Unique kanji (used once) 186 Unique kanji readings 729 Difficulty 3/10 MDL avg. rating 6.9 MDL rating count 219
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Tsuki no Koibito Length (in words) 24525 Unique words 3235 Unique words (used once) 1592 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1025 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 1493 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 6.9 MDL rating count 1081
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2030 Kanata no Kazoku Length (in words) 5003 Unique words 1224 Unique words (used once) 699 Unique words (used once %) 57% Unique kanji 613 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 788 Difficulty 2/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 22
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3B no Koibito Length (in words) 12025 Unique words 1985 Unique words (used once) 1004 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 810 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 1091 Difficulty 3/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 921
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Akuryou Byoutou Length (in words) 11475 Unique words 1625 Unique words (used once) 702 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 690 Unique kanji (used once) 177 Unique kanji readings 934 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 326
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Cheap Flight Length (in words) 7372 Unique words 1637 Unique words (used once) 832 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 679 Unique kanji (used once) 194 Unique kanji readings 918 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 126
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Cleopatra na Onnatachi Length (in words) 30835 Unique words 3552 Unique words (used once) 1704 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1153 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 1716 Difficulty 3/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 189
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Clover Length (in words) 18465 Unique words 2312 Unique words (used once) 1055 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 841 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 1157 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 55
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Coffee & Vanilla Length (in words) 11204 Unique words 1710 Unique words (used once) 857 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 683 Unique kanji (used once) 227 Unique kanji readings 918 Difficulty 2/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 11053
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Creators File Gold Length (in words) 17604 Unique words 2681 Unique words (used once) 1316 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 909 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 1290 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 11
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Cultivating the Seas Length (in words) 5787 Unique words 1369 Unique words (used once) 785 Unique words (used once %) 57% Unique kanji 655 Unique kanji (used once) 216 Unique kanji readings 878 Difficulty 3/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 2
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Eien no Bokura Sea Side Blue Length (in words) 4577 Unique words 1127 Unique words (used once) 600 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 541 Unique kanji (used once) 211 Unique kanji readings 708 Difficulty 2/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 357
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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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Furo Girl! Length (in words) 9473 Unique words 2000 Unique words (used once) 1076 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 905 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 1287 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 78
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HOMUNCULUS Length (in words) 4060 Unique words 1037 Unique words (used once) 587 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 520 Unique kanji (used once) 224 Unique kanji readings 663 Difficulty 2/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 835
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Hatsu Jouji made Ato 1 Kikan Length (in words) 10182 Unique words 1943 Unique words (used once) 1042 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 806 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 1100 Difficulty 3/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 51
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Honjitsu wa Taian Nari Length (in words) 18653 Unique words 2564 Unique words (used once) 1221 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 904 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 1316 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 111
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Kakuregiku Length (in words) 23002 Unique words 2807 Unique words (used once) 1332 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1010 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 1482 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 2
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Kamen Rider Ghost Length (in words) 73450 Unique words 5176 Unique words (used once) 2252 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1337 Unique kanji (used once) 243 Unique kanji readings 2134 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 602
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Keishicho Keizoku Sosahan Length (in words) 26647 Unique words 3658 Unique words (used once) 1771 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1204 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 1813 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 2
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Kenji Onijima Heihachirou Length (in words) 21831 Unique words 3149 Unique words (used once) 1569 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1038 Unique kanji (used once) 264 Unique kanji readings 1510 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 2
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Manhunt Length (in words) 5444 Unique words 1468 Unique words (used once) 893 Unique words (used once %) 60% Unique kanji 733 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 983 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 206
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Momoiro Anzuiro Sakurairo Length (in words) 6880 Unique words 1356 Unique words (used once) 700 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 567 Unique kanji (used once) 208 Unique kanji readings 738 Difficulty 2/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 770
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OL Desu ga, Kyabajou Hajimemashita Length (in words) 7282 Unique words 1312 Unique words (used once) 609 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 533 Unique kanji (used once) 159 Unique kanji readings 699 Difficulty 2/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 12
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Remote Drama Living Length (in words) 5681 Unique words 1242 Unique words (used once) 664 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 548 Unique kanji (used once) 200 Unique kanji readings 708 Difficulty 2/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 52
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Renai Neet Length (in words) 30192 Unique words 3407 Unique words (used once) 1629 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 995 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 1460 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 291
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River's Edge Length (in words) 5035 Unique words 1169 Unique words (used once) 653 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 545 Unique kanji (used once) 252 Unique kanji readings 688 Difficulty 2/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 1197
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Sauce-san no Koi Length (in words) 14852 Unique words 1799 Unique words (used once) 791 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 730 Unique kanji (used once) 188 Unique kanji readings 1018 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 18
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Sei Oniisan Length (in words) 6042 Unique words 1569 Unique words (used once) 946 Unique words (used once %) 60% Unique kanji 714 Unique kanji (used once) 288 Unique kanji readings 953 Difficulty 3/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 125
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Sensei wo Kesu Houteishiki Length (in words) 13518 Unique words 1923 Unique words (used once) 917 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 795 Unique kanji (used once) 227 Unique kanji readings 1093 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 507
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Shinsengumi Keppuroku Length (in words) 26903 Unique words 3960 Unique words (used once) 1988 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1263 Unique kanji (used once) 306 Unique kanji readings 2033 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 4
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Shotenin Michiru no Minoue Banashi Length (in words) 15223 Unique words 2207 Unique words (used once) 1107 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 926 Unique kanji (used once) 274 Unique kanji readings 1298 Difficulty 3/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 257
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Teinen Joshi Length (in words) 26213 Unique words 2997 Unique words (used once) 1376 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1032 Unique kanji (used once) 240 Unique kanji readings 1567 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 3
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Tenma-san ga Yuku Length (in words) 23604 Unique words 3413 Unique words (used once) 1742 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1107 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 1615 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 46
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The Forest of Love Length (in words) 11239 Unique words 1980 Unique words (used once) 1018 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 738 Unique kanji (used once) 219 Unique kanji readings 1015 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 173
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The Forest of Love Deep Cut Length (in words) 21373 Unique words 2845 Unique words (used once) 1360 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 933 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 1357 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 173
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Yareta Kamo Iinkai Length (in words) 16812 Unique words 2911 Unique words (used once) 1458 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1010 Unique kanji (used once) 260 Unique kanji readings 1478 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 225
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Yoru no Sensei Length (in words) 28020 Unique words 3973 Unique words (used once) 2024 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1201 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 1796 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 28
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Ace wo Nerae! Length (in words) 21003 Unique words 2681 Unique words (used once) 1272 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 873 Unique kanji (used once) 254 Unique kanji readings 1259 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 7.1 MDL rating count 408
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Age Harassment Length (in words) 39268 Unique words 4572 Unique words (used once) 2151 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1285 Unique kanji (used once) 270 Unique kanji readings 1981 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 7.1 MDL rating count 374
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Any Crybabies Around? Length (in words) 4060 Unique words 1021 Unique words (used once) 535 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 514 Unique kanji (used once) 200 Unique kanji readings 630 Difficulty 2/10 MDL avg. rating 7.1 MDL rating count 63
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Bartender Length (in words) 26079 Unique words 3605 Unique words (used once) 1821 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1162 Unique kanji (used once) 307 Unique kanji readings 1724 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 7.1 MDL rating count 903
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Bengoshi no Kuzu Length (in words) 47573 Unique words 5714 Unique words (used once) 2828 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1340 Unique kanji (used once) 232 Unique kanji readings 2153 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 7.1 MDL rating count 85
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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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Bokura Koi ga Heta Sugiru Length (in words) 10856 Unique words 1566 Unique words (used once) 758 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 599 Unique kanji (used once) 194 Unique kanji readings 814 Difficulty 2/10 MDL avg. rating 7.1 MDL rating count 530
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Boys on the Run Length (in words) 28184 Unique words 3410 Unique words (used once) 1648 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1069 Unique kanji (used once) 254 Unique kanji readings 1608 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 7.1 MDL rating count 270
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Busujima Yuriko no Sekirara Nikki Length (in words) 13256 Unique words 2068 Unique words (used once) 1019 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 788 Unique kanji (used once) 211 Unique kanji readings 1118 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 7.1 MDL rating count 111