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 REA(L)OVE
Live action
REA(L)OVE
Length (in words)49782
Unique words3898
Unique words (used once)1634
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1075
Unique kanji (used once)205
Unique kanji readings1610
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating6.9
MDL rating count331
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Cover of Sailor Zombie
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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 Shitsuren Chocolatier
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Shitsuren Chocolatier
Length (in words)36892
Unique words3565
Unique words (used once)1659
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1064
Unique kanji (used once)246
Unique kanji readings1566
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating6.9
MDL rating count2500
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Cover of Teddy Go!
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Teddy Go!
Length (in words)5662
Unique words1230
Unique words (used once)660
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji552
Unique kanji (used once)186
Unique kanji readings729
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating6.9
MDL rating count219
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Cover of Tsuki no Koibito
Live action
Tsuki no Koibito
Length (in words)24525
Unique words3235
Unique words (used once)1592
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1025
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings1493
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating6.9
MDL rating count1081
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Cover of 2030 Kanata no Kazoku
Live action
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 3B no Koibito
Live action
3B no Koibito
Length (in words)12025
Unique words1985
Unique words (used once)1004
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji810
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings1091
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count921
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Cover of Akuryou Byoutou
Live action
Akuryou Byoutou
Length (in words)11475
Unique words1625
Unique words (used once)702
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji690
Unique kanji (used once)177
Unique kanji readings934
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count326
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Cover of Cheap Flight
Live action
Cheap Flight
Length (in words)7372
Unique words1637
Unique words (used once)832
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji679
Unique kanji (used once)194
Unique kanji readings918
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count126
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Cover of Cleopatra na Onnatachi
Live action
Cleopatra na Onnatachi
Length (in words)30835
Unique words3552
Unique words (used once)1704
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1153
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings1716
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count189
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Cover of Clover
Live action
Clover
Length (in words)18465
Unique words2312
Unique words (used once)1055
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji841
Unique kanji (used once)250
Unique kanji readings1157
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count55
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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 Creators File Gold
Live action
Creators File Gold
Length (in words)17604
Unique words2681
Unique words (used once)1316
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji909
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings1290
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count11
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Cover of Cultivating the Seas
Live action
Cultivating the Seas
Length (in words)5787
Unique words1369
Unique words (used once)785
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji655
Unique kanji (used once)216
Unique kanji readings878
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count2
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Cover of Eien no Bokura Sea Side Blue
Live action
Eien no Bokura Sea Side Blue
Length (in words)4577
Unique words1127
Unique words (used once)600
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji541
Unique kanji (used once)211
Unique kanji readings708
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count357
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Cover of Fugoh Keiji
Live action
Fugoh Keiji
Length (in words)40022
Unique words4735
Unique words (used once)2204
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1334
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings2109
Difficulty6/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count233
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Cover of Furo Girl!
Live action
Furo Girl!
Length (in words)9473
Unique words2000
Unique words (used once)1076
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji905
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings1287
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count78
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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 Hatsu Jouji made Ato 1 Kikan
Live action
Hatsu Jouji made Ato 1 Kikan
Length (in words)10182
Unique words1943
Unique words (used once)1042
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji806
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1100
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count51
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Cover of Honjitsu wa Taian Nari
Live action
Honjitsu wa Taian Nari
Length (in words)18653
Unique words2564
Unique words (used once)1221
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji904
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings1316
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count111
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Cover of Kakuregiku
Live action
Kakuregiku
Length (in words)23002
Unique words2807
Unique words (used once)1332
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1010
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings1482
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count2
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Cover of Kamen Rider Ghost
Live action
Kamen Rider Ghost
Length (in words)73450
Unique words5176
Unique words (used once)2252
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1337
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings2134
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count602
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Cover of Keishicho Keizoku Sosahan
Live action
Keishicho Keizoku Sosahan
Length (in words)26647
Unique words3658
Unique words (used once)1771
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1204
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings1813
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count2
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Cover of Kenji Onijima Heihachirou
Live action
Kenji Onijima Heihachirou
Length (in words)21831
Unique words3149
Unique words (used once)1569
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1038
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings1510
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count2
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Cover of Manhunt
Live action
Manhunt
Length (in words)5444
Unique words1468
Unique words (used once)893
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji733
Unique kanji (used once)269
Unique kanji readings983
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count206
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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 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 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 Renai Neet
Live action
Renai Neet
Length (in words)30192
Unique words3407
Unique words (used once)1629
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji995
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings1460
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count291
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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 Sauce-san no Koi
Live action
Sauce-san no Koi
Length (in words)14852
Unique words1799
Unique words (used once)791
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji730
Unique kanji (used once)188
Unique kanji readings1018
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count18
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Cover of Sei Oniisan
Live action
Sei Oniisan
Length (in words)6042
Unique words1569
Unique words (used once)946
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji714
Unique kanji (used once)288
Unique kanji readings953
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count125
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Cover of Sensei wo Kesu Houteishiki
Live action
Sensei wo Kesu Houteishiki
Length (in words)13518
Unique words1923
Unique words (used once)917
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji795
Unique kanji (used once)227
Unique kanji readings1093
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count507
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Cover of Shinsengumi Keppuroku
Live action
Shinsengumi Keppuroku
Length (in words)26903
Unique words3960
Unique words (used once)1988
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1263
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings2033
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count4
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Cover of Shotenin Michiru no Minoue Banashi
Live action
Shotenin Michiru no Minoue Banashi
Length (in words)15223
Unique words2207
Unique words (used once)1107
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji926
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings1298
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count257
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Cover of Teinen Joshi
Live action
Teinen Joshi
Length (in words)26213
Unique words2997
Unique words (used once)1376
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1032
Unique kanji (used once)240
Unique kanji readings1567
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count3
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Cover of Tenma-san ga Yuku
Live action
Tenma-san ga Yuku
Length (in words)23604
Unique words3413
Unique words (used once)1742
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1107
Unique kanji (used once)291
Unique kanji readings1615
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count46
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Cover of The Forest of Love
Live action
The Forest of Love
Length (in words)11239
Unique words1980
Unique words (used once)1018
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji738
Unique kanji (used once)219
Unique kanji readings1015
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count173
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Cover of The Forest of Love Deep Cut
Live action
The Forest of Love Deep Cut
Length (in words)21373
Unique words2845
Unique words (used once)1360
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji933
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings1357
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count173
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Cover of Yareta Kamo Iinkai
Live action
Yareta Kamo Iinkai
Length (in words)16812
Unique words2911
Unique words (used once)1458
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1010
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings1478
Difficulty6/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count225
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Cover of Yoru no Sensei
Live action
Yoru no Sensei
Length (in words)28020
Unique words3973
Unique words (used once)2024
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1201
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings1796
Difficulty6/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count28
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Cover of Ace wo Nerae!
Live action
Ace wo Nerae!
Length (in words)21003
Unique words2681
Unique words (used once)1272
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji873
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings1259
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count408
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Cover of Age Harassment
Live action
Age Harassment
Length (in words)39268
Unique words4572
Unique words (used once)2151
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1285
Unique kanji (used once)270
Unique kanji readings1981
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count374
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Cover of Any Crybabies Around?
Live action
Any Crybabies Around?
Length (in words)4060
Unique words1021
Unique words (used once)535
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji514
Unique kanji (used once)200
Unique kanji readings630
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count63
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Cover of Bartender
Live action
Bartender
Length (in words)26079
Unique words3605
Unique words (used once)1821
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1162
Unique kanji (used once)307
Unique kanji readings1724
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count903
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Cover of Bengoshi no Kuzu
Live action
Bengoshi no Kuzu
Length (in words)47573
Unique words5714
Unique words (used once)2828
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1340
Unique kanji (used once)232
Unique kanji readings2153
Difficulty6/10
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count85
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Cover of Bijo ka Yajuu
Live action
Bijo ka Yajuu
Length (in words)40221
Unique words4979
Unique words (used once)2417
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1325
Unique kanji (used once)269
Unique kanji readings2033
Difficulty6/10
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count204
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Cover of Bokura Koi ga Heta Sugiru
Live action
Bokura Koi ga Heta Sugiru
Length (in words)10856
Unique words1566
Unique words (used once)758
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji599
Unique kanji (used once)194
Unique kanji readings814
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count530
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Cover of Boys on the Run
Live action
Boys on the Run
Length (in words)28184
Unique words3410
Unique words (used once)1648
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1069
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings1608
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count270
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Cover of Busujima Yuriko no Sekirara Nikki
Live action
Busujima Yuriko no Sekirara Nikki
Length (in words)13256
Unique words2068
Unique words (used once)1019
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji788
Unique kanji (used once)211
Unique kanji readings1118
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count111
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