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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Taira no Kiyomori Length (in words) 119774 Unique words 8619 Unique words (used once) 3370 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1853 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 3471 Difficulty 10/10 MDL avg. rating 7.9 MDL rating count 112
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Yae no Sakura Length (in words) 127655 Unique words 10686 Unique words (used once) 4469 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2024 Unique kanji (used once) 281 Unique kanji readings 3809 Difficulty 10/10 MDL avg. rating 8.0 MDL rating count 300
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Seiten wo Tsuke Length (in words) 121097 Unique words 10858 Unique words (used once) 4809 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 2084 Unique kanji (used once) 339 Unique kanji readings 3909 Difficulty 9/10 MDL avg. rating 8.1 MDL rating count 53
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Sego-don Length (in words) 133714 Unique words 9663 Unique words (used once) 4109 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1904 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 3512 Difficulty 9/10 MDL avg. rating 8.2 MDL rating count 89
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Onna Joushu Naotora Length (in words) 132977 Unique words 8635 Unique words (used once) 3601 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1761 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 3260 Difficulty 9/10 MDL avg. rating 7.9 MDL rating count 130
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Hana Moyu Length (in words) 131196 Unique words 9460 Unique words (used once) 3993 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1892 Unique kanji (used once) 262 Unique kanji readings 3478 Difficulty 9/10 MDL avg. rating 7.6 MDL rating count 83
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Saka no Ue no Kumo Length (in words) 58201 Unique words 7921 Unique words (used once) 3889 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1902 Unique kanji (used once) 352 Unique kanji readings 3237 Difficulty 9/10 MDL avg. rating 7.9 MDL rating count 41
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Gou: Himetachi no Sengoku Length (in words) 112789 Unique words 7659 Unique words (used once) 3193 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1697 Unique kanji (used once) 275 Unique kanji readings 3028 Difficulty 8/10 MDL avg. rating 8.0 MDL rating count 242
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Sanada Maru Length (in words) 146091 Unique words 9439 Unique words (used once) 3730 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1908 Unique kanji (used once) 276 Unique kanji readings 3536 Difficulty 8/10 MDL avg. rating 7.9 MDL rating count 102
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Idaten Length (in words) 158520 Unique words 12491 Unique words (used once) 5427 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 2007 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 3723 Difficulty 8/10 MDL avg. rating 8.2 MDL rating count 67
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Kirin ga Kuru Length (in words) 115832 Unique words 8432 Unique words (used once) 3526 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1820 Unique kanji (used once) 278 Unique kanji readings 3291 Difficulty 8/10 MDL avg. rating 8.0 MDL rating count 73
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Kamen Rider Drive Length (in words) 71453 Unique words 6371 Unique words (used once) 2856 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1436 Unique kanji (used once) 228 Unique kanji readings 2335 Difficulty 8/10 MDL avg. rating 8.0 MDL rating count 807
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Unnatural Length (in words) 43422 Unique words 5707 Unique words (used once) 2676 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1510 Unique kanji (used once) 286 Unique kanji readings 2368 Difficulty 8/10 MDL avg. rating 8.6 MDL rating count 2650
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Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu Length (in words) 46868 Unique words 4915 Unique words (used once) 2241 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1316 Unique kanji (used once) 232 Unique kanji readings 2090 Difficulty 8/10 MDL avg. rating 7.5 MDL rating count 116
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Iryuu: Team Medical Dragon S4 Length (in words) 36672 Unique words 4156 Unique words (used once) 1870 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1242 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 1864 Difficulty 8/10 MDL avg. rating 8.1 MDL rating count 205
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Keiji 7-nin S5 Length (in words) 37062 Unique words 4759 Unique words (used once) 2232 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1410 Unique kanji (used once) 288 Unique kanji readings 2203 Difficulty 8/10
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Seven Souls in the Skull Castle - Season Moon Kagen Length (in words) 17957 Unique words 2634 Unique words (used once) 1344 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 947 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 1359 Difficulty 8/10
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Kamen Rider W Length (in words) 74717 Unique words 6567 Unique words (used once) 2936 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1530 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 2498 Difficulty 8/10 MDL avg. rating 8.4 MDL rating count 1479
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Iryuu: Team Medical Dragon S3 Length (in words) 27451 Unique words 3714 Unique words (used once) 1760 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1121 Unique kanji (used once) 226 Unique kanji readings 1678 Difficulty 8/10 MDL avg. rating 7.9 MDL rating count 423
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Strawberry Night Saga Length (in words) 41572 Unique words 5085 Unique words (used once) 2431 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1378 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 2143 Difficulty 8/10 MDL avg. rating 7.5 MDL rating count 247
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Naruto Hichou Length (in words) 28521 Unique words 3675 Unique words (used once) 1806 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1193 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 1844 Difficulty 8/10
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Thunderbolt Fantasy: Touriken Yuuki Length (in words) 30332 Unique words 4858 Unique words (used once) 2563 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1489 Unique kanji (used once) 361 Unique kanji readings 2414 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 8.1 MDL rating count 157
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Seven Souls in the Skull Castle 2011 Length (in words) 17827 Unique words 2705 Unique words (used once) 1434 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 923 Unique kanji (used once) 243 Unique kanji readings 1359 Difficulty 7/10
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Seven Souls in the Skull Castle - Season Moon Jogen Length (in words) 17647 Unique words 2562 Unique words (used once) 1291 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 939 Unique kanji (used once) 254 Unique kanji readings 1347 Difficulty 7/10
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Keiji 7-nin S4 Length (in words) 38526 Unique words 4702 Unique words (used once) 2148 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1399 Unique kanji (used once) 295 Unique kanji readings 2171 Difficulty 7/10
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Keiji 7-nin S2 Length (in words) 31700 Unique words 4534 Unique words (used once) 2188 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1379 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 2146 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 8.0 MDL rating count 70
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Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Length (in words) 69048 Unique words 6003 Unique words (used once) 2749 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1385 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 2224 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 7.7 MDL rating count 456
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Kamen Rider Fourze Length (in words) 77173 Unique words 6550 Unique words (used once) 2891 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1492 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 2413 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 7.9 MDL rating count 1068
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Kamen Rider Super-1 Length (in words) 53527 Unique words 5606 Unique words (used once) 2559 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1382 Unique kanji (used once) 246 Unique kanji readings 2219 Difficulty 7/10
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ST Aka to Shiro no Sousa File Length (in words) 46976 Unique words 5547 Unique words (used once) 2555 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1445 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 2304 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 8.0 MDL rating count 771
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Honboshi ~Shinri Tokusou Jikenbo~ Length (in words) 35867 Unique words 4864 Unique words (used once) 2345 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1397 Unique kanji (used once) 280 Unique kanji readings 2232 Difficulty 7/10
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JIN S2 Length (in words) 37931 Unique words 4742 Unique words (used once) 2357 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1364 Unique kanji (used once) 277 Unique kanji readings 2225 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 8.3 MDL rating count 1093
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Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger Length (in words) 67447 Unique words 6676 Unique words (used once) 3078 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1447 Unique kanji (used once) 237 Unique kanji readings 2376 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 8.0 MDL rating count 352
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Kamen Rider Ghost Length (in words) 73430 Unique words 5178 Unique words (used once) 2250 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1337 Unique kanji (used once) 243 Unique kanji readings 2132 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 7.0 MDL rating count 602
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Choujuu Sentai Liveman Length (in words) 43585 Unique words 4322 Unique words (used once) 1950 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1199 Unique kanji (used once) 206 Unique kanji readings 1850 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 7.8 MDL rating count 139
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Hidamari no Ki Length (in words) 29980 Unique words 4216 Unique words (used once) 2050 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1313 Unique kanji (used once) 306 Unique kanji readings 2068 Difficulty 7/10
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Onmitsu Happyaku Yachou Length (in words) 18301 Unique words 3302 Unique words (used once) 1742 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1134 Unique kanji (used once) 299 Unique kanji readings 1738 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 10.0 MDL rating count 1
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Nobunaga no Chef Length (in words) 29939 Unique words 4339 Unique words (used once) 2288 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1395 Unique kanji (used once) 336 Unique kanji readings 2196 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 7.3 MDL rating count 841
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Ishikawa Goemon Length (in words) 23109 Unique words 3699 Unique words (used once) 1884 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1244 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 1904 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 8.0 MDL rating count 1
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Kamen Rider Kuuga Length (in words) 53224 Unique words 5348 Unique words (used once) 2416 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1418 Unique kanji (used once) 260 Unique kanji readings 2264 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 7.9 MDL rating count 718
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Ryouma Den Length (in words) 128735 Unique words 8306 Unique words (used once) 3568 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1807 Unique kanji (used once) 295 Unique kanji readings 3235 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 8.2 MDL rating count 259
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Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko S3 Length (in words) 40943 Unique words 5283 Unique words (used once) 2473 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1458 Unique kanji (used once) 310 Unique kanji readings 2303 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 8.2 MDL rating count 1205
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IP: Cyber Sousohan Length (in words) 36332 Unique words 5016 Unique words (used once) 2412 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1416 Unique kanji (used once) 254 Unique kanji readings 2187 Difficulty 7/10
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Space Ironman Kyodain Length (in words) 63136 Unique words 5630 Unique words (used once) 2485 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1387 Unique kanji (used once) 237 Unique kanji readings 2218 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 5.0 MDL rating count 1
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Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Length (in words) 58687 Unique words 4788 Unique words (used once) 2020 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1277 Unique kanji (used once) 227 Unique kanji readings 1987 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 7.9 MDL rating count 904
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Ichikei no Karasu Length (in words) 47838 Unique words 5519 Unique words (used once) 2508 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1455 Unique kanji (used once) 266 Unique kanji readings 2333 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 7.9 MDL rating count 337
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Chouseishin Gransazer Length (in words) 63645 Unique words 4738 Unique words (used once) 1983 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 895 Unique kanji (used once) 128 Unique kanji readings 1541 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 7.8 MDL rating count 58
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Chiisana Kyojin Length (in words) 44742 Unique words 4259 Unique words (used once) 1862 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1227 Unique kanji (used once) 221 Unique kanji readings 1890 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 7.7 MDL rating count 166
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Nobunaga no Chef S2 Length (in words) 25531 Unique words 3729 Unique words (used once) 1889 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1345 Unique kanji (used once) 335 Unique kanji readings 2051 Difficulty 7/10
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Kenjushou: Mitsukuni Kou to Ore Length (in words) 19154 Unique words 2881 Unique words (used once) 1456 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1054 Unique kanji (used once) 289 Unique kanji readings 1568 Difficulty 7/10