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 Taira no Kiyomori
Live action
Taira no Kiyomori
Length (in words)119794
Unique words8608
Unique words (used once)3361
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1851
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings3477
Difficulty10/10
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count112
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Cover of Yae no Sakura
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Yae no Sakura
Length (in words)127652
Unique words10682
Unique words (used once)4470
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2024
Unique kanji (used once)282
Unique kanji readings3812
Difficulty10/10
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count300
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Cover of Seiten wo Tsuke
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Seiten wo Tsuke
Length (in words)121028
Unique words10850
Unique words (used once)4808
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji2083
Unique kanji (used once)339
Unique kanji readings3916
Difficulty9/10
MDL avg. rating8.1
MDL rating count53
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Cover of Sego-don
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Sego-don
Length (in words)133614
Unique words9661
Unique words (used once)4112
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1904
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings3518
Difficulty9/10
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count89
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Cover of Onna Joushu Naotora
Live action
Onna Joushu Naotora
Length (in words)133129
Unique words8623
Unique words (used once)3594
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1760
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings3262
Difficulty9/10
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count130
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Cover of Hana Moyu
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Hana Moyu
Length (in words)131243
Unique words9456
Unique words (used once)3992
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1892
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings3474
Difficulty9/10
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count83
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Cover of Saka no Ue no Kumo
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Saka no Ue no Kumo
Length (in words)58169
Unique words7906
Unique words (used once)3884
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1902
Unique kanji (used once)352
Unique kanji readings3237
Difficulty9/10
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count41
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Cover of Gou: Himetachi no Sengoku
Live action
Gou: Himetachi no Sengoku
Length (in words)112816
Unique words7650
Unique words (used once)3193
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1696
Unique kanji (used once)275
Unique kanji readings3028
Difficulty8/10
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count242
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Cover of Sanada Maru
Live action
Sanada Maru
Length (in words)146201
Unique words9421
Unique words (used once)3726
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1908
Unique kanji (used once)276
Unique kanji readings3541
Difficulty8/10
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count102
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Cover of Idaten
Live action
Idaten
Length (in words)158460
Unique words12484
Unique words (used once)5427
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji2007
Unique kanji (used once)269
Unique kanji readings3725
Difficulty8/10
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count67
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Cover of Kirin ga Kuru
Live action
Kirin ga Kuru
Length (in words)115864
Unique words8427
Unique words (used once)3523
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1820
Unique kanji (used once)278
Unique kanji readings3304
Difficulty8/10
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count73
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Cover of Unnatural
Live action
Unnatural
Length (in words)43424
Unique words5709
Unique words (used once)2679
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1510
Unique kanji (used once)286
Unique kanji readings2371
Difficulty8/10
MDL avg. rating8.6
MDL rating count2650
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Cover of Kamen Rider Drive
Live action
Kamen Rider Drive
Length (in words)71460
Unique words6371
Unique words (used once)2861
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1436
Unique kanji (used once)228
Unique kanji readings2336
Difficulty8/10
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count807
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Cover of Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu
Live action
Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu
Length (in words)46884
Unique words4907
Unique words (used once)2240
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1315
Unique kanji (used once)232
Unique kanji readings2090
Difficulty8/10
MDL avg. rating7.5
MDL rating count116
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Cover of Iryuu: Team Medical Dragon S4
Live action
Iryuu: Team Medical Dragon S4
Length (in words)36681
Unique words4155
Unique words (used once)1870
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1242
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings1863
Difficulty8/10
MDL avg. rating8.1
MDL rating count205
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Cover of Keiji 7-nin S5
Live action
Keiji 7-nin S5
Length (in words)37094
Unique words4760
Unique words (used once)2234
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1410
Unique kanji (used once)288
Unique kanji readings2208
Difficulty8/10
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Seven Souls in the Skull Castle - Season Moon Kagen
Length (in words)17944
Unique words2630
Unique words (used once)1342
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji947
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings1362
Difficulty8/10
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Cover of Strawberry Night Saga
Live action
Strawberry Night Saga
Length (in words)41584
Unique words5082
Unique words (used once)2429
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1378
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings2148
Difficulty8/10
MDL avg. rating7.5
MDL rating count247
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Cover of Iryuu: Team Medical Dragon S3
Live action
Iryuu: Team Medical Dragon S3
Length (in words)27456
Unique words3709
Unique words (used once)1756
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1121
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings1677
Difficulty8/10
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count423
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Cover of Naruto Hichou
Live action
Naruto Hichou
Length (in words)28511
Unique words3669
Unique words (used once)1803
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1193
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings1846
Difficulty8/10
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Cover of Kamen Rider W
Live action
Kamen Rider W
Length (in words)74779
Unique words6561
Unique words (used once)2937
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1530
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings2496
Difficulty8/10
MDL avg. rating8.4
MDL rating count1479
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NO COVER
Live action
Seven Souls in the Skull Castle 2011
Length (in words)17829
Unique words2698
Unique words (used once)1428
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji923
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings1369
Difficulty8/10
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NO COVER
Live action
Seven Souls in the Skull Castle - Season Moon Jogen
Length (in words)17650
Unique words2558
Unique words (used once)1289
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji939
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings1352
Difficulty8/10
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Cover of Keiji 7-nin S4
Live action
Keiji 7-nin S4
Length (in words)38523
Unique words4695
Unique words (used once)2142
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1399
Unique kanji (used once)294
Unique kanji readings2171
Difficulty8/10
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Cover of Thunderbolt Fantasy: Touriken Yuuki
Live action
Thunderbolt Fantasy: Touriken Yuuki
Length (in words)30338
Unique words4856
Unique words (used once)2568
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1489
Unique kanji (used once)361
Unique kanji readings2410
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating8.1
MDL rating count157
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Cover of Keiji 7-nin S2
Live action
Keiji 7-nin S2
Length (in words)31728
Unique words4534
Unique words (used once)2186
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1379
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings2147
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count70
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Cover of ST Aka to Shiro no Sousa File
Live action
ST Aka to Shiro no Sousa File
Length (in words)46969
Unique words5548
Unique words (used once)2559
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1444
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings2304
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count771
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Cover of Kamen Rider Super-1
Live action
Kamen Rider Super-1
Length (in words)53516
Unique words5592
Unique words (used once)2549
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1382
Unique kanji (used once)246
Unique kanji readings2223
Difficulty7/10
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Cover of Honboshi ~Shinri Tokusou Jikenbo~
Live action
Honboshi ~Shinri Tokusou Jikenbo~
Length (in words)35870
Unique words4856
Unique words (used once)2343
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1397
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings2234
Difficulty7/10
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Cover of Kamen Rider Fourze
Live action
Kamen Rider Fourze
Length (in words)77155
Unique words6540
Unique words (used once)2885
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1491
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings2410
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count1068
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Cover of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger
Live action
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger
Length (in words)69111
Unique words5991
Unique words (used once)2742
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1385
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings2225
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating7.7
MDL rating count456
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Cover of Hidamari no Ki
Live action
Hidamari no Ki
Length (in words)29981
Unique words4207
Unique words (used once)2043
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1313
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings2068
Difficulty7/10
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Cover of Onmitsu Happyaku Yachou
Live action
Onmitsu Happyaku Yachou
Length (in words)18313
Unique words3298
Unique words (used once)1739
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1134
Unique kanji (used once)299
Unique kanji readings1738
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating10.0
MDL rating count1
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Cover of JIN S2
Live action
JIN S2
Length (in words)37924
Unique words4735
Unique words (used once)2352
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1364
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings2229
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating8.3
MDL rating count1093
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Cover of Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
Live action
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
Length (in words)67489
Unique words6666
Unique words (used once)3075
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1447
Unique kanji (used once)237
Unique kanji readings2381
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count352
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Cover of Kamen Rider Kuuga
Live action
Kamen Rider Kuuga
Length (in words)53237
Unique words5337
Unique words (used once)2403
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1418
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings2266
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count718
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Cover of Choujuu Sentai Liveman
Live action
Choujuu Sentai Liveman
Length (in words)43607
Unique words4319
Unique words (used once)1945
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1199
Unique kanji (used once)206
Unique kanji readings1850
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating7.8
MDL rating count139
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Cover of Nobunaga no Chef
Live action
Nobunaga no Chef
Length (in words)29965
Unique words4331
Unique words (used once)2285
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1395
Unique kanji (used once)336
Unique kanji readings2191
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count841
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Cover of Ishikawa Goemon
Live action
Ishikawa Goemon
Length (in words)23114
Unique words3688
Unique words (used once)1878
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1244
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings1906
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count1
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Cover of Space Ironman Kyodain
Live action
Space Ironman Kyodain
Length (in words)63147
Unique words5622
Unique words (used once)2478
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1387
Unique kanji (used once)237
Unique kanji readings2219
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating5.0
MDL rating count1
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Cover of IP: Cyber Sousohan
Live action
IP: Cyber Sousohan
Length (in words)36349
Unique words5010
Unique words (used once)2414
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1416
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings2188
Difficulty7/10
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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 Ryouma Den
Live action
Ryouma Den
Length (in words)128510
Unique words8298
Unique words (used once)3563
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1806
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings3234
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count259
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Cover of Seven Souls in the Skull Castle - Season Bird
Live action
Seven Souls in the Skull Castle - Season Bird
Length (in words)16887
Unique words2673
Unique words (used once)1379
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji968
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings1399
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count4
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Cover of Ichikei no Karasu
Live action
Ichikei no Karasu
Length (in words)47789
Unique words5516
Unique words (used once)2509
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1455
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings2336
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count337
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Cover of Kenjushou: Mitsukuni Kou to Ore
Live action
Kenjushou: Mitsukuni Kou to Ore
Length (in words)19163
Unique words2875
Unique words (used once)1449
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1054
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings1570
Difficulty7/10
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Cover of Chouseishin Gransazer
Live action
Chouseishin Gransazer
Length (in words)63668
Unique words4726
Unique words (used once)1977
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji895
Unique kanji (used once)128
Unique kanji readings1540
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating7.8
MDL rating count58
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Cover of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
Live action
Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
Length (in words)58681
Unique words4783
Unique words (used once)2017
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1277
Unique kanji (used once)227
Unique kanji readings1992
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count904
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Cover of Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko S3
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Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko S3
Length (in words)40950
Unique words5276
Unique words (used once)2473
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1457
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings2308
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count1205
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Cover of Chiisana Kyojin
Live action
Chiisana Kyojin
Length (in words)44755
Unique words4254
Unique words (used once)1858
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1227
Unique kanji (used once)221
Unique kanji readings1895
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating7.7
MDL rating count166
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