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 Onmitsu Happyaku Yachou
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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 Shuuden Bye Bye
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Shuuden Bye Bye
Length (in words)18785
Unique words3036
Unique words (used once)1585
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1037
Unique kanji (used once)288
Unique kanji readings1505
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating9.0
MDL rating count1
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Cover of Akihige
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Akihige
Length (in words)22856
Unique words2897
Unique words (used once)1438
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1000
Unique kanji (used once)281
Unique kanji readings1480
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating9.0
MDL rating count2
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Cover of 1 Litre no Namida
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1 Litre no Namida
Length (in words)29269
Unique words3438
Unique words (used once)1561
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1059
Unique kanji (used once)204
Unique kanji readings1577
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating9.0
MDL rating count17109
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Cover of Rurouni Kenshin 3: The Legend Ends
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Rurouni Kenshin 3: The Legend Ends
Length (in words)5413
Unique words1459
Unique words (used once)862
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji712
Unique kanji (used once)275
Unique kanji readings944
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating8.8
MDL rating count6343
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Cover of Alice in Borderland
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Alice in Borderland
Length (in words)15949
Unique words2549
Unique words (used once)1296
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji959
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings1352
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating8.8
MDL rating count24584
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Cover of Rurouni Kenshin 2: Kyoto Inferno
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Rurouni Kenshin 2: Kyoto Inferno
Length (in words)6845
Unique words1669
Unique words (used once)985
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji813
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings1113
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating8.7
MDL rating count7046
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Cover of Unnatural
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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 Rurouni Kenshin 1: Origins
Live action
Rurouni Kenshin 1: Origins
Length (in words)6218
Unique words1469
Unique words (used once)841
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji700
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings942
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating8.6
MDL rating count11175
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Cover of Mother
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Mother
Length (in words)24254
Unique words3102
Unique words (used once)1531
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1062
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings1578
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating8.6
MDL rating count2379
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Cover of Kazoku Game
Live action
Kazoku Game
Length (in words)30818
Unique words3655
Unique words (used once)1793
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1124
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings1709
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating8.6
MDL rating count3616
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Cover of Hanzawa Naoki
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Hanzawa Naoki
Length (in words)48182
Unique words5200
Unique words (used once)2445
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1336
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings2108
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating8.6
MDL rating count2285
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Cover of 3 Nen A Gumi: Kyou kara Minasan wa, Hitojichi desu
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3 Nen A Gumi: Kyou kara Minasan wa, Hitojichi desu
Length (in words)34729
Unique words3927
Unique words (used once)1857
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1195
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings1842
Difficulty6/10
MDL avg. rating8.6
MDL rating count4872
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Cover of Zenryoku Shissou
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Zenryoku Shissou
Length (in words)24810
Unique words3351
Unique words (used once)1710
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1128
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings1685
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating8.5
MDL rating count2
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Cover of Yoshiwara Ura Doshin
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Yoshiwara Ura Doshin
Length (in words)34442
Unique words3738
Unique words (used once)1743
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1122
Unique kanji (used once)250
Unique kanji readings1748
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating8.5
MDL rating count2
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Cover of Tennou no Ryouriban
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Tennou no Ryouriban
Length (in words)35186
Unique words4498
Unique words (used once)2231
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1311
Unique kanji (used once)291
Unique kanji readings2021
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating8.5
MDL rating count1469
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Cover of Rurouni Kenshin 4: The Final
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Rurouni Kenshin 4: The Final
Length (in words)5063
Unique words1304
Unique words (used once)737
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji661
Unique kanji (used once)232
Unique kanji readings891
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating8.5
MDL rating count2340
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Cover of Ouroboros: Kono Ai koso, Seigi.
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Ouroboros: Kono Ai koso, Seigi.
Length (in words)32395
Unique words4096
Unique words (used once)2035
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1275
Unique kanji (used once)283
Unique kanji readings1919
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating8.5
MDL rating count4978
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Cover of Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo
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Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo
Length (in words)26527
Unique words3899
Unique words (used once)2016
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1213
Unique kanji (used once)291
Unique kanji readings1814
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating8.5
MDL rating count12682
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Cover of Boku no Ita Jikan
Live action
Boku no Ita Jikan
Length (in words)25785
Unique words2827
Unique words (used once)1305
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji981
Unique kanji (used once)227
Unique kanji readings1391
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating8.5
MDL rating count4515
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Cover of Arashi's Diary -Voyage-
Live action
Arashi's Diary -Voyage-
Length (in words)56480
Unique words4575
Unique words (used once)2045
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1171
Unique kanji (used once)256
Unique kanji readings1787
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating8.5
MDL rating count120
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Cover of Ueki Hitoshi to Nobosemon
Live action
Ueki Hitoshi to Nobosemon
Length (in words)13482
Unique words2246
Unique words (used once)1186
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji886
Unique kanji (used once)281
Unique kanji readings1257
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating8.4
MDL rating count5
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Cover of Tonbi
Live action
Tonbi
Length (in words)32597
Unique words3589
Unique words (used once)1777
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1091
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings1617
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating8.4
MDL rating count1081
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Cover of Soredemo, Ikite Yuku
Live action
Soredemo, Ikite Yuku
Length (in words)26591
Unique words2889
Unique words (used once)1346
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1037
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings1460
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating8.4
MDL rating count1303
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Cover of Samayou Yaiba
Live action
Samayou Yaiba
Length (in words)13816
Unique words2270
Unique words (used once)1092
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji898
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings1237
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating8.4
MDL rating count122
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Cover of Machikouba no Onna
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Machikouba no Onna
Length (in words)21636
Unique words2893
Unique words (used once)1417
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1009
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings1476
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating8.4
MDL rating count7
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Cover of MIU 404
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MIU 404
Length (in words)46461
Unique words5765
Unique words (used once)2760
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1461
Unique kanji (used once)282
Unique kanji readings2288
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating8.4
MDL rating count913
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Cover of LIAR GAME S2
Live action
LIAR GAME S2
Length (in words)30720
Unique words2851
Unique words (used once)1250
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji902
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings1313
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating8.4
MDL rating count6339
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Cover of Kieta Hatsukoi
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Kieta Hatsukoi
Length (in words)16957
Unique words2133
Unique words (used once)1009
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji784
Unique kanji (used once)210
Unique kanji readings1106
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating8.4
MDL rating count13010
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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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Cover of Juuhan Shuttai!
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Juuhan Shuttai!
Length (in words)32321
Unique words4596
Unique words (used once)2274
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1268
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings1956
Difficulty6/10
MDL avg. rating8.4
MDL rating count1228
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Cover of Erased
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Erased
Length (in words)15167
Unique words2570
Unique words (used once)1304
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji940
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings1369
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating8.4
MDL rating count4983
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Cover of dele
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dele
Length (in words)26228
Unique words3745
Unique words (used once)1891
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1199
Unique kanji (used once)283
Unique kanji readings1794
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating8.3
MDL rating count1379
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Cover of Todome no Kiss
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Todome no Kiss
Length (in words)27899
Unique words2995
Unique words (used once)1333
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1021
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings1502
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating8.3
MDL rating count5909
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Cover of Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
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Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
Length (in words)32633
Unique words4115
Unique words (used once)2018
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1213
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings1890
Difficulty6/10
MDL avg. rating8.3
MDL rating count99
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Cover of Nodame Cantabile
Live action
Nodame Cantabile
Length (in words)33527
Unique words3637
Unique words (used once)1710
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1164
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings1743
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating8.3
MDL rating count9734
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Cover of Nobunaga Concerto
Live action
Nobunaga Concerto
Length (in words)37281
Unique words3800
Unique words (used once)1684
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1182
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings1826
Difficulty6/10
MDL avg. rating8.3
MDL rating count3062
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Cover of N no Tame ni
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N no Tame ni
Length (in words)28875
Unique words3646
Unique words (used once)1745
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1147
Unique kanji (used once)275
Unique kanji readings1692
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating8.3
MDL rating count1528
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Cover of LIAR GAME
Live action
LIAR GAME
Length (in words)32775
Unique words2863
Unique words (used once)1165
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji860
Unique kanji (used once)187
Unique kanji readings1271
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating8.3
MDL rating count9467
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Cover of Kokoro no Kizu wo Iyasu to Iu Koto
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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 Koi Desu! Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu
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Koi Desu! Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu
Length (in words)37389
Unique words3592
Unique words (used once)1623
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1081
Unique kanji (used once)237
Unique kanji readings1591
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating8.3
MDL rating count1511
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Cover of Kikazaru Koi ni wa Riyuu ga Atta
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Kikazaru Koi ni wa Riyuu ga Atta
Length (in words)30977
Unique words4107
Unique words (used once)2093
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1217
Unique kanji (used once)284
Unique kanji readings1791
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating8.3
MDL rating count2343
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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 JIN
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JIN
Length (in words)34238
Unique words4467
Unique words (used once)2212
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1316
Unique kanji (used once)293
Unique kanji readings2110
Difficulty7/10
MDL avg. rating8.3
MDL rating count1945
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Cover of Good Doctor
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Good Doctor
Length (in words)32344
Unique words3509
Unique words (used once)1550
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1144
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings1708
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating8.3
MDL rating count1926
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Cover of Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~
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Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~
Length (in words)32881
Unique words4506
Unique words (used once)2299
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1366
Unique kanji (used once)285
Unique kanji readings2092
Difficulty6/10
MDL avg. rating8.3
MDL rating count1120
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Cover of Bitter Blood: Saiaku de Saikyou no Oyako Keyji
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Bitter Blood: Saiaku de Saikyou no Oyako Keyji
Length (in words)37587
Unique words4345
Unique words (used once)2066
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1218
Unique kanji (used once)218
Unique kanji readings1876
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating8.3
MDL rating count3586
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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 Zoku Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi
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Zoku Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi
Length (in words)55896
Unique words4344
Unique words (used once)1928
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1215
Unique kanji (used once)246
Unique kanji readings1847
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count89
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Cover of Watashitachi wa Doukashiteiru
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Watashitachi wa Doukashiteiru
Length (in words)29678
Unique words3356
Unique words (used once)1636
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1158
Unique kanji (used once)279
Unique kanji readings1744
Difficulty5/10
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count5200
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