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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Onmitsu Happyaku Yachou Length (in words) 18313 Unique words 3298 Unique words (used once) 1739 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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Shuuden Bye Bye Length (in words) 18785 Unique words 3036 Unique words (used once) 1585 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1037 Unique kanji (used once) 288 Unique kanji readings 1505 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 9.0 MDL rating count 1
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Akihige Length (in words) 22856 Unique words 2897 Unique words (used once) 1438 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1000 Unique kanji (used once) 281 Unique kanji readings 1480 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 9.0 MDL rating count 2
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1 Litre no Namida Length (in words) 29269 Unique words 3438 Unique words (used once) 1561 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1059 Unique kanji (used once) 204 Unique kanji readings 1577 Difficulty 3/10 MDL avg. rating 9.0 MDL rating count 17109
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Rurouni Kenshin 3: The Legend Ends Length (in words) 5413 Unique words 1459 Unique words (used once) 862 Unique words (used once %) 59% Unique kanji 712 Unique kanji (used once) 275 Unique kanji readings 944 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 8.8 MDL rating count 6343
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Alice in Borderland Length (in words) 15949 Unique words 2549 Unique words (used once) 1296 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 959 Unique kanji (used once) 306 Unique kanji readings 1352 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 8.8 MDL rating count 24584
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Rurouni Kenshin 2: Kyoto Inferno Length (in words) 6845 Unique words 1669 Unique words (used once) 985 Unique words (used once %) 59% Unique kanji 813 Unique kanji (used once) 301 Unique kanji readings 1113 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 8.7 MDL rating count 7046
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Unnatural Length (in words) 43424 Unique words 5709 Unique words (used once) 2679 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1510 Unique kanji (used once) 286 Unique kanji readings 2371 Difficulty 8/10 MDL avg. rating 8.6 MDL rating count 2650
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Rurouni Kenshin 1: Origins Length (in words) 6218 Unique words 1469 Unique words (used once) 841 Unique words (used once %) 57% Unique kanji 700 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 942 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 8.6 MDL rating count 11175
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Mother Length (in words) 24254 Unique words 3102 Unique words (used once) 1531 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1062 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 1578 Difficulty 3/10 MDL avg. rating 8.6 MDL rating count 2379
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Kazoku Game Length (in words) 30818 Unique words 3655 Unique words (used once) 1793 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1124 Unique kanji (used once) 258 Unique kanji readings 1709 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 8.6 MDL rating count 3616
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Hanzawa Naoki Length (in words) 48182 Unique words 5200 Unique words (used once) 2445 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1336 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 2108 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 8.6 MDL rating count 2285
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3 Nen A Gumi: Kyou kara Minasan wa, Hitojichi desu Length (in words) 34729 Unique words 3927 Unique words (used once) 1857 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1195 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 1842 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 8.6 MDL rating count 4872
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Zenryoku Shissou Length (in words) 24810 Unique words 3351 Unique words (used once) 1710 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1128 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 1685 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 8.5 MDL rating count 2
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Yoshiwara Ura Doshin Length (in words) 34442 Unique words 3738 Unique words (used once) 1743 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1122 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 1748 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 8.5 MDL rating count 2
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Tennou no Ryouriban Length (in words) 35186 Unique words 4498 Unique words (used once) 2231 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1311 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 2021 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 8.5 MDL rating count 1469
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Rurouni Kenshin 4: The Final Length (in words) 5063 Unique words 1304 Unique words (used once) 737 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 661 Unique kanji (used once) 232 Unique kanji readings 891 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 8.5 MDL rating count 2340
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Ouroboros: Kono Ai koso, Seigi. Length (in words) 32395 Unique words 4096 Unique words (used once) 2035 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1275 Unique kanji (used once) 283 Unique kanji readings 1919 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 8.5 MDL rating count 4978
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Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo Length (in words) 26527 Unique words 3899 Unique words (used once) 2016 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1213 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 1814 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 8.5 MDL rating count 12682
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Boku no Ita Jikan Length (in words) 25785 Unique words 2827 Unique words (used once) 1305 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 981 Unique kanji (used once) 227 Unique kanji readings 1391 Difficulty 3/10 MDL avg. rating 8.5 MDL rating count 4515
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Arashi's Diary -Voyage- Length (in words) 56480 Unique words 4575 Unique words (used once) 2045 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1171 Unique kanji (used once) 256 Unique kanji readings 1787 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 8.5 MDL rating count 120
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Ueki Hitoshi to Nobosemon Length (in words) 13482 Unique words 2246 Unique words (used once) 1186 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 886 Unique kanji (used once) 281 Unique kanji readings 1257 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 8.4 MDL rating count 5
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Tonbi Length (in words) 32597 Unique words 3589 Unique words (used once) 1777 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1091 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 1617 Difficulty 3/10 MDL avg. rating 8.4 MDL rating count 1081
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Soredemo, Ikite Yuku Length (in words) 26591 Unique words 2889 Unique words (used once) 1346 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1037 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 1460 Difficulty 3/10 MDL avg. rating 8.4 MDL rating count 1303
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Samayou Yaiba Length (in words) 13816 Unique words 2270 Unique words (used once) 1092 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 898 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 1237 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 8.4 MDL rating count 122
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Machikouba no Onna Length (in words) 21636 Unique words 2893 Unique words (used once) 1417 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1009 Unique kanji (used once) 242 Unique kanji readings 1476 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 8.4 MDL rating count 7
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MIU 404 Length (in words) 46461 Unique words 5765 Unique words (used once) 2760 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1461 Unique kanji (used once) 282 Unique kanji readings 2288 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 8.4 MDL rating count 913
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LIAR GAME S2 Length (in words) 30720 Unique words 2851 Unique words (used once) 1250 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 902 Unique kanji (used once) 225 Unique kanji readings 1313 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 8.4 MDL rating count 6339
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Kieta Hatsukoi Length (in words) 16957 Unique words 2133 Unique words (used once) 1009 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 784 Unique kanji (used once) 210 Unique kanji readings 1106 Difficulty 3/10 MDL avg. rating 8.4 MDL rating count 13010
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Kamen Rider W Length (in words) 74779 Unique words 6561 Unique words (used once) 2937 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1530 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 2496 Difficulty 8/10 MDL avg. rating 8.4 MDL rating count 1479
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Juuhan Shuttai! Length (in words) 32321 Unique words 4596 Unique words (used once) 2274 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1268 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 1956 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 8.4 MDL rating count 1228
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Erased Length (in words) 15167 Unique words 2570 Unique words (used once) 1304 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 940 Unique kanji (used once) 251 Unique kanji readings 1369 Difficulty 3/10 MDL avg. rating 8.4 MDL rating count 4983
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dele Length (in words) 26228 Unique words 3745 Unique words (used once) 1891 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1199 Unique kanji (used once) 283 Unique kanji readings 1794 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 8.3 MDL rating count 1379
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Todome no Kiss Length (in words) 27899 Unique words 2995 Unique words (used once) 1333 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1021 Unique kanji (used once) 239 Unique kanji readings 1502 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 8.3 MDL rating count 5909
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Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu Length (in words) 32633 Unique words 4115 Unique words (used once) 2018 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1213 Unique kanji (used once) 280 Unique kanji readings 1890 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 8.3 MDL rating count 99
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Nodame Cantabile Length (in words) 33527 Unique words 3637 Unique words (used once) 1710 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1164 Unique kanji (used once) 251 Unique kanji readings 1743 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 8.3 MDL rating count 9734
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Nobunaga Concerto Length (in words) 37281 Unique words 3800 Unique words (used once) 1684 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1182 Unique kanji (used once) 277 Unique kanji readings 1826 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 8.3 MDL rating count 3062
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N no Tame ni Length (in words) 28875 Unique words 3646 Unique words (used once) 1745 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1147 Unique kanji (used once) 275 Unique kanji readings 1692 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 8.3 MDL rating count 1528
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LIAR GAME Length (in words) 32775 Unique words 2863 Unique words (used once) 1165 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 860 Unique kanji (used once) 187 Unique kanji readings 1271 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 8.3 MDL rating count 9467
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Kokoro no Kizu wo Iyasu to Iu Koto Length (in words) 7192 Unique words 1624 Unique words (used once) 900 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 760 Unique kanji (used once) 298 Unique kanji readings 1020 Difficulty 2/10 MDL avg. rating 8.3 MDL rating count 154
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Koi Desu! Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu Length (in words) 37389 Unique words 3592 Unique words (used once) 1623 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1081 Unique kanji (used once) 237 Unique kanji readings 1591 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 8.3 MDL rating count 1511
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Kikazaru Koi ni wa Riyuu ga Atta Length (in words) 30977 Unique words 4107 Unique words (used once) 2093 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1217 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 1791 Difficulty 3/10 MDL avg. rating 8.3 MDL rating count 2343
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JIN S2 Length (in words) 37924 Unique words 4735 Unique words (used once) 2352 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1364 Unique kanji (used once) 277 Unique kanji readings 2229 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 8.3 MDL rating count 1093
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JIN Length (in words) 34238 Unique words 4467 Unique words (used once) 2212 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1316 Unique kanji (used once) 293 Unique kanji readings 2110 Difficulty 7/10 MDL avg. rating 8.3 MDL rating count 1945
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Good Doctor Length (in words) 32344 Unique words 3509 Unique words (used once) 1550 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1144 Unique kanji (used once) 226 Unique kanji readings 1708 Difficulty 4/10 MDL avg. rating 8.3 MDL rating count 1926
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Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~ Length (in words) 32881 Unique words 4506 Unique words (used once) 2299 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1366 Unique kanji (used once) 285 Unique kanji readings 2092 Difficulty 6/10 MDL avg. rating 8.3 MDL rating count 1120
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Bitter Blood: Saiaku de Saikyou no Oyako Keyji Length (in words) 37587 Unique words 4345 Unique words (used once) 2066 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1218 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 1876 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 8.3 MDL rating count 3586
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his: Koisuru Tsumori Nante Nakatta Length (in words) 6307 Unique words 1271 Unique words (used once) 652 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 554 Unique kanji (used once) 206 Unique kanji readings 714 Difficulty 2/10 MDL avg. rating 8.2 MDL rating count 4842
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Zoku Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi Length (in words) 55896 Unique words 4344 Unique words (used once) 1928 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1215 Unique kanji (used once) 246 Unique kanji readings 1847 Difficulty 3/10 MDL avg. rating 8.2 MDL rating count 89
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Watashitachi wa Doukashiteiru Length (in words) 29678 Unique words 3356 Unique words (used once) 1636 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1158 Unique kanji (used once) 279 Unique kanji readings 1744 Difficulty 5/10 MDL avg. rating 8.2 MDL rating count 5200