Live action difficulty list

This is a list of Japanese movies and dramas ranked by their difficulty, on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 is very easy and 100 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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LOVE Riron (2013)

Length (in words)	843
Unique words	377
Unique words (used once)	229
Unique words (used once %)	60%
Unique kanji	245
Unique kanji (used once)	136
Unique kanji readings	291
Average difficulty	37/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	53/100

Length (in words)	1115
Unique words	423
Unique words (used once)	272
Unique words (used once %)	64%
Unique kanji	243
Unique kanji (used once)	120
Unique kanji readings	294
Average difficulty	36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	48/100

Length (in words)	1582
Unique words	621
Unique words (used once)	409
Unique words (used once %)	65%
Unique kanji	362
Unique kanji (used once)	190
Unique kanji readings	456
Average difficulty	31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	48/100
MDL avg. rating	7.2
MDL rating count	29

Length (in words)	1444
Unique words	499
Unique words (used once)	290
Unique words (used once %)	58%
Unique kanji	256
Unique kanji (used once)	138
Unique kanji readings	296
Average difficulty	33/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	48/100

Length (in words)	1912
Unique words	647
Unique words (used once)	407
Unique words (used once %)	62%
Unique kanji	364
Unique kanji (used once)	188
Unique kanji readings	432
Average difficulty	31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	50/100

Length (in words)	2108
Unique words	661
Unique words (used once)	383
Unique words (used once %)	57%
Unique kanji	370
Unique kanji (used once)	161
Unique kanji readings	454
Average difficulty	29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	39/100

Length (in words)	2401
Unique words	727
Unique words (used once)	397
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	416
Unique kanji (used once)	195
Unique kanji readings	509
Average difficulty	33/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	43/100

Length (in words)	2263
Unique words	614
Unique words (used once)	328
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	308
Unique kanji (used once)	147
Unique kanji readings	362
Average difficulty	28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	40/100
MDL avg. rating	7.4
MDL rating count	23

Length (in words)	2572
Unique words	737
Unique words (used once)	435
Unique words (used once %)	59%
Unique kanji	400
Unique kanji (used once)	168
Unique kanji readings	493
Average difficulty	30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	47/100

Length (in words)	2613
Unique words	759
Unique words (used once)	431
Unique words (used once %)	56%
Unique kanji	379
Unique kanji (used once)	164
Unique kanji readings	466
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	46/100

Length (in words)	2673
Unique words	767
Unique words (used once)	455
Unique words (used once %)	59%
Unique kanji	427
Unique kanji (used once)	179
Unique kanji readings	538
Average difficulty	63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	81/100
MDL avg. rating	7.5
MDL rating count	71

Length (in words)	2672
Unique words	700
Unique words (used once)	373
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	351
Unique kanji (used once)	152
Unique kanji readings	437
Average difficulty	30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	47/100

Length (in words)	2764
Unique words	888
Unique words (used once)	538
Unique words (used once %)	60%
Unique kanji	467
Unique kanji (used once)	217
Unique kanji readings	577
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	50/100
MDL avg. rating	7.6
MDL rating count	42

Length (in words)	2957
Unique words	778
Unique words (used once)	408
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	395
Unique kanji (used once)	152
Unique kanji readings	489
Average difficulty	36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	57/100
MDL avg. rating	7.9
MDL rating count	197

Length (in words)	3024
Unique words	896
Unique words (used once)	538
Unique words (used once %)	60%
Unique kanji	490
Unique kanji (used once)	237
Unique kanji readings	603
Average difficulty	36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	49/100

Length (in words)	3079
Unique words	955
Unique words (used once)	602
Unique words (used once %)	63%
Unique kanji	513
Unique kanji (used once)	225
Unique kanji readings	646
Average difficulty	36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	57/100
MDL avg. rating	7.3
MDL rating count	4

Length (in words)	3394
Unique words	982
Unique words (used once)	581
Unique words (used once %)	59%
Unique kanji	515
Unique kanji (used once)	225
Unique kanji readings	668
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	60/100

Length (in words)	3525
Unique words	1097
Unique words (used once)	682
Unique words (used once %)	62%
Unique kanji	602
Unique kanji (used once)	268
Unique kanji readings	802
Average difficulty	75/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	91/100

Length (in words)	3307
Unique words	768
Unique words (used once)	409
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	361
Unique kanji (used once)	153
Unique kanji readings	433
Average difficulty	30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	47/100

Length (in words)	3243
Unique words	848
Unique words (used once)	474
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	426
Unique kanji (used once)	187
Unique kanji readings	522
Average difficulty	29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	38/100
MDL avg. rating	7.3
MDL rating count	328

Length (in words)	3808
Unique words	1174
Unique words (used once)	751
Unique words (used once %)	63%
Unique kanji	564
Unique kanji (used once)	233
Unique kanji readings	740
Average difficulty	65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	87/100
MDL avg. rating	7.3
MDL rating count	22

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Live action difficulty list

LOVE Riron (2013)

Little Miss Sumo

Beautiful Slow Life

R134 / Shounan no Yakusoku

Deadvlei: Aoi Satsui

Kibou no Hana

LIVE!LOVE!SING! Ikite Aishite Utau Koto

Akari to Kuzu

Indigo no Koibito

Gold! (2020)

Space Sheriff Gavan

Kiniro no Umi

Peperoncino

Higuma

"Kutabare" Bocchan

Watashi no Ao Oni

Senkan Yamato no Curry Rice

Eien no Nispa

Pinboke no Kazoku

Demo, Kekkon shitai!

Kurara: Hokusai no Musume

Mango no Ki no Shita de

Ride Ride Ride

Tokyo Westside Monogatari

Senju Crazy Boys

Wonderwall

Mayonaka no Super Car

Kingyo Hime

Akiko's Piano

Poplar no Aki

Uso Nante Hitotsu mo Nai no

Radio

Sekai Kara Neko ga Kieta Nara

Basuke mo Koi mo, Shiteitai

HOMUNCULUS

HiGH&LOW: The Red Rain

Young Black Jack

Kaiki Daisakusen: Second File

Any Crybabies Around?

Fuji Family

Rurouni Kenshin 4: The Final

MOTHER

Eien no Bokura Sea Side Blue

Shimeshi

37 Seconds

Ito no Mori no Ie

Jungle Fever

Road To HiGH&LOW

2030 Kanata no Kazoku

Rurouni Kenshin 3: The Legend Ends

Length (in words)	3406
Unique words	1019
Unique words (used once)	621
Unique words (used once %)	60%
Unique kanji	543
Unique kanji (used once)	224
Unique kanji readings	691
Average difficulty	37/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	49/100
MDL avg. rating	7.5
MDL rating count	35

Length (in words)	3607
Unique words	958
Unique words (used once)	533
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	517
Unique kanji (used once)	221
Unique kanji readings	646
Average difficulty	44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	57/100

Length (in words)	3554
Unique words	1022
Unique words (used once)	580
Unique words (used once %)	56%
Unique kanji	529
Unique kanji (used once)	191
Unique kanji readings	680
Average difficulty	31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	45/100

Length (in words)	3784
Unique words	1007
Unique words (used once)	549
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	508
Unique kanji (used once)	209
Unique kanji readings	642
Average difficulty	33/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	52/100

Length (in words)	3711
Unique words	1071
Unique words (used once)	652
Unique words (used once %)	60%
Unique kanji	556
Unique kanji (used once)	234
Unique kanji readings	715
Average difficulty	37/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	50/100

Length (in words)	3729
Unique words	1110
Unique words (used once)	679
Unique words (used once %)	61%
Unique kanji	579
Unique kanji (used once)	244
Unique kanji readings	738
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	55/100

Length (in words)	3915
Unique words	1093
Unique words (used once)	645
Unique words (used once %)	59%
Unique kanji	561
Unique kanji (used once)	244
Unique kanji readings	722
Average difficulty	44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	60/100

Length (in words)	3780
Unique words	1264
Unique words (used once)	816
Unique words (used once %)	64%
Unique kanji	709
Unique kanji (used once)	325
Unique kanji readings	923
Average difficulty	36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	52/100
MDL avg. rating	7.7
MDL rating count	43

Length (in words)	3860
Unique words	983
Unique words (used once)	541
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	445
Unique kanji (used once)	186
Unique kanji readings	564
Average difficulty	26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	45/100

Length (in words)	4201
Unique words	986
Unique words (used once)	535
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	493
Unique kanji (used once)	198
Unique kanji readings	641
Average difficulty	29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	43/100
MDL avg. rating	7.6
MDL rating count	6