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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"Kutabare" Bocchan

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)	30580
Unique words	3149
Unique words (used once)	1407
Unique words (used once %)	44%
Unique kanji	975
Unique kanji (used once)	235
Unique kanji readings	1418
Average difficulty	21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	36/100
MDL avg. rating	8.0
MDL rating count	269

Length (in words)	39172
Unique words	3829
Unique words (used once)	1655
Unique words (used once %)	43%
Unique kanji	1151
Unique kanji (used once)	253
Unique kanji readings	1684
Average difficulty	25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	39/100
MDL avg. rating	7.8
MDL rating count	566

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
Average difficulty	19/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	35/100
MDL avg. rating	9.0
MDL rating count	17109

Length (in words)	30242
Unique words	3131
Unique words (used once)	1422
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	1043
Unique kanji (used once)	242
Unique kanji readings	1546
Average difficulty	42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	63/100

Length (in words)	37912
Unique words	3634
Unique words (used once)	1675
Unique words (used once %)	46%
Unique kanji	1084
Unique kanji (used once)	256
Unique kanji readings	1630
Average difficulty	30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	42/100
MDL avg. rating	7.4
MDL rating count	167

Length (in words)	34106
Unique words	4301
Unique words (used once)	2129
Unique words (used once %)	49%
Unique kanji	1207
Unique kanji (used once)	274
Unique kanji readings	1834
Average difficulty	27/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	44/100
MDL avg. rating	7.6
MDL rating count	650

Length (in words)	8327
Unique words	1378
Unique words (used once)	714
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	642
Unique kanji (used once)	217
Unique kanji readings	854
Average difficulty	42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	61/100
MDL avg. rating	7.3
MDL rating count	219

Length (in words)	38215
Unique words	4636
Unique words (used once)	2286
Unique words (used once %)	49%
Unique kanji	1293
Unique kanji (used once)	288
Unique kanji readings	2015
Average difficulty	44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	63/100
MDL avg. rating	7.3
MDL rating count	156

Length (in words)	5003
Unique words	1223
Unique words (used once)	698
Unique words (used once %)	57%
Unique kanji	613
Unique kanji (used once)	250
Unique kanji readings	788
Average difficulty	29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	40/100
MDL avg. rating	7.0
MDL rating count	22

Length (in words)	72373
Unique words	5544
Unique words (used once)	2354
Unique words (used once %)	42%
Unique kanji	1370
Unique kanji (used once)	211
Unique kanji readings	2209
Average difficulty	54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	72/100

Length (in words)	34729
Unique words	3926
Unique words (used once)	1857
Unique words (used once %)	47%
Unique kanji	1195
Unique kanji (used once)	267
Unique kanji readings	1842
Average difficulty	52/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	70/100
MDL avg. rating	8.6
MDL rating count	4872

Length (in words)	39770
Unique words	4158
Unique words (used once)	1920
Unique words (used once %)	46%
Unique kanji	1243
Unique kanji (used once)	307
Unique kanji readings	1844
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	48/100
MDL avg. rating	7.9
MDL rating count	2773

Length (in words)	32632
Unique words	3033
Unique words (used once)	1391
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	1002
Unique kanji (used once)	258
Unique kanji readings	1450
Average difficulty	23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	34/100
MDL avg. rating	7.8
MDL rating count	636

Length (in words)	4538
Unique words	1058
Unique words (used once)	585
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	501
Unique kanji (used once)	208
Unique kanji readings	635
Average difficulty	19/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	30/100
MDL avg. rating	7.9
MDL rating count	820

Length (in words)	28204
Unique words	2900
Unique words (used once)	1342
Unique words (used once %)	46%
Unique kanji	935
Unique kanji (used once)	199
Unique kanji readings	1374
Average difficulty	21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	36/100
MDL avg. rating	7.9
MDL rating count	653

Length (in words)	9388
Unique words	1706
Unique words (used once)	909
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	769
Unique kanji (used once)	271
Unique kanji readings	1042
Average difficulty	28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	40/100
MDL avg. rating	6.8
MDL rating count	176

Length (in words)	12025
Unique words	1984
Unique words (used once)	1003
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	810
Unique kanji (used once)	273
Unique kanji readings	1091
Average difficulty	19/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	33/100
MDL avg. rating	7.0
MDL rating count	921

Length (in words)	31994
Unique words	3461
Unique words (used once)	1657
Unique words (used once %)	47%
Unique kanji	1063
Unique kanji (used once)	264
Unique kanji readings	1577
Average difficulty	22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	35/100
MDL avg. rating	7.9
MDL rating count	10555

Length (in words)	16553
Unique words	2560
Unique words (used once)	1308
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1016
Unique kanji (used once)	304
Unique kanji readings	1450
Average difficulty	32/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	44/100

Length (in words)	41556
Unique words	4197
Unique words (used once)	1996
Unique words (used once %)	47%
Unique kanji	1230
Unique kanji (used once)	260
Unique kanji readings	1883
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	55/100
MDL avg. rating	8.0
MDL rating count	98

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Live action difficulty list

"Kutabare" Bocchan

#Kazoku Boshuu Shimasu

#Remolove: Futsuu no Koi wa Jadou

1 Litre no Namida

10 no Himitsu

101 Kaime no Puropoozu

11-nin mo Iru!

13

13-sai no Hello Work

2030 Kanata no Kazoku

24 JAPAN

3 Nen A Gumi: Kyou kara Minasan wa, Hitojichi desu

35-sai no Koukousei

35-sai no Shoujo

37 Seconds

37.5℃ no Namida

38-sai Batsuichi Dokushin Onna ga Matching Apuri wo Yattemita Kekka Nikki

3B no Koibito

5-ji kara 9-ji made: Watashi ni Koishita Obousan

55-sai Kara no Hello Life

99-nen no Ai: Japanese Americans

A LIFE: Itoshiki Hito

ATARU

Ace wo Nerae!

Afro Tanaka

Again!!

Age Harassment

Aino Kekkon Soudanjo

Ainori Love Wagon African Journey

Ainori Love Wagon Asian Journey

Ainori Love Wagon Asian Journey S2

Air Girl

Aishitetatte, Himitsu wa Aru

Akai Yubi

Akari to Kuzu

Akihige

Akihige S2

Akihige S3

Akiko's Piano

Akira to Akira

Akumu-chan

Akuryou Byoutou

Akutou: Juuhanzai Sousahan

Algernon ni Hanataba wo

Alice in Borderland

Alice no Toge

Anata niwa Watasanai

Anata no Koto wa Sorehodo

Ando Lloyd: A.I. Knows Love?

Angel Bank

Length (in words)	33997
Unique words	3633
Unique words (used once)	1574
Unique words (used once %)	43%
Unique kanji	1153
Unique kanji (used once)	230
Unique kanji readings	1681
Average difficulty	48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	71/100
MDL avg. rating	7.6
MDL rating count	611

Length (in words)	39952
Unique words	4368
Unique words (used once)	1942
Unique words (used once %)	44%
Unique kanji	1277
Unique kanji (used once)	243
Unique kanji readings	1937
Average difficulty	56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	76/100
MDL avg. rating	7.9
MDL rating count	1097

Length (in words)	21003
Unique words	2680
Unique words (used once)	1272
Unique words (used once %)	47%
Unique kanji	873
Unique kanji (used once)	254
Unique kanji readings	1259
Average difficulty	33/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	50/100
MDL avg. rating	7.1
MDL rating count	408

Length (in words)	14519
Unique words	2038
Unique words (used once)	920
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	766
Unique kanji (used once)	200
Unique kanji readings	1038
Average difficulty	26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	40/100
MDL avg. rating	7.3
MDL rating count	126

Length (in words)	15493
Unique words	2184
Unique words (used once)	1066
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	777
Unique kanji (used once)	218
Unique kanji readings	1122
Average difficulty	32/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	42/100
MDL avg. rating	6.8
MDL rating count	199

Length (in words)	39268
Unique words	4571
Unique words (used once)	2150
Unique words (used once %)	47%
Unique kanji	1285
Unique kanji (used once)	270
Unique kanji readings	1982
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	56/100
MDL avg. rating	7.1
MDL rating count	374

Length (in words)	23326
Unique words	3365
Unique words (used once)	1696
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	1139
Unique kanji (used once)	289
Unique kanji readings	1690
Average difficulty	39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	55/100
MDL avg. rating	7.3
MDL rating count	153

Length (in words)	27356
Unique words	3683
Unique words (used once)	1899
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1180
Unique kanji (used once)	297
Unique kanji readings	1798
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	55/100
MDL avg. rating	8.0
MDL rating count	145

Length (in words)	28402
Unique words	3909
Unique words (used once)	2079
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	1193
Unique kanji (used once)	296
Unique kanji readings	1818
Average difficulty	49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	69/100
MDL avg. rating	7.8
MDL rating count	300

Length (in words)	26899
Unique words	3676
Unique words (used once)	1940
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1122
Unique kanji (used once)	269
Unique kanji readings	1689
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	49/100
MDL avg. rating	7.7
MDL rating count	191