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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Little Miss Sumo

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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	4147
Unique words	932
Unique words (used once)	466
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	411
Unique kanji (used once)	149
Unique kanji readings	523
Average difficulty	33/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	44/100
MDL avg. rating	6.9
MDL rating count	162

Length (in words)	2401
Unique words	726
Unique words (used once)	396
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	416
Unique kanji (used once)	195
Unique kanji readings	510
Average difficulty	33/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	43/100

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)	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)	5378
Unique words	1018
Unique words (used once)	526
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	445
Unique kanji (used once)	177
Unique kanji readings	554
Average difficulty	29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	44/100
MDL avg. rating	8.0
MDL rating count	1747

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)	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)	4263
Unique words	968
Unique words (used once)	527
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	468
Unique kanji (used once)	194
Unique kanji readings	596
Average difficulty	38/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	60/100
MDL avg. rating	7.3
MDL rating count	889

Length (in words)	7369
Unique words	1107
Unique words (used once)	504
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	474
Unique kanji (used once)	176
Unique kanji readings	591
Average difficulty	19/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	30/100
MDL avg. rating	7.5
MDL rating count	1039

Length (in words)	4529
Unique words	974
Unique words (used once)	520
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	475
Unique kanji (used once)	182
Unique kanji readings	598
Average difficulty	26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	38/100

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Live action difficulty list

Little Miss Sumo

LOVE Riron (2013)

R134 / Shounan no Yakusoku

Akari to Kuzu

Kiniro no Umi

Pinboke no Kazoku

Beautiful Slow Life

Deadvlei: Aoi Satsui

Kibou no Hana

Gold! (2020)

Higuma

Indigo no Koibito

Basuke mo Koi mo, Shiteitai

LIVE!LOVE!SING! Ikite Aishite Utau Koto

Demo, Kekkon shitai!

Space Sheriff Gavan

Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.

Poplar no Aki

Sekai Kara Neko ga Kieta Nara

Peperoncino

MOTHER

Transit Girls

Fuji Family

Mousou Kanojo

"Kutabare" Bocchan

Uso Nante Hitotsu mo Nai no

Ito no Mori no Ie

Doubletone: Futari no Yumi

37 Seconds

She

Fuji Family 2017

Senju Crazy Boys

Daremo Shiranai

Watashi no Ao Oni

Any Crybabies Around?

Senkan Yamato no Curry Rice

Nee Sensei, Shiranai no?

Ride Ride Ride

HOMUNCULUS

Coin Locker Monogatari

Tokyo Westside Monogatari

OL Desu ga, Kyabajou Hajimemashita

Road To HiGH&LOW

Room Laundering

Hyper Hardboiled Gourmet Report

Eien no Bokura Sea Side Blue

Mango no Ki no Shita de

River's Edge

Shimeshi

Remote Drama Living

Length (in words)	5240
Unique words	1118
Unique words (used once)	574
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	482
Unique kanji (used once)	180
Unique kanji readings	629
Average difficulty	26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	40/100
MDL avg. rating	6.4
MDL rating count	124

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)	4201
Unique words	985
Unique words (used once)	534
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

Length (in words)	5015
Unique words	1039
Unique words (used once)	499
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	496
Unique kanji (used once)	183
Unique kanji readings	637
Average difficulty	30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	47/100

Length (in words)	6655
Unique words	1083
Unique words (used once)	485
Unique words (used once %)	44%
Unique kanji	499
Unique kanji (used once)	146
Unique kanji readings	651
Average difficulty	29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	47/100
MDL avg. rating	7.4
MDL rating count	168

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)	5937
Unique words	1058
Unique words (used once)	551
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	502
Unique kanji (used once)	173
Unique kanji readings	635
Average difficulty	27/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	41/100
MDL avg. rating	7.2
MDL rating count	221

Length (in words)	5489
Unique words	1138
Unique words (used once)	604
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	505
Unique kanji (used once)	199
Unique kanji readings	659
Average difficulty	30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	44/100

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)	4854
Unique words	1095
Unique words (used once)	551
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	508
Unique kanji (used once)	201
Unique kanji readings	642
Average difficulty	34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	45/100