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 Ruu: Taiwan Express
Live action
Ruu: Taiwan Express
Length (in words)5149
Unique words1188
Unique words (used once)662
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji560
Unique kanji (used once)217
Unique kanji readings729
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.5
MDL rating count159
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Cover of Radio
Live action
Radio
Length (in words)4280
Unique words1181
Unique words (used once)712
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji616
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings826
Difficulty3/10
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Cover of Nee Sensei, Shiranai no?
Live action
Nee Sensei, Shiranai no?
Length (in words)6938
Unique words1186
Unique words (used once)540
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji516
Unique kanji (used once)184
Unique kanji readings658
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.4
MDL rating count4394
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Cover of River's Edge
Live action
River's Edge
Length (in words)5035
Unique words1169
Unique words (used once)653
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji545
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings688
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count1197
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Cover of HiGH&LOW: The Red Rain
Live action
HiGH&LOW: The Red Rain
Length (in words)4175
Unique words1182
Unique words (used once)667
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji574
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings751
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count581
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Cover of Bleach
Live action
Bleach
Length (in words)5729
Unique words1204
Unique words (used once)637
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji554
Unique kanji (used once)195
Unique kanji readings718
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.7
MDL rating count4813
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Cover of Room Laundering
Live action
Room Laundering
Length (in words)5478
Unique words1192
Unique words (used once)642
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji537
Unique kanji (used once)209
Unique kanji readings693
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count96
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Cover of 2030 Kanata no Kazoku
Live action
2030 Kanata no Kazoku
Length (in words)5003
Unique words1224
Unique words (used once)699
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji613
Unique kanji (used once)250
Unique kanji readings788
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count22
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Cover of Kamisama no Boat
Live action
Kamisama no Boat
Length (in words)5290
Unique words1224
Unique words (used once)672
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji613
Unique kanji (used once)245
Unique kanji readings824
Difficulty3/10
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Cover of Kamisama no Beret Bo
Live action
Kamisama no Beret Bo
Length (in words)5620
Unique words1228
Unique words (used once)654
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji557
Unique kanji (used once)215
Unique kanji readings728
Difficulty3/10
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Cover of Remote Drama Living
Live action
Remote Drama Living
Length (in words)5681
Unique words1242
Unique words (used once)664
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji548
Unique kanji (used once)200
Unique kanji readings708
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count52
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Cover of Hula Girl to Inu no Choco
Live action
Hula Girl to Inu no Choco
Length (in words)4973
Unique words1241
Unique words (used once)675
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji587
Unique kanji (used once)218
Unique kanji readings761
Difficulty3/10
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Cover of Teddy Go!
Live action
Teddy Go!
Length (in words)5662
Unique words1230
Unique words (used once)660
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji552
Unique kanji (used once)186
Unique kanji readings729
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating6.9
MDL rating count219
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Cover of HiGH&LOW The Movie
Live action
HiGH&LOW The Movie
Length (in words)5309
Unique words1228
Unique words (used once)661
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji574
Unique kanji (used once)229
Unique kanji readings741
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count941
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Cover of Rika Reverse
Live action
Rika Reverse
Length (in words)6725
Unique words1278
Unique words (used once)648
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji660
Unique kanji (used once)236
Unique kanji readings868
Difficulty3/10
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Cover of Akiko's Piano
Live action
Akiko's Piano
Length (in words)3780
Unique words1264
Unique words (used once)816
Unique words (used once %)64%
Unique kanji709
Unique kanji (used once)325
Unique kanji readings923
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.7
MDL rating count43
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Cover of Jungle Fever
Live action
Jungle Fever
Length (in words)4974
Unique words1283
Unique words (used once)745
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji723
Unique kanji (used once)245
Unique kanji readings937
Difficulty4/10
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Cover of Chousoku Parahero Gandeen
Live action
Chousoku Parahero Gandeen
Length (in words)6135
Unique words1266
Unique words (used once)665
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji572
Unique kanji (used once)199
Unique kanji readings752
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.7
MDL rating count81
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Cover of his: Koisuru Tsumori Nante Nakatta
Live action
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 Yakuza and The Family
Live action
Yakuza and The Family
Length (in words)5901
Unique words1277
Unique words (used once)665
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji580
Unique kanji (used once)204
Unique kanji readings741
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count463
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Cover of Kono Koi wa Tsumi na no ka!?
Live action
Kono Koi wa Tsumi na no ka!?
Length (in words)6134
Unique words1281
Unique words (used once)703
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji570
Unique kanji (used once)240
Unique kanji readings729
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.2
MDL rating count1112
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Cover of Neko
Live action
Neko
Length (in words)7404
Unique words1282
Unique words (used once)612
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji591
Unique kanji (used once)201
Unique kanji readings773
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.7
MDL rating count180
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Cover of Tegami (2018)
Live action
Tegami (2018)
Length (in words)5693
Unique words1296
Unique words (used once)695
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji613
Unique kanji (used once)215
Unique kanji readings789
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.5
MDL rating count104
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Cover of Okaasan, Ore wa Daijoubu
Live action
Okaasan, Ore wa Daijoubu
Length (in words)5247
Unique words1295
Unique words (used once)706
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji589
Unique kanji (used once)201
Unique kanji readings786
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating8.1
MDL rating count435
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Cover of Utsukushiki Mittsu no Uso
Live action
Utsukushiki Mittsu no Uso
Length (in words)5538
Unique words1318
Unique words (used once)737
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji672
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings891
Difficulty3/10
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Cover of Real⇔Fake S2
Live action
Real⇔Fake S2
Length (in words)6362
Unique words1327
Unique words (used once)680
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji573
Unique kanji (used once)186
Unique kanji readings769
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count30
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Cover of Rurouni Kenshin 4: The Final
Live action
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 OL Desu ga, Kyabajou Hajimemashita
Live action
OL Desu ga, Kyabajou Hajimemashita
Length (in words)7282
Unique words1312
Unique words (used once)609
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji533
Unique kanji (used once)159
Unique kanji readings699
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count12
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Cover of Hyper Hardboiled Gourmet Report
Live action
Hyper Hardboiled Gourmet Report
Length (in words)6643
Unique words1311
Unique words (used once)726
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji539
Unique kanji (used once)209
Unique kanji readings693
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count1
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Cover of Sono Hi no Mae ni
Live action
Sono Hi no Mae ni
Length (in words)6750
Unique words1336
Unique words (used once)701
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji626
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings807
Difficulty1/10
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Cover of Pension Metsa
Live action
Pension Metsa
Length (in words)7294
Unique words1317
Unique words (used once)680
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji557
Unique kanji (used once)209
Unique kanji readings721
Difficulty1/10
MDL avg. rating7.8
MDL rating count106
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Cover of Koi no Sanriku: Ressha Kon de Ikou
Live action
Koi no Sanriku: Ressha Kon de Ikou
Length (in words)5864
Unique words1334
Unique words (used once)752
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji607
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings802
Difficulty2/10
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Cover of Haru no Noroi
Live action
Haru no Noroi
Length (in words)7923
Unique words1346
Unique words (used once)694
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji642
Unique kanji (used once)222
Unique kanji readings866
Difficulty3/10
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Cover of HiGH&LOW The Movie 2: END OF SKY
Live action
HiGH&LOW The Movie 2: END OF SKY
Length (in words)5077
Unique words1322
Unique words (used once)790
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji635
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings822
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count696
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Cover of Ashita no Kazoku
Live action
Ashita no Kazoku
Length (in words)6827
Unique words1347
Unique words (used once)723
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji596
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings790
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count75
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Cover of Momoiro Anzuiro Sakurairo
Live action
Momoiro Anzuiro Sakurairo
Length (in words)6880
Unique words1356
Unique words (used once)700
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji567
Unique kanji (used once)208
Unique kanji readings738
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count770
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Cover of Cultivating the Seas
Live action
Cultivating the Seas
Length (in words)5787
Unique words1369
Unique words (used once)785
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji655
Unique kanji (used once)216
Unique kanji readings878
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count2
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Cover of Miyamoto Kara Kimi e
Live action
Miyamoto Kara Kimi e
Length (in words)5557
Unique words1349
Unique words (used once)780
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji589
Unique kanji (used once)227
Unique kanji readings782
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count5
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Cover of Watashi ni Unmei no Koi Nante Arienai tte Omotteta
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Watashi ni Unmei no Koi Nante Arienai tte Omotteta
Length (in words)5351
Unique words1362
Unique words (used once)783
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji598
Unique kanji (used once)223
Unique kanji readings790
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count952
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Cover of Kasa wo Motanai Aritachi wa
Live action
Kasa wo Motanai Aritachi wa
Length (in words)5741
Unique words1366
Unique words (used once)762
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji640
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings837
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.2
MDL rating count523
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Cover of Real⇔Fake
Live action
Real⇔Fake
Length (in words)7565
Unique words1377
Unique words (used once)683
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji589
Unique kanji (used once)202
Unique kanji readings805
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating6.8
MDL rating count134
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Cover of 13
Live action
13
Length (in words)8327
Unique words1378
Unique words (used once)714
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji642
Unique kanji (used once)217
Unique kanji readings854
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count219
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Cover of Torihada
Live action
Torihada
Length (in words)6373
Unique words1362
Unique words (used once)722
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji623
Unique kanji (used once)214
Unique kanji readings808
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.8
MDL rating count16
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Cover of HiGH&LOW The Movie 3: FINAL MISSION
Live action
HiGH&LOW The Movie 3: FINAL MISSION
Length (in words)5387
Unique words1379
Unique words (used once)784
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji621
Unique kanji (used once)231
Unique kanji readings838
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count662
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Cover of Tsui no Sumika
Live action
Tsui no Sumika
Length (in words)7539
Unique words1387
Unique words (used once)680
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji657
Unique kanji (used once)202
Unique kanji readings906
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count28
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Cover of Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san
Live action
Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san
Length (in words)6011
Unique words1393
Unique words (used once)761
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji627
Unique kanji (used once)236
Unique kanji readings838
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count357
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Cover of Kaiki Daisakusen: Second File
Live action
Kaiki Daisakusen: Second File
Length (in words)4684
Unique words1398
Unique words (used once)839
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji718
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings952
Difficulty5/10
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Cover of Otouto no Otto
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Otouto no Otto
Length (in words)7870
Unique words1390
Unique words (used once)736
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji655
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings864
Difficulty2/10
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Cover of Dr. Nurse Aid
Live action
Dr. Nurse Aid
Length (in words)6618
Unique words1391
Unique words (used once)742
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji664
Unique kanji (used once)224
Unique kanji readings886
Difficulty3/10
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Cover of Koisuru Hong Kong
Live action
Koisuru Hong Kong
Length (in words)6985
Unique words1396
Unique words (used once)709
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji610
Unique kanji (used once)205
Unique kanji readings795
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating6.9
MDL rating count151
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