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 LOVE Riron (2013)
Live action
LOVE Riron (2013)
Length (in words)843
Unique words377
Unique words (used once)229
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji245
Unique kanji (used once)136
Unique kanji readings291
Difficulty1/10
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Cover of Little Miss Sumo
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Little Miss Sumo
Length (in words)1115
Unique words423
Unique words (used once)272
Unique words (used once %)64%
Unique kanji243
Unique kanji (used once)120
Unique kanji readings294
Difficulty3/10
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Cover of R134 / Shounan no Yakusoku
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R134 / Shounan no Yakusoku
Length (in words)1444
Unique words499
Unique words (used once)290
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji256
Unique kanji (used once)138
Unique kanji readings296
Difficulty1/10
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Cover of Beautiful Slow Life
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Beautiful Slow Life
Length (in words)1582
Unique words622
Unique words (used once)410
Unique words (used once %)65%
Unique kanji362
Unique kanji (used once)190
Unique kanji readings457
Difficulty1/10
MDL avg. rating7.2
MDL rating count29
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Cover of Deadvlei: Aoi Satsui
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Deadvlei: Aoi Satsui
Length (in words)1912
Unique words647
Unique words (used once)407
Unique words (used once %)62%
Unique kanji364
Unique kanji (used once)188
Unique kanji readings432
Difficulty1/10
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Cover of Kibou no Hana
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Kibou no Hana
Length (in words)2108
Unique words661
Unique words (used once)383
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji370
Unique kanji (used once)161
Unique kanji readings454
Difficulty1/10
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Cover of Akari to Kuzu
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Akari to Kuzu
Length (in words)2263
Unique words615
Unique words (used once)329
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji308
Unique kanji (used once)147
Unique kanji readings363
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.4
MDL rating count23
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Cover of LIVE!LOVE!SING! Ikite Aishite Utau Koto
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LIVE!LOVE!SING! Ikite Aishite Utau Koto
Length (in words)2401
Unique words727
Unique words (used once)397
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji416
Unique kanji (used once)195
Unique kanji readings509
Difficulty2/10
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Cover of Indigo no Koibito
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Indigo no Koibito
Length (in words)2572
Unique words737
Unique words (used once)435
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji400
Unique kanji (used once)168
Unique kanji readings493
Difficulty2/10
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Cover of Gold! (2020)
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Gold! (2020)
Length (in words)2613
Unique words760
Unique words (used once)432
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji379
Unique kanji (used once)164
Unique kanji readings466
Difficulty1/10
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Cover of Kiniro no Umi
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Kiniro no Umi
Length (in words)2672
Unique words700
Unique words (used once)373
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji351
Unique kanji (used once)152
Unique kanji readings437
Difficulty2/10
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Cover of Space Sheriff Gavan
Live action
Space Sheriff Gavan
Length (in words)2673
Unique words767
Unique words (used once)455
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji427
Unique kanji (used once)179
Unique kanji readings538
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.5
MDL rating count71
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Cover of Peperoncino
Live action
Peperoncino
Length (in words)2764
Unique words888
Unique words (used once)538
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji467
Unique kanji (used once)217
Unique kanji readings577
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count42
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Cover of Higuma
Live action
Higuma
Length (in words)2957
Unique words778
Unique words (used once)408
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji395
Unique kanji (used once)152
Unique kanji readings489
Difficulty1/10
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count197
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Cover of "Kutabare" Bocchan
Live action
"Kutabare" Bocchan
Length (in words)3024
Unique words896
Unique words (used once)538
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji490
Unique kanji (used once)237
Unique kanji readings603
Difficulty2/10
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Cover of Watashi no Ao Oni
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Watashi no Ao Oni
Length (in words)3079
Unique words955
Unique words (used once)602
Unique words (used once %)63%
Unique kanji513
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings646
Difficulty1/10
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count4
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Cover of Demo, Kekkon shitai!
Live action
Demo, Kekkon shitai!
Length (in words)3243
Unique words848
Unique words (used once)474
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji426
Unique kanji (used once)187
Unique kanji readings522
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count328
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Cover of Pinboke no Kazoku
Live action
Pinboke no Kazoku
Length (in words)3307
Unique words768
Unique words (used once)409
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji361
Unique kanji (used once)153
Unique kanji readings433
Difficulty1/10
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Cover of Senkan Yamato no Curry Rice
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Senkan Yamato no Curry Rice
Length (in words)3394
Unique words982
Unique words (used once)581
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji515
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings668
Difficulty3/10
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Cover of Mango no Ki no Shita de
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Mango no Ki no Shita de
Length (in words)3406
Unique words1019
Unique words (used once)621
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji543
Unique kanji (used once)224
Unique kanji readings691
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.5
MDL rating count35
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Cover of Eien no Nispa
Live action
Eien no Nispa
Length (in words)3525
Unique words1097
Unique words (used once)682
Unique words (used once %)62%
Unique kanji602
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings802
Difficulty3/10
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Cover of Tokyo Westside Monogatari
Live action
Tokyo Westside Monogatari
Length (in words)3554
Unique words1022
Unique words (used once)580
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji529
Unique kanji (used once)191
Unique kanji readings680
Difficulty1/10
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Cover of Ride Ride Ride
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Ride Ride Ride
Length (in words)3607
Unique words958
Unique words (used once)533
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji517
Unique kanji (used once)221
Unique kanji readings646
Difficulty3/10
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Cover of Wonderwall
Live action
Wonderwall
Length (in words)3711
Unique words1071
Unique words (used once)652
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji556
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings715
Difficulty3/10
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Cover of Mayonaka no Super Car
Live action
Mayonaka no Super Car
Length (in words)3729
Unique words1110
Unique words (used once)679
Unique words (used once %)61%
Unique kanji579
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings738
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 Senju Crazy Boys
Live action
Senju Crazy Boys
Length (in words)3784
Unique words1007
Unique words (used once)549
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji508
Unique kanji (used once)209
Unique kanji readings642
Difficulty2/10
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Cover of Kurara: Hokusai no Musume
Live action
Kurara: Hokusai no Musume
Length (in words)3808
Unique words1174
Unique words (used once)751
Unique words (used once %)63%
Unique kanji564
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings740
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count22
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Cover of Poplar no Aki
Live action
Poplar no Aki
Length (in words)3860
Unique words984
Unique words (used once)543
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji445
Unique kanji (used once)186
Unique kanji readings564
Difficulty2/10
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Cover of Kingyo Hime
Live action
Kingyo Hime
Length (in words)3915
Unique words1093
Unique words (used once)645
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji561
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings722
Difficulty3/10
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Cover of HOMUNCULUS
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HOMUNCULUS
Length (in words)4060
Unique words1037
Unique words (used once)587
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji520
Unique kanji (used once)224
Unique kanji readings663
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count835
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Cover of Any Crybabies Around?
Live action
Any Crybabies Around?
Length (in words)4060
Unique words1021
Unique words (used once)535
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji514
Unique kanji (used once)200
Unique kanji readings630
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count63
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Cover of Basuke mo Koi mo, Shiteitai
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Basuke mo Koi mo, Shiteitai
Length (in words)4147
Unique words931
Unique words (used once)466
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji411
Unique kanji (used once)149
Unique kanji readings523
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating6.9
MDL rating count162
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Cover of Sekai Kara Neko ga Kieta Nara
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Sekai Kara Neko ga Kieta Nara
Length (in words)4147
Unique words927
Unique words (used once)516
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji447
Unique kanji (used once)190
Unique kanji readings573
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count2215
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Cover of HiGH&LOW: The Red Rain
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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 Uso Nante Hitotsu mo Nai no
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Uso Nante Hitotsu mo Nai no
Length (in words)4201
Unique words987
Unique words (used once)535
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji493
Unique kanji (used once)198
Unique kanji readings642
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count6
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Cover of MOTHER
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MOTHER
Length (in words)4263
Unique words968
Unique words (used once)528
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji468
Unique kanji (used once)194
Unique kanji readings596
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count889
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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 Young Black Jack
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Young Black Jack
Length (in words)4335
Unique words1163
Unique words (used once)664
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji613
Unique kanji (used once)213
Unique kanji readings813
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.4
MDL rating count321
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Cover of Fuji Family
Live action
Fuji Family
Length (in words)4529
Unique words974
Unique words (used once)520
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji475
Unique kanji (used once)182
Unique kanji readings598
Difficulty2/10
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Cover of 37 Seconds
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37 Seconds
Length (in words)4538
Unique words1059
Unique words (used once)586
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji501
Unique kanji (used once)208
Unique kanji readings636
Difficulty1/10
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count820
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Cover of Eien no Bokura Sea Side Blue
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Eien no Bokura Sea Side Blue
Length (in words)4577
Unique words1127
Unique words (used once)600
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji541
Unique kanji (used once)211
Unique kanji readings708
Difficulty2/10
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count357
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Cover of Shimeshi
Live action
Shimeshi
Length (in words)4669
Unique words1053
Unique words (used once)528
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji546
Unique kanji (used once)211
Unique kanji readings688
Difficulty3/10
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count61
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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 Daremo Shiranai
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Daremo Shiranai
Length (in words)4854
Unique words1096
Unique words (used once)552
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji508
Unique kanji (used once)201
Unique kanji readings642
Difficulty1/10
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Cover of Road To HiGH&LOW
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Road To HiGH&LOW
Length (in words)4924
Unique words1147
Unique words (used once)668
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji533
Unique kanji (used once)221
Unique kanji readings682
Difficulty4/10
MDL avg. rating7.8
MDL rating count291
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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 Jungle Fever
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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 2030 Kanata no Kazoku
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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 Ito no Mori no Ie
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Ito no Mori no Ie
Length (in words)5015
Unique words1039
Unique words (used once)500
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji496
Unique kanji (used once)183
Unique kanji readings636
Difficulty2/10
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