Editorials Dramas / Movies with Disabilities /+ Mental Illnesses
I would like to watch every drama / movie from this genre.
Ranked shows are the only ones I have watched entirely. Feel free to recommend more from this genre :)
P.S I did not include movies and dramas that used illness sloppily or for an episode to further the dying narrative.
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1. ...ing
Korean Movie - 2003
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2. 37 Seconds
Japanese Movie - 2019
FL has cerebral palsy.
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3. A Girl of 35
Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
FL wakes up from a coma after 25 years.
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4. A Moment to Remember
Korean Movie - 2004
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5. A Mother's Touch
Japanese Movie - 2022
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6. A Scene at the Sea
Japanese Movie - 1991
Both leads are deaf.
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7. Ai Nante Irane Yo, Natsu
Japanese Drama - 2002, 10 episodes
FL is blind.
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8. Aishiteiru to Ittekure
Japanese Drama - 1995, 12 episodes
ML is deaf.
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9. Akai Ito
Japanese Drama - 2008, 11 episodes
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10. Always
Korean Movie - 2011
FL is blind.
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11. Analog
Japanese Movie - 2023
FL is wheelchair-bound, and has difficulty communicating.
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12. Angel Eyes
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
FL was blind when she was young.
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13. Ataru
Japanese Drama - 2012, 11 episodes
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14. Autumn's Concerto
Taiwanese Drama - 2009, 21 episodes
ML has brain tumour, and leads' kid has a type of Diabetes.
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15. Beautiful Life
Japanese Drama - 2000, 11 episodes
FL is wheelchair-bound.
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16. Blind
Korean Movie - 2011
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17. Blindly in Love
Japanese Movie - 2013
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18. Boku no Aruku Michi
Japanese Drama - 2006, 11 episodes
ML is autistic.
[currently watching]
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19. Calling You
Japanese Movie - 2007
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20. Closed Ward
Japanese Movie - 2019
Characters are in a psychiatric hospital due to various mental illnesses.
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21. Closest Love to Heaven
Japanese Movie - 2017
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22. Crush
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
ML is blind.
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23. Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World
Japanese Drama - 2004, 11 episodes
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24. Dai Renai: Boku wo Wasureru Kimi to
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
FL has Alzheimer's disease.
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25. Dear X
Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
FL has Anti-Social Personality Disorder.
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26. Drawing Closer
Japanese Movie - 2024
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27. Even if This Love Disappears from the World Tonight
Japanese Movie - 2022
FL has retrograde amnesia.
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28. Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
FL is autistic.
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29. Fight Song
Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
FL has very little hearing left.
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30. Flower of Evil
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
ML has Anti-Social Personality Disorder.
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31. Flowers for Algernon
Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
currently watching
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32. Fly Me to Polaris
Hong Kong Movie - 1999
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33. Gloria
Korean Drama - 2010, 50 episodes
FL's sister is intellectually challenged.
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34. Had I Not Seen the Sun Part 2
Taiwanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
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35. Harmonia
Japanese Drama - 1998, 9 episodes
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36. Hear Me
Taiwanese Movie - 2009
FL's sister is deaf.
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37. Heart to Heart
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
FL has agoraphobia.
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38. Heavenly Forest
Japanese Movie - 2006
FL has a rare genetic disease.
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39. Hyde, Jekyll, Me
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
ML has Dissociative Identity Disorder.
(I dropped this)
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40. I Hear the Sunspot
Japanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
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41. I Just Wanna Hug You
Japanese Movie - 2014
FL is wheelchair-bound.
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42. I'm Not a Robot
Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
ML has a fictional disease (he's allergic to human contact).
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43. I'm Sorry, I Love You
Korean Drama - 2004, 16 episodes
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44. I'm Sorry, I Love You
Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
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45. Ichi
Japanese Movie - 2008
FL is blind.
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46. Inside Mari
Japanese Drama - 2017, 8 episodes
FL has Dissociative Identity Disorder.
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47. Isa Pa with Feelings
Filipino Movie - 2019
ML is deaf.
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48. It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
(I dropped this)
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49. It's Okay, That's Love
Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
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50. Jan Dara
Thai Movie - 2001
ML has a sexual addiction disorder.
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51. Kamisama Mou Sukoshi Dake
Japanese Drama - 1998, 12 episodes
FL has AIDS.
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52. Kill Me, Heal Me
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
ML has Dissociative Identity Disorder.
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53. Kimi no Te ga Sasayaite Iru
Japanese Special - 1997, 5 episodes
FL is deaf.
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54. Kiseki no Hito
Japanese Drama - 2016, 8 episodes
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55. Koizora
Japanese Drama - 2008, 6 episodes
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56. Kokoro no Ito
Japanese Special - 2010, 1 episode
ML's mother is deaf.
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57. Kono yo no Hate
Japanese Drama - 1994, 12 episodes
FL's sister is blind. ML has a drug addiction. FL looses her mental capacity at the end.
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58. Laundry
Japanese Movie - 2002
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59. Let Me Eat Your Pancreas
Japanese Movie - 2017
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60. Light of My Lion
Japanese Drama - 2024, 11 episodes
ML's brother is autistic.
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61. Listen to My Heart
Korean Drama - 2011, 30 episodes
ML is deaf. FL's father is intellectually challenged.
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62. Love in a Tweet
Japanese Drama - 2021, 4 episodes
ML is wheelchair-bound.
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63. Love Like the Falling Petals
Japanese Movie - 2022
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64. Love Stories from Fukuoka 13
Japanese Special - 2018, 1 episode
FL is deaf.
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65. Love's in Sight!
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
FL is visually-impaired, and has Amblyopia.
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66. Lovesick
Taiwanese Movie - 2025
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67. Marathon
Japanese Special - 2007, 1 episode
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68. Marathon
Korean Movie - 2005
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69. Marriage Contract
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
FL has a brain tumor. ML's mother is hospitalised.
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70. Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
Japanese Movie - 2010
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71. Midnight Sun
Japanese Movie - 2006
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72. Missing You
Korean Drama - 2012, 21 episodes
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73. More than Blue: The Series
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
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74. Mr. Plankton
Korean Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
ML has a malignant tumour.
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75. My Family
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
currently watching
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76. My Rainy Days
Japanese Movie - 2009
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77. Neko
Japanese Drama - 2020, 6 episodes
FL has brain tumor.
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78. NIZI Village Clinic
Japanese Drama - 2021, 9 episodes
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79. On a Starry Night
Japanese Drama - 2023, 9 episodes
ML is deaf.
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80. One Liter of Tears
Japanese Drama - 2005, 11 episodes
FL has spinocerebellar degeneration
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81. One Week Friends
Japanese Movie - 2017
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82. Orange Days
Japanese Drama - 2004, 11 episodes
FL is deaf.
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83. Owakare Hospital
Japanese Drama - 2024, 4 episodes
Hospital setting with old characters who are going to die soon.
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84. Perfect World
Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
ML is wheelchair-bound as he is paralyzed from the waist down.
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85. PiCNiC
Japanese Movie - 1996
Characters are in a psychiatric hospital due to various mental illnesses.
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86. Postman Blues
Japanese Movie - 1997
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87. PTS Original: The Silent Forest
Taiwanese Special - 2020, 1 episode
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88. Pure
Japanese Drama - 1996, 11 episodes
FL has savant syndrome.
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89. Queen of Tears
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
FL has a fictional illness. (I dropped this)
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90. Radiance
Japanese Movie - 2017
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91. Remembering Lichuan
Chinese Drama - 2016, 38 episodes
ML has a prosthetic leg, and is also diagnosed with various malignant tumors.
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92. River of First Love
Japanese Movie - 2004
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93. Romantics Anonymous
Japanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
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94. Scent of a Woman
Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes
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95. See Hear Love: Mienakute mo Kikoenakute mo Aishiteru
Japanese Movie - 2023
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96. Shizuka-chan to Papa
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
FL's father is deaf.
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97. Silence
Taiwanese Drama - 2006, 19 episodes
FL is deaf.
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98. Silent
Japanese Drama - 2022, 11 episodes
ML is deaf.
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99. Silent Love
Japanese Movie - 2024
FL is blind, and ML is deaf.
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100. Small, Slow but Steady
Japanese Movie - 2022
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