Characters with Disabilities

These drama/movies include someone (as a main character or very nearly main side character) who has some sort of disability; physical or mental. I am NOT including the "disability" of those faking it for some amount of plot... You know the type. A toxic twist trope that leads people to believe if someone is not 100% of the time in their wheelchair, that they're not disabled.

I'll be listing what the disability is (or as much as the show gives), and how "main" the character is.

Order - Alphabetical (not including "a" or "the")

Trinah101 Sep 20, 2022

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1. Isa Pa with Feelings

Filipino Movie - 2019

9.0

Physical
Deafness
I'm leaving this in first because I absolutely love how it portrays deafness, and brings awareness about what it's like but doesn't make you pity him at all. (Main Character)
It's also one of my favs so... >.< It's such a wholesome movie <3
2. Always

Korean Movie - 2011

9.0

Physical
Blindness
Main character - She happens to walk in while he was at work, and the two's relationship grew from there. They're so cute together <3 (Also one of my favorite movies... I've watched it so many times ><)
3. Brother

Chinese Movie - 2019

8.0

Mental
Unspecified - stuck as a 5 year old
Follows family struggling with the care of a family member who has a more severe disability.
4. Good Doctor

Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes

8.0

Mental
Autism - Savant
Main Character - There are a few ways of thinking of autism in this show that we now know better about, but for it's time and knowledge it was good.
5. Hope

Korean Movie - 2013

10

Mental... and Physical
TW: Rape
After being brutally raped, a young girl and her family try to find a way back to life before as much as possible. This movie made me cry A LOT.
6. Hot Stove League

Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

10

Physical
Wheelchair... Sports injury I believe?
Okay... he's not that main of a character, but he gets fair screen time as the main character's younger brother and an expert baseball knowledge. (Side Character)
7. Ichi

Japanese Movie - 2008

9.0

Physical
Blindness
But that doesn't stop her from kicking behind in swordfights. (Main Character)
8. Keys to the Heart

Korean Movie - 2018

8.5

Mental
Autism - Savant
Main Character - is brother to our other main character, and they learn to be together.
9. Kimi ni Sasageru Emblem

Japanese Special - 2017, 1 episode

8.0

Physical
Wheelchair - Car Accident
Inspired by a Real Person
Main Character - After an accident, an athlete has to give up his sport, but finds another that gives him hope.
10. Lovers of the Red Sky

Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

7.5

Physical
Blindness
Um... So... They like to pass off blindness to each other in this fantasy drama...
She was born blind, due to a curse, and he ends up becoming blind in childhood. It's not exactly great with portrayal... but that's also not what it's going for ><
11. A Man Who Was Superman

Korean Movie - 2008

8.0

Mental
Unspecified
I'm going off of memory here... and honestly I don't remember too much...
12. Move to Heaven

Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

9.5

Mental
Autism - Savant
Is the main character who works for his father's trauma cleaning business, and meets his uncle who ends up becoming his guardian.
13. Mute

Korean Drama - 2020, 4 episodes

6.0

Physical
Hearing-Impaired - Misophonia
... and magic >.<
14. My Brilliant Life

Korean Movie - 2014

9.5

Physical
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome
From what I know, this movie does a good job of portraying the syndrome with heart.
15. One-Armed Swordsman

Hong Kong Movie - 1967

8.5

Physical
... One Arm
His arm gets dismembered, but in order to protect his love he learns to fight one handed.
16. Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

Hong Kong Movie - 1969

9.0

*Continuation of One-armed Swordsman*
17. One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers

Taiwanese Movie - 1976

8.5

*Continuation of One-armed Swordsman because the movies did well*
18. The New One-Armed Swordsman

Hong Kong Movie - 1971

9.0

*Continuation of One-armed Swordsman because the movies did well*
19. The Swordsman

Korean Movie - 2020

10

Physical
Blind/Partially Blind
But my goodness can he fight.
20. You're So Precious to Me

Korean Movie - 2021

10

Physical
Blind and Deaf
Due to some circumstances our main character happens upon a young girl who is both deaf and blind. After sometime the two learn to understand and communicate with each other.
21. Uncle

Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

8.0

Mental
OCD
The little boy has OCD and asthma but it doesn't play too large of a part honestly.
22. Until Rainbow Dawn

Japanese Movie - 2018

8.0

Physical
Deafness
The main couple is deaf, and they meet a lot of other deaf people/communities. The movie is also completely in sign with sound being occasionally ambient noises / occasionally ambient music.
23. Mr. Perfect

Korean Movie - 2014

7.5

Muteness
24. New Year Blues

Korean Movie - 2021

8.0
25. Innocent Witness

Korean Movie - 2019

8.5

Mental
Autism
26. Only You

Korean Drama - 2022, 2 episodes

8.0

Mental
Agoraphobia
27. Where Stars Land

Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes

6.0

Physical
Amputee
28. Crash Course in Romance

Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

9.0

Mental
Autism
29. Miracle in Cell No. 7

Korean Movie - 2013

9.0
30. Twinkling Watermelon

Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

Physical
Deafness
31. Extraordinary Attorney Woo

Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

9.0

Mental
Autism - Savant