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