1974/04/24
Speech timeSpeech duration
1h 2minWord count7,091
Unique words · 950 once
1,616 Unique kanji · 259 once
615Speech speed
293 Difficulty Hard
RatingExternal Rating
70 %About small-time gangster Asakichi's chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means that he must not continue working in the family business. Instead he supports himself by arranging cockfights. He becomes ex-geisha Okinu's patron and lover, and falls directly into disfavor with the yakuza.
Japanese study overview
Akumyou: Shima Arashi is a Japanese movie of 16,567 characters, with 1,616 unique words and 615 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.3 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,616 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- お前you×43
- 言うto say×40
- 朝吉Asakichi×37
- 待つto wait×34
- 親分boss×34
- 何what×27
- 兄貴elder brother×26
- 出るto leave×22
- 帰るto return×21
- 琴糸Kotoji×21
- 思うto think×19
- 吉岡Kichioka×19
- 廓district×17
- 松島Matsuzaki×15
- 貞firm adherence to one's principles×12
- 元締めmanager×11
- 長五郎Chōgorou×11
- 照Aki×11
- 因cause×8
- 河太郎kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature)×7