In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
Japanese study overview
12 Monkeys (1995) is a Japanese movie of 15,127 characters, with 1,817 unique words and 854 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.4 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,817 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.
- 年year×46
- 君you×32
- 私I×30
- 前in front (of)×24
- 奴fellow×21
- お前you×20
- 世界the world×19
- 奴らthey×19
- 細菌bacterium×19
- 今now×18
- 知るto know×18
- 彼he×17
- 女医female doctor×8
- 精神科医psychiatrist×7
- 鎮静剤sedative×5
- 特赦special pardon×4
- バイ菌germ×4
- 動物解放animal liberation×4
- 細菌学者bacteriologist×4
- 清掃会社cleaning company×4