Disabilities & Illnesses Representation
Dramas and movies featuring characters with mental or physical disabilities, mental illness, chronic illnesses, and more.
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101. Love at First Sight
Chinese Movie - 2016
blind ML
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102. Love Beyond Words
Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
FL - mutism
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103. Love From Zero to One
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
ML - mental health issues
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104. Love in Between
Chinese Drama - 2020, 43 episodes
chronically ill ML
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105. Love is like a Cat
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
ML - phobia of dogs
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106. Love Like the Galaxy: Part 2
Chinese Drama - 2022, 29 episodes
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107. Love Potion
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
ML - ill from poison
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108. Love Star
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
ML - trauma
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109. Love Stories from Fukuoka 13
Japanese Special - 2018, 1 episode
deaf FL
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110. Love Your Bones Forever 2
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
FL - mutism, trauma
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111. Lovely Runner
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
FL - paraplegia
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112. Lovely Sister
Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
ML - permanent memory loss due to head injury
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113. Lovely, Still
Chinese Drama - 2022, 35 episodes
ML - food allergy
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114. Lovers of the Red Sky
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
blind ML
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115. Maiden Holmes
Chinese Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
ML - somewhat visually impaired, PTSD
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116. Mang Ai Qian Jin
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
blind FL
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117. Mang Shao Ye De Xiao Nv Pu
Chinese Drama - 2023, 15 episodes
blind ML
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118. Marry me!
Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
FL - social anxiety, agoraphobia
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119. MARS
Taiwanese Drama - 2004, 13 episodes
FL - PTSD
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120. Master Surasang
Korean Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
FL - eating disorder
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121. Me and My Youth
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
ML - amputee/prosthetic leg
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122. Meeting You
Chinese Drama - 2020, 28 episodes
ML - social anxiety, possibly autism?
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123. Mei Ren Mou Lu
Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
ML - chronically ill from long-term poisoning
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124. Mermaid
Chinese Drama - 2023, 29 episodes
ML - chronic heart issues, magically fixed
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125. Meteor Rain
Taiwanese Special - 2001, 4 episodes
supporting child character - autism, mutism
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126. Miao Bu Ke Yan
Chinese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
ML - blind (toward the end)
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127. Ming Ming Zhi Zhong Ai Shang Ni
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
FL - PTSD
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128. Miss Crow with Mr. Lizard
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
ML - (fantasy) heart transplant
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129. Miss Fang's Love Secrets
Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes
ML - claustrophobia
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130. Miss Unwieldy
Chinese Drama - 2024, 82 episodes
ML uses a wheelchair
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131. Missing 9
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
ML - trauma
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132. Monster Hunt
Chinese Movie - 2015
ML - disabled leg
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133. Monster Hunt 2
Chinese Movie - 2018
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134. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
ML - trauma
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135. Moonlight Chicken
Thai Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
deaf SML
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136. Mute Wife
Chinese Drama - 2024, 81 episodes
FL - mutism
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137. My Calorie Boy
Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes
ML - eating disorder later on
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138. My Deskmate is on Hot Search Again
Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
ML - chronic heart issues
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139. My Fake Bride
Chinese Drama - 2020, 18 episodes
ML - paraplegia
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140. My Fantastic Mrs Right: Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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141. My Girlfriend is an Alien
Chinese Drama - 2019, 28 episodes
ML - fantasy memory disorder
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142. My Holo Love
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
FL - prosopagnosia
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143. My Honey
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
ML - mental health issues
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144. My Hundred Year Old Lover
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
FL - unspecified chronic illness
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145. My Immature Lover
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
ML - phobia of the darkness
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146. My Love from the Ocean
Chinese Drama - 2018, 28 episodes
ML - poor health, kept alive by fantasy means
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147. My Lovely Wife
Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes
FL - mutism, PTSD
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148. My Rich Little Brother
Chinese Drama - 2022, 25 episodes
ML - PTSD
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149. Ni Ye You Jin Tian
Chinese Drama - 2024, 36 episodes
ML - insomnia
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150. Niangzi Zai Shang
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
ML - paraplegia
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151. Ning An Ru Meng
Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes
ML - trauma, mental health issues, poor health
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152. Not Me
Thai Drama - 2021, 14 episodes
deaf supporting character
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153. Obey Me! Boss Lady
Chinese Movie - 2022
ML - mental health issues
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154. One Week Friend
Chinese Movie - 2022
memory disorder due to head injury
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155. Park's Contract Marriage Story
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
ML - chronic heart issues
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156. Perfect Marriage Revenge
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
FL - eating disorder, trauma, ML - panic disorder
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157. Perfect World
Japanese Movie - 2018
ML - paraplegia
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158. Perfect World
Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
ML - paraplegia, supporting character - amputee/prosthetic leg
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159. Please Fall in Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
ML - claustrophobia
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160. Please Feel At Ease Mr. Ling
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
ML - phobia
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161. Poisoned Love
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
FL - sleep disorder
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162. Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist Season 2
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
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163. President, Would You Please Shut Up
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
ML - PTSD, hemophobia
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164. Princess at Large
Chinese Drama - 2018, 12 episodes
ML - chronic illness, cured
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165. Qia Si Han Guang Yu Jiao Yang
Chinese Drama - 2023, 90 episodes
FL - claustrophobia, temporary/brief blindness, ML - PTSD
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166. Qing Chuan Daily Life
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
ML - poor health
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167. Qing Qing Wo Xin
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
ML - chronically ill
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168. Ready, Set, Love
Thai Drama - 2024, 6 episodes
ML - panic attacks/trauma triggered by a specific sound
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169. Romantic Sleeping Guide
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
FL - insomnia
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170. Roommates
Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
ML - chronic heart condition
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171. Ruby Ruby Love
Korean Special - 2017, 5 episodes
FL - sociophobia
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172. Save It for the Honeymoon
Chinese Drama - 2024, 23 episodes
FL - mental health issues
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173. Say You Love Me
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
deaf ML, deaf supporting characters
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174. Secret Love
Chinese Drama - 2024, 81 episodes
ML - paraplegia
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175. See You in My 19th Life
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
ML - panic disorder, trauma
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176. Seen from a Distance, Green Spring
Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
ML - mental health issues, trauma
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177. Sending Me to You
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
ML - recurrent chest pain (magical)
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178. Shan Hun Hou Gu Fu Ren Zai Xian Diao Ma
Chinese Drama - 2024, 90 episodes
ML - paraplegia
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179. Shan Hun Hou, Gu Zong Ma Jia Cang Bu Zhu Le
Chinese Drama - 2023, 100 episodes
ML - fantasy allergy
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180. Shao Shuai Yu Wo You Qing Yuan
Chinese Drama - 2024, 106 episodes
supporting character - trauma, mutism
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181. She Who is Dangerous to Me
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
ML - nightmares, PTSD, mental health issues, FL - severe food allergy
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182. Shi Guang Yu Ta, Qia Shi Zheng Hao
Chinese Drama - 2022, 25 episodes
supporting character - heart transplant
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183. Shuang La You Shi Jun
Chinese Drama - 2022, 25 episodes
ML - ill from long-term poisoning
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184. Silenced
Korean Movie - 2011
multiple deaf characters
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185. Silent
Japanese Drama - 2022, 11 episodes
deaf ML
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186. Smile
Japanese Drama - 2009, 11 episodes
FL - mutism
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187. Soundtrack #2
Korean Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
ML - severe tinnitus
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188. Stranger Lover
Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes
FL - trauma, mental health issues
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189. Swords Drawn
Chinese Movie - 2022
ML - amputee (arm)
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190. The 8-Year Engagement
Japanese Movie - 2017
FL - encephalitis, paraplegia
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191. The Boyfriend Who Can't Kill and the Girlfriend Who Won't Die
Japanese Movie - 2019
FL - depression
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192. The Darkness is No Darkness with Thee
Chinese Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
ML - phobia
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193. The Eighth Sense
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
ML - trauma
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194. The Killer Is Also Romantic
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
SFL - mutism
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195. The Legendary Doctor Lu
Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
ML - fantasy allergy
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196. The Lighter and the Princess' Gown
Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes
ML - chronic back problems
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197. The Love You Give Me
Chinese Drama - 2023, 28 episodes
ML - chronic heart issues
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198. The Miraculous Girl
Chinese Drama - 2022, 14 episodes
ML - chronically ill
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199. The Missing Snowflakes
Chinese Drama - 2024, 18 episodes
ML - loses the use of his legs
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200. The Palace
Chinese Movie - 2013
ML - blindness (temporarily)