Old Boy (manga)
E1505699
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Old Boy (manga) is a Japanese psychological thriller series about a man mysteriously imprisoned for years and then released to uncover the reason behind his captivity and seek revenge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Boy (manga) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21869330 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Boy (manga) Context triple: [Oldboy, basedOn, Old Boy (manga)]
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A.
Bōkū Shireibu
Bōkū Shireibu is the former Air Defense Command of Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force, responsible for overseeing the nation’s air defense operations.
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B.
Kakuichi-bon
Kakuichi-bon is a renowned 14th-century textual and performative recension of The Tale of the Heike, often considered the standard and most influential version of the epic.
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C.
Yonki
Yonki is a small town in Papua New Guinea’s Eastern Highlands Province, known primarily for its nearby Yonki Dam and hydroelectric power station.
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D.
Ai no Bakayarō
Ai no Bakayarō is a J-pop single by Japanese singer Maki Goto, released during her solo career after leaving Morning Musume.
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E.
Midori no Madoguchi
Midori no Madoguchi is JR East’s staffed ticket office service in Japan, where passengers can purchase train tickets, make seat reservations, and obtain travel information.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Boy (manga) Target entity description: Old Boy (manga) is a Japanese psychological thriller series about a man mysteriously imprisoned for years and then released to uncover the reason behind his captivity and seek revenge.
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A.
Bōkū Shireibu
Bōkū Shireibu is the former Air Defense Command of Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force, responsible for overseeing the nation’s air defense operations.
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B.
Kakuichi-bon
Kakuichi-bon is a renowned 14th-century textual and performative recension of The Tale of the Heike, often considered the standard and most influential version of the epic.
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C.
Yonki
Yonki is a small town in Papua New Guinea’s Eastern Highlands Province, known primarily for its nearby Yonki Dam and hydroelectric power station.
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D.
Ai no Bakayarō
Ai no Bakayarō is a J-pop single by Japanese singer Maki Goto, released during her solo career after leaving Morning Musume.
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E.
Midori no Madoguchi
Midori no Madoguchi is JR East’s staffed ticket office service in Japan, where passengers can purchase train tickets, make seat reservations, and obtain travel information.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.