Masanobu Takayanagi
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Masanobu Takayanagi is a Japanese cinematographer known for his work on acclaimed films such as Silver Linings Playbook, Spotlight, and Warrior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Masanobu Takayanagi canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1105738 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Masanobu Takayanagi Context triple: [Silver Linings Playbook, cinematographyBy, Masanobu Takayanagi]
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A.
Shigeo Nagashima
Shigeo Nagashima is a legendary Japanese baseball player and manager, widely regarded as one of the greatest figures in Nippon Professional Baseball history.
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B.
Tadahiko Mibuchi
Tadahiko Mibuchi was a Japanese jurist who became the first person to serve as Chief Justice of Japan.
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C.
Shigeo Hirose
Shigeo Hirose is a pioneering Japanese roboticist renowned for his innovative work in robot mechanisms and design, particularly in snake-like and walking robots.
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D.
Minoru Ōta
Minoru Ōta was an Imperial Japanese Navy rear admiral who led the defense of the Oroku Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II and became known for his final message praising the Okinawan people.
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E.
Shigetarō Shimada
Shigetarō Shimada was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who served as Navy Minister and a key naval leader during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Masanobu Takayanagi Target entity description: Masanobu Takayanagi is a Japanese cinematographer known for his work on acclaimed films such as Silver Linings Playbook, Spotlight, and Warrior.
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A.
Shigeo Nagashima
Shigeo Nagashima is a legendary Japanese baseball player and manager, widely regarded as one of the greatest figures in Nippon Professional Baseball history.
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B.
Tadahiko Mibuchi
Tadahiko Mibuchi was a Japanese jurist who became the first person to serve as Chief Justice of Japan.
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C.
Shigeo Hirose
Shigeo Hirose is a pioneering Japanese roboticist renowned for his innovative work in robot mechanisms and design, particularly in snake-like and walking robots.
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D.
Minoru Ōta
Minoru Ōta was an Imperial Japanese Navy rear admiral who led the defense of the Oroku Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II and became known for his final message praising the Okinawan people.
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E.
Shigetarō Shimada
Shigetarō Shimada was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who served as Navy Minister and a key naval leader during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese cinematographer
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cinematographer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn | 21st century film industry ⓘ |
| awardNominatedFor |
Silver Linings Playbook (cinematography)
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linked to:
Silver Linings Playbook
Spotlight (cinematography) ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| field | cinematography ⓘ |
| genre |
crime films
ⓘ
drama films ⓘ thriller films ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Silver Linings Playbook
ⓘ
Spotlight ⓘ Warrior ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Masanobu Takayanagi ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration |
David O. Russell
ⓘ
Scott Cooper ⓘ Tom McCarthy ⓘ |
| occupation | cinematographer ⓘ |
| role | director of photography ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Black Mass
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linked to:
Black Mass (2015 film)
Hostiles ⓘ Out of the Furnace ⓘ Silver Linings Playbook ⓘ Spotlight ⓘ The Goldfinch ⓘ
linked to:
The Goldfinch (film)
The Grey ⓘ The Silver Linings Playbook (as director of photography) ⓘ
linked to:
Silver Linings Playbook
The Zookeeper’s Wife ⓘ Warrior ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Masanobu Takayanagi Description of subject: Masanobu Takayanagi is a Japanese cinematographer known for his work on acclaimed films such as Silver Linings Playbook, Spotlight, and Warrior.
Referenced by (4)
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