Nobusuke Tagomi
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Nobusuke Tagomi is a high-ranking Japanese trade official and central viewpoint character in Philip K. Dick’s alternate-history novel *The Man in the High Castle*, known for his moral introspection and pivotal role in the story’s political and metaphysical events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nobusuke Tagomi canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2651372 — 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: Nobusuke Tagomi Context triple: [The Man in the High Castle, mainCharacter, Nobusuke Tagomi]
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A.
Shunroku Hata
Shunroku Hata was a senior Imperial Japanese Army general and war criminal who held high command positions during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
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B.
Kōno Ichirō
Kōno Ichirō was an Imperial Japanese Army officer best known for his leadership role in commanding Japan’s 3rd Division.
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C.
Jirō Minami
Jirō Minami was a Japanese general and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of Korea during the later period of Japanese rule.
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D.
Hara Takashi
Hara Takashi was a Japanese politician who became the first commoner to serve as Prime Minister of Japan during the early Taishō period.
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E.
Mutaguchi Renya
Mutaguchi Renya was a Japanese general best known for commanding the ill-fated Imphal offensive in Burma during World War II.
- 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: Nobusuke Tagomi Target entity description: Nobusuke Tagomi is a high-ranking Japanese trade official and central viewpoint character in Philip K. Dick’s alternate-history novel *The Man in the High Castle*, known for his moral introspection and pivotal role in the story’s political and metaphysical events.
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A.
Shunroku Hata
Shunroku Hata was a senior Imperial Japanese Army general and war criminal who held high command positions during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
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B.
Kōno Ichirō
Kōno Ichirō was an Imperial Japanese Army officer best known for his leadership role in commanding Japan’s 3rd Division.
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C.
Jirō Minami
Jirō Minami was a Japanese general and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of Korea during the later period of Japanese rule.
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D.
Hara Takashi
Hara Takashi was a Japanese politician who became the first commoner to serve as Prime Minister of Japan during the early Taishō period.
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E.
Mutaguchi Renya
Mutaguchi Renya was a Japanese general best known for commanding the ill-fated Imphal offensive in Burma during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Man in the High Castle ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
alternate history
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science fiction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Axis occupation of former United States
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linked to:
Nazi-ruled United States
Japanese trade mission in San Francisco ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American author ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
moral introspection
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spiritual sensitivity ⓘ |
| creator | Philip K. Dick ⓘ |
| employer |
Japanese Pacific States government
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linked to:
Japanese Pacific States
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| firstAppearance | The Man in the High Castle (1962 novel) ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
metaphysical events in The Man in the High Castle
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political events in The Man in the High Castle ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English-language novel ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | key figure in exploring alternate realities in the novel ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralConflict | struggle between duty and conscience ⓘ |
| moralRole | moral center of the narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeArc | undergoes spiritual and ethical transformation ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | point-of-view character ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| occupation | trade official ⓘ |
| perception | questions the nature of reality ⓘ |
| position | high-ranking trade official ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central viewpoint character ⓘ |
| setting |
Japanese-controlled Pacific States of America
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linked to:
Japanese Pacific States
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| themeAssociation |
identity and reality
ⓘ
morality under totalitarian rule ⓘ resistance and conscience ⓘ |
| universe | alternate history timeline where the Axis powers won World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nobusuke Tagomi Description of subject: Nobusuke Tagomi is a high-ranking Japanese trade official and central viewpoint character in Philip K. Dick’s alternate-history novel *The Man in the High Castle*, known for his moral introspection and pivotal role in the story’s political and metaphysical events.
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