Kōji Yakusho
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Kōji Yakusho is an acclaimed Japanese actor known for his versatile performances in both domestic cinema and international films such as "Shall We Dance?" and "13 Assassins."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kōji Yakusho canonical | 22 |
| Koji Yakusho | 7 |
| Kōji Yakusho as Misumi | 1 |
| 役所広司 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2929175 — 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: Kōji Yakusho Context triple: [Babel (2006 film), mainCastMember, Kōji Yakusho]
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A.
Hiroshi Sakurazaka
Hiroshi Sakurazaka is a Japanese science fiction author best known internationally for his novel "All You Need Is Kill," which inspired the film "Edge of Tomorrow."
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B.
Ken Watanabe
Ken Watanabe is a renowned Japanese actor known internationally for his powerful performances in films such as "The Last Samurai," "Inception," and "Letters from Iwo Jima."
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C.
Tetsu Katayama
Tetsu Katayama was a Japanese socialist politician who served as Japan’s first postwar prime minister and the first from a socialist party.
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D.
黒川紀章
黒川紀章は、日本のメタボリズム運動を代表する建築家であり、国立新美術館や中銀カプセルタワービルなどで知られる。
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E.
Senichi Hoshino
Senichi Hoshino was a prominent Japanese baseball manager and former pitcher, best known for revitalizing multiple Nippon Professional Baseball teams and leading them to championship success.
- 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: Kōji Yakusho Target entity description: Kōji Yakusho is an acclaimed Japanese actor known for his versatile performances in both domestic cinema and international films such as "Shall We Dance?" and "13 Assassins."
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A.
Hiroshi Sakurazaka
Hiroshi Sakurazaka is a Japanese science fiction author best known internationally for his novel "All You Need Is Kill," which inspired the film "Edge of Tomorrow."
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B.
Ken Watanabe
Ken Watanabe is a renowned Japanese actor known internationally for his powerful performances in films such as "The Last Samurai," "Inception," and "Letters from Iwo Jima."
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C.
Tetsu Katayama
Tetsu Katayama was a Japanese socialist politician who served as Japan’s first postwar prime minister and the first from a socialist party.
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D.
黒川紀章
黒川紀章は、日本のメタボリズム運動を代表する建築家であり、国立新美術館や中銀カプセルタワービルなどで知られる。
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E.
Senichi Hoshino
Senichi Hoshino was a prominent Japanese baseball manager and former pitcher, best known for revitalizing multiple Nippon Professional Baseball teams and leading them to championship success.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kōji Yakusho Description of subject: Kōji Yakusho is an acclaimed Japanese actor known for his versatile performances in both domestic cinema and international films such as "Shall We Dance?" and "13 Assassins."
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Babel
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Tokyo Sonata (2008 film)
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The Third Murder (2017 film)
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The Third Murder (2017 film)
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Under the Open Sky (2020 film)
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Under the Open Sky (2020 film)
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The World of Kanako (2014 film)
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The Emperor in August (2015 film)
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The Blood of Wolves (2018 film)
linked to: Kōji Yakusho
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The Blood of Wolves (2018 film)
linked to: Kōji Yakusho
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The Tragedy of W (TV drama)
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The Tragedy of W (TV drama)
linked to: Kōji Yakusho
linked to: Kōji Yakusho