Kazumi Totaka
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Kazumi Totaka is a Japanese video game composer and sound director best known for his long-running work with Nintendo, including composing iconic music for series like Animal Crossing, Yoshi, and various Mario titles.
All labels observed (1)
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| Kazumi Totaka canonical | 6 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kazumi Totaka Context triple: [Luigi's Mansion, soundtrackComposer, Kazumi Totaka]
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A.
Kiko Mizuhara
Kiko Mizuhara is a Japanese-American model, actress, and designer known for her prominent work in fashion and film, as well as her influence in contemporary Japanese pop culture.
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B.
Takako Doi
Takako Doi was a pioneering Japanese politician who became the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives and a prominent leader of Japan’s socialist and opposition politics in the late 20th century.
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C.
Yuko Tanaka
Yuko Tanaka is a Japanese academic and scholar who has served as president of Hosei University in Tokyo.
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D.
Sanae Takaichi
Sanae Takaichi is a Japanese conservative politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who has served in several ministerial posts and is known for her bids for party leadership and advocacy of hawkish security and traditionalist social policies.
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E.
Renya Mutaguchi
Renya Mutaguchi was a Japanese general in World War II best known for leading the ill-fated Japanese offensive into India, which culminated in the disastrous Battle of Imphal.
- 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: Kazumi Totaka Target entity description: Kazumi Totaka is a Japanese video game composer and sound director best known for his long-running work with Nintendo, including composing iconic music for series like Animal Crossing, Yoshi, and various Mario titles.
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A.
Kiko Mizuhara
Kiko Mizuhara is a Japanese-American model, actress, and designer known for her prominent work in fashion and film, as well as her influence in contemporary Japanese pop culture.
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B.
Takako Doi
Takako Doi was a pioneering Japanese politician who became the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives and a prominent leader of Japan’s socialist and opposition politics in the late 20th century.
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C.
Yuko Tanaka
Yuko Tanaka is a Japanese academic and scholar who has served as president of Hosei University in Tokyo.
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D.
Sanae Takaichi
Sanae Takaichi is a Japanese conservative politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who has served in several ministerial posts and is known for her bids for party leadership and advocacy of hawkish security and traditionalist social policies.
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E.
Renya Mutaguchi
Renya Mutaguchi was a Japanese general in World War II best known for leading the ill-fated Japanese offensive into India, which culminated in the disastrous Battle of Imphal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese person
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human ⓘ sound director ⓘ video game composer ⓘ |
| alias | Totaka Kazumi ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nintendo EAD
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Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| employer | Nintendo ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music composition
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video game audio design ⓘ |
| genre | video game music ⓘ |
| hasRole |
composer in Animal Crossing series
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sound director in various Nintendo titles ⓘ |
| influencedWork | music style of Animal Crossing series ⓘ |
| knownFor |
composing music for Nintendo video games
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hidden musical Easter egg known as Totaka's Song ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Kazumi Totaka ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 戸高一生 ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | frequent inclusion of a 19-note hidden melody in games ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Animal Crossing series music
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linked to:
Animal Crossing
Mario series music ⓘ
linked to:
Super Mario series
Totaka's Song ⓘ Yoshi series music ⓘ
linked to:
Yoshi series
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| occupation |
composer
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sound director ⓘ video game composer ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Animal Crossing (video game)
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linked to:
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: New Leaf ⓘ
linked to:
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: Wild World ⓘ
linked to:
Animal Crossing
Luigi's Mansion ⓘ Mario Kart 7 ⓘ Mario Paint ⓘ Nintendogs ⓘ Pikmin 2 ⓘ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins ⓘ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening ⓘ Virtual Boy Wario Land ⓘ
linked to:
Virtual Boy
Wave Race 64 ⓘ Wii Music ⓘ Wii Sports ⓘ Yoshi's Island DS ⓘ
linked to:
Yoshi’s Island DS
Yoshi's Story ⓘ
linked to:
Yoshi’s Story
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