Yakuza
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Yakuza is a popular action-adventure video game series by Sega that follows the dramatic, crime-filled lives of Japanese gangsters in richly detailed urban settings.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yakuza canonical | 8 |
| The Yakuza | 1 |
| Yakuza 0 | 1 |
| Yakuza 2 | 1 |
| Yakuza 3 | 1 |
| Yakuza 4 | 1 |
| Yakuza 5 | 1 |
| Yakuza 6: The Song of Life | 1 |
| Yakuza Kiwami | 1 |
| Yakuza Kiwami 2 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8472742 — 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: Yakuza Context triple: [Sega, notableWork, Yakuza]
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A.
Katano
Katano is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its residential suburbs and proximity to the Osaka metropolitan area.
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B.
Fusumi no Okami
Fusumi no Okami is a Shinto deity venerated at Kumano Nachi Taisha, associated with the sacred natural and spiritual landscape of the Kumano region in Japan.
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C.
Saho
Saho is a Cushitic language spoken primarily by the Saho people in Eritrea and neighboring regions of the Horn of Africa.
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D.
Hakusan Okami
Hakusan Okami is a Shinto deity associated with Mount Hakusan, revered as a powerful kami of nature, water, and protection.
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E.
Inari Ōkami
Inari Ōkami is a major Shinto kami associated primarily with rice, agriculture, prosperity, and fox spirits, widely revered at thousands of shrines across Japan.
- 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: Yakuza Target entity description: Yakuza is a popular action-adventure video game series by Sega that follows the dramatic, crime-filled lives of Japanese gangsters in richly detailed urban settings.
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A.
Katano
Katano is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its residential suburbs and proximity to the Osaka metropolitan area.
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B.
Fusumi no Okami
Fusumi no Okami is a Shinto deity venerated at Kumano Nachi Taisha, associated with the sacred natural and spiritual landscape of the Kumano region in Japan.
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C.
Saho
Saho is a Cushitic language spoken primarily by the Saho people in Eritrea and neighboring regions of the Horn of Africa.
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D.
Hakusan Okami
Hakusan Okami is a Shinto deity associated with Mount Hakusan, revered as a powerful kami of nature, water, and protection.
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E.
Inari Ōkami
Inari Ōkami is a major Shinto kami associated primarily with rice, agriculture, prosperity, and fox spirits, widely revered at thousands of shrines across Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action-adventure game series
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video game series ⓘ |
| combatSystem | real-time melee combat ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| developedByDivision | Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio ⓘ |
| developer | Sega ⓘ |
| features |
hand-to-hand combat
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minigames ⓘ open world exploration ⓘ role-playing elements ⓘ side stories ⓘ |
| firstReleasePlatform | PlayStation 2 ⓘ |
| firstReleaseTitle | Yakuza ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| franchiseNameChange |
Like a Dragon (English branding)
ⓘ
linked to:
Like a Dragon
|
| genre |
action-adventure
ⓘ
beat 'em up ⓘ crime drama ⓘ |
| hasEnglishLocalization | true ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff |
Judgment
ⓘ
Like a Dragon: Ishin! ⓘ
linked to:
Like a Dragon
|
| KamurochoBasedOn |
Kabukicho, Tokyo
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linked to:
Kabukichō
|
| knownFor |
cinematic cutscenes
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complex character-driven plots ⓘ extensive side activities ⓘ richly detailed urban environments ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Kazuma Kiryu ⓘ |
| mainTheme | yakuza criminal underworld ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | dramatic story-driven ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | mix of serious drama and comedy ⓘ |
| notableLocation | Kamurocho ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| platform |
Microsoft Windows
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linked to:
Windows
PlayStation 2 ⓘ PlayStation 3 ⓘ
linked to:
Sony PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4 ⓘ PlayStation 5 ⓘ Xbox One ⓘ Xbox Series X/S ⓘ |
| primaryPerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| publisher | Sega ⓘ |
| recurringElement |
arcade games
ⓘ
hostess clubs ⓘ karaoke minigames ⓘ substories ⓘ |
| recurringOrganizationType | yakuza clans ⓘ |
| setting | modern Japan ⓘ |
| targetAudience | mature players ⓘ |
| typicalSetting | fictionalized Tokyo districts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yakuza Description of subject: Yakuza is a popular action-adventure video game series by Sega that follows the dramatic, crime-filled lives of Japanese gangsters in richly detailed urban settings.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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