Lensman: Secret of the Lens (anime film)
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Lensman: Secret of the Lens is a 1984 Japanese animated science fiction film adaptation of E.E. "Doc" Smith’s classic space opera novels, featuring a young hero who gains a powerful Lens and joins an interstellar battle against a tyrannical galactic empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lensman: Secret of the Lens (anime film) canonical | 1 |
| SF Shinseiki Lensman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8494048 — 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)
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Target entity: Lensman: Secret of the Lens (anime film) Context triple: [Lensman series, influenced, Lensman: Secret of the Lens (anime film)]
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Kitasenju Lumine
Kitasenju Lumine is a shopping complex in the Kitasenju area of Tokyo that forms part of the Lumine chain of fashion-focused department stores.
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Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe is a 1995 Japanese kaiju film that rebooted the Gamera franchise with a darker, more modern take on the giant, fire-breathing turtle monster.
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C.
Shinsekai
Shinsekai is a retro entertainment district in Osaka, Japan, known for its nostalgic Showa-era atmosphere, street food, and neon-lit nightlife.
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D.
Gamera vs. Gyaos
Gamera vs. Gyaos is a 1967 Japanese kaiju film in the Gamera series, featuring the giant turtle monster Gamera battling the vampiric, bat-like creature Gyaos.
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E.
Gamera vs. Guiron
Gamera vs. Guiron is a 1969 Japanese kaiju film in the Gamera series, featuring the giant turtle monster Gamera battling the knife-headed alien creature Guiron to protect two kidnapped children on an alien planet.
- 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: Lensman: Secret of the Lens (anime film) Target entity description: Lensman: Secret of the Lens is a 1984 Japanese animated science fiction film adaptation of E.E. "Doc" Smith’s classic space opera novels, featuring a young hero who gains a powerful Lens and joins an interstellar battle against a tyrannical galactic empire.
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A.
Kitasenju Lumine
Kitasenju Lumine is a shopping complex in the Kitasenju area of Tokyo that forms part of the Lumine chain of fashion-focused department stores.
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B.
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe is a 1995 Japanese kaiju film that rebooted the Gamera franchise with a darker, more modern take on the giant, fire-breathing turtle monster.
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C.
Shinsekai
Shinsekai is a retro entertainment district in Osaka, Japan, known for its nostalgic Showa-era atmosphere, street food, and neon-lit nightlife.
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D.
Gamera vs. Gyaos
Gamera vs. Gyaos is a 1967 Japanese kaiju film in the Gamera series, featuring the giant turtle monster Gamera battling the vampiric, bat-like creature Gyaos.
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E.
Gamera vs. Guiron
Gamera vs. Guiron is a 1969 Japanese kaiju film in the Gamera series, featuring the giant turtle monster Gamera battling the knife-headed alien creature Guiron to protect two kidnapped children on an alien planet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese animated film
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anime film ⓘ science fiction film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
SF Shinseiki Lensman
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linked to:
Lensman: Secret of the Lens (anime film)
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| animationStudio | Madhouse ⓘ |
| antagonistOrganization | Boskonian Empire ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Lensman novel series
ⓘ
linked to:
Lensman series
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| basedOnWorkBy | E. E. "Doc" Smith ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Hiroshi Takahashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | interstellar war ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | Japan ⓘ |
| director |
Kazuyuki Hirokawa
ⓘ
Yoshiaki Kawajiri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Toho ⓘ |
| editingBy | Tatsuo Ogawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| englishDubTitle |
Lensman
ⓘ
linked to:
Lensman: Secret of the Lens
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| featuresItem | Lens ⓘ |
| fictionalOrganization | Galactic Patrol ⓘ |
| follows | Lensman novels continuity (loosely) ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
ⓘ
space opera ⓘ |
| hasEnglishDub | yes ⓘ |
| hasHeroJoins | Galactic Patrol ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfAnimation | theatrical feature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Kimball Kinnison ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Michiaki Watanabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early use of computer graphics in anime ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lensman adaptations
ⓘ
linked to:
Lensman: Secret of the Lens
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| plotSummary | A young man gains a powerful Lens and is drawn into an interstellar war against a tyrannical galactic empire. ⓘ |
| producer | Masanori Miyake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Kokusai Eiga-sha
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Madhouse ⓘ |
| protagonistIs | young man ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984-07-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 107 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Matsuru Majima
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Yoshiaki Kawajiri NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoshihisa Araki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
future
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outer space ⓘ |
| targetAudience | teen and adult science fiction fans ⓘ |
| theme |
coming of age
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resistance against tyranny ⓘ |
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Subject: Lensman: Secret of the Lens (anime film) Description of subject: Lensman: Secret of the Lens is a 1984 Japanese animated science fiction film adaptation of E.E. "Doc" Smith’s classic space opera novels, featuring a young hero who gains a powerful Lens and joins an interstellar battle against a tyrannical galactic empire.
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linked to: Lensman: Secret of the Lens (anime film)