The Sun
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The Sun is a 2005 historical drama film by Russian director Alexander Sokurov that portrays Emperor Hirohito in the final days of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Sun canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8855183 — 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: The Sun Context triple: [Alexander Sokurov, notableWork, The Sun]
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A.
The Sun
The Sun is a British tabloid newspaper known for its sensationalist journalism, celebrity gossip, and large circulation.
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B.
The Sun
The Sun is a vibrant, monumental painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that depicts a radiant, dominating sun over a coastal landscape, symbolizing life, energy, and renewal.
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C.
Sun
The Sun is the massive, luminous star at the center of our solar system that provides the light and heat necessary for life on Earth.
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D.
Sun
Sun I-hsien is a Taiwanese politician who has served in various governmental roles, including as a legislator.
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E.
SUN
SUN is the National Rail station code for Sunderland railway station in Tyne and Wear, England.
- 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: The Sun Target entity description: The Sun is a 2005 historical drama film by Russian director Alexander Sokurov that portrays Emperor Hirohito in the final days of World War II.
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A.
The Sun
The Sun is a British tabloid newspaper known for its sensationalist journalism, celebrity gossip, and large circulation.
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B.
The Sun
The Sun is a vibrant, monumental painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that depicts a radiant, dominating sun over a coastal landscape, symbolizing life, energy, and renewal.
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C.
Sun
The Sun is the massive, luminous star at the center of our solar system that provides the light and heat necessary for life on Earth.
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D.
Sun
Sun I-hsien is a Taiwanese politician who has served in various governmental roles, including as a legislator.
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E.
SUN
SUN is the National Rail station code for Sunderland railway station in Tyne and Wear, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical events ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed | Emperor Hirohito by Issei Ogata ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Alexei Fyodorov
ⓘ
linked to:
Aleksei Fyodorov
|
| containsLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| depicts | meetings between Emperor Hirohito and American occupation authorities ⓘ |
| director | Alexander Sokurov ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Wellspring Media ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Japan
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| follows |
Moloch (1999 film)
ⓘ
Taurus (2001 film) ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseTitle | Taiyō ⓘ |
| hasRussianTitle | Solntse ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
American occupation of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Allied occupation of Japan
Pacific War ⓘ |
| leadActor | Issei Ogata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Hirohito
ⓘ
linked to:
Emperor Hirohito
|
| musicBy |
Andrey Sigle
ⓘ
linked to:
Andrei Sigle
|
| originalLanguage |
Japanese
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | Alexander Sokurov’s power trilogy ⓘ |
| portrays |
Emperor Hirohito
ⓘ
General Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
linked to:
Douglas MacArthur
Japan’s surrender in World War II ⓘ |
| premiereEvent |
65th Venice International Film Festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Venice Film Festival
|
| producer |
Andrey Sigle
ⓘ
linked to:
Andrei Sigle
|
| productionCompany | Lenfilm ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 110 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Yuri Arabov ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | final days of World War II ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Japan ⓘ |
| theme |
de-mythologizing the emperor
ⓘ
responsibility of leadership in wartime ⓘ transition from divinity to humanity of the emperor ⓘ |
| timeSetting | 1945 ⓘ |
| title | The Sun ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Sun Description of subject: The Sun is a 2005 historical drama film by Russian director Alexander Sokurov that portrays Emperor Hirohito in the final days of World War II.
Referenced by (3)
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