Mikihiro Iwata
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Mikihiro Iwata is a Japanese anime industry figure best known as the founder of the animation studio A-1 Pictures.
All labels observed (1)
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| Mikihiro Iwata canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9001104 — 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: Mikihiro Iwata Context triple: [A-1 Pictures, foundedBy, Mikihiro Iwata]
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A.
Satoru Iwata
Satoru Iwata was a Japanese video game programmer and the fourth president of Nintendo, widely credited with leading the company through the successful Nintendo DS and Wii eras.
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B.
Yasuaki Iwata
Yasuaki Iwata is a Japanese video game composer known for his work on major Nintendo titles, particularly in the Super Mario series.
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C.
Yoshio Itoi
Yoshio Itoi is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder known for his speed, strong throwing arm, and multiple All-Star selections in Nippon Professional Baseball.
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D.
Fusajiro Yamauchi
Fusajiro Yamauchi was a Japanese entrepreneur best known for establishing the company that would evolve into the global video game giant Nintendo.
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E.
Takashi Yamauchi
Takashi Yamauchi is a Japanese football executive best known for serving as the chairman of J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
- 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: Mikihiro Iwata Target entity description: Mikihiro Iwata is a Japanese anime industry figure best known as the founder of the animation studio A-1 Pictures.
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A.
Satoru Iwata
Satoru Iwata was a Japanese video game programmer and the fourth president of Nintendo, widely credited with leading the company through the successful Nintendo DS and Wii eras.
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B.
Yasuaki Iwata
Yasuaki Iwata is a Japanese video game composer known for his work on major Nintendo titles, particularly in the Super Mario series.
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C.
Yoshio Itoi
Yoshio Itoi is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder known for his speed, strong throwing arm, and multiple All-Star selections in Nippon Professional Baseball.
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D.
Fusajiro Yamauchi
Fusajiro Yamauchi was a Japanese entrepreneur best known for establishing the company that would evolve into the global video game giant Nintendo.
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E.
Takashi Yamauchi
Takashi Yamauchi is a Japanese football executive best known for serving as the chairman of J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese businessperson
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anime industry figure ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Japanese anime studios ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| employer | A-1 Pictures ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
animation production
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anime industry ⓘ |
| founderOf | A-1 Pictures ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| industry |
animation
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entertainment ⓘ |
| knownFor | founding A-1 Pictures ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| nationality | Japan ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of A-1 Pictures as an anime studio ⓘ |
| occupation |
animation producer
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business executive ⓘ |
| residence | Japan ⓘ |
| workLocation | Japan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mikihiro Iwata Description of subject: Mikihiro Iwata is a Japanese anime industry figure best known as the founder of the animation studio A-1 Pictures.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.