A Wife Confesses
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A Wife Confesses is a 1961 Japanese courtroom drama film directed by Yasuzō Masumura, known for its intense psychological portrayal of a woman on trial for her husband's death.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Wife Confesses canonical | 1 |
| 「妻は告白する」 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9717620 — 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: A Wife Confesses Context triple: [Ayako Wakao, notableWork, A Wife Confesses]
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A.
The Unsuspecting Wife
"The Unsuspecting Wife" is a 1945 mystery novel by American author Elisabeth Sanxay Holding, known for its tense psychological suspense and domestic crime plot.
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B.
The Wife’s Secret
The Wife’s Secret is a psychological suspense novel by British author Caroline England that explores hidden pasts and buried family secrets.
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C.
The Provoked Wife
The Provoked Wife is a late 17th-century Restoration comedy play by John Vanbrugh, known for its sharp wit and exploration of marriage and female agency.
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D.
The Woman in Question
The Woman in Question is a 1950 British mystery film, also known as Five Angles on Murder, noted for its Rashomon-style multiple perspectives on a woman's death.
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E.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
- 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: A Wife Confesses Target entity description: A Wife Confesses is a 1961 Japanese courtroom drama film directed by Yasuzō Masumura, known for its intense psychological portrayal of a woman on trial for her husband's death.
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A.
The Unsuspecting Wife
"The Unsuspecting Wife" is a 1945 mystery novel by American author Elisabeth Sanxay Holding, known for its tense psychological suspense and domestic crime plot.
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B.
The Wife’s Secret
The Wife’s Secret is a psychological suspense novel by British author Caroline England that explores hidden pasts and buried family secrets.
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C.
The Provoked Wife
The Provoked Wife is a late 17th-century Restoration comedy play by John Vanbrugh, known for its sharp wit and exploration of marriage and female agency.
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D.
The Woman in Question
The Woman in Question is a 1950 British mystery film, also known as Five Angles on Murder, noted for its Rashomon-style multiple perspectives on a woman's death.
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E.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
female subjectivity
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guilt ⓘ marriage ⓘ truth and perception ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| depicts |
husband's suspicious death
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legal proceedings in Japan ⓘ |
| director |
Yasuzō Masumura
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linked to:
Yasuzo Masumura
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| directorStyle |
focus on female protagonists
ⓘ
psychological intensity ⓘ |
| filmingPeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
| genre |
courtroom drama
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasTitleInJapanese | Japanese title not provided in prompt ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | female defendant ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | murder trial ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of moral ambiguity
ⓘ
intense psychological portrayal of a woman on trial ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese New Wave era
ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese New Wave
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| plotElement | wife accused of causing her husband's death ⓘ |
| productionCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Yasuzō Masumura
ⓘ
linked to:
Yasuzo Masumura
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| setting | courtroom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Wife Confesses Description of subject: A Wife Confesses is a 1961 Japanese courtroom drama film directed by Yasuzō Masumura, known for its intense psychological portrayal of a woman on trial for her husband's death.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.