The Crossing 2
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The Crossing 2 is a Chinese historical romance and war drama film that continues the epic, star-studded saga of intertwined lives during the Chinese Civil War, directed in John Woo’s signature operatic style.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Crossing 2 canonical | 2 |
| The Crossing film series | 1 |
| The Crossing: Part 2 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9802168 — 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 Crossing 2 Context triple: [John Woo, directed, The Crossing 2]
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A.
The Crossing
The Crossing is a renowned video art installation by Bill Viola that explores themes of transformation and spirituality through slow-motion imagery of a figure engulfed alternately by fire and water.
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B.
The Crossing
The Crossing is a historical novel by Howard Fast that dramatizes George Washington’s daring 1776 crossing of the Delaware River during the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
The Crossing
The Crossing is a science fiction television series centered on refugees from a war-torn future seeking asylum in a small American town.
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D.
The Crossing
The Crossing is a 1994 novel by Cormac McCarthy, the second book in his Border Trilogy, following a young cowboy’s harrowing journeys between the United States and Mexico.
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E.
The Crossing
The Crossing is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring detective Harry Bosch teaming up with defense attorney Mickey Haller to investigate a complex murder case.
- 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 Crossing 2 Target entity description: The Crossing 2 is a Chinese historical romance and war drama film that continues the epic, star-studded saga of intertwined lives during the Chinese Civil War, directed in John Woo’s signature operatic style.
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A.
The Crossing
The Crossing is a renowned video art installation by Bill Viola that explores themes of transformation and spirituality through slow-motion imagery of a figure engulfed alternately by fire and water.
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B.
The Crossing
The Crossing is a science fiction television series centered on refugees from a war-torn future seeking asylum in a small American town.
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C.
The Crossing
The Crossing is a 1994 novel by Cormac McCarthy, the second book in his Border Trilogy, following a young cowboy’s harrowing journeys between the United States and Mexico.
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D.
The Crossing
The Crossing is a historical novel by Howard Fast that dramatizes George Washington’s daring 1776 crossing of the Delaware River during the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
The Crossing
The Crossing is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring detective Harry Bosch teaming up with defense attorney Mickey Haller to investigate a complex murder case.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOnEvent | sinking of the Taiping steamer ⓘ |
| continuationOf | story begun in The Crossing ⓘ |
| countryOfFilmingLocation |
China
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Mainland China ⓘ
linked to:
People’s Republic of China
Taiwan ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
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| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| director | John Woo ⓘ |
| directorStyleDescribedAs | operatic ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
fate and survival
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love and sacrifice ⓘ war and displacement ⓘ |
| follows | The Crossing ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
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romance ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Huang Xiaoming
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Masami Nagasawa ⓘ Qin Hailu ⓘ Song Hye-kyo ⓘ Takeshi Kaneshiro ⓘ Tong Dawei ⓘ Yang Kuei-mei ⓘ Yu Aoi ⓘ Zhang Ziyi ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
intertwined lives
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romantic relationships during war ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
The Crossing film series
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linked to:
The Crossing 2
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| productionCompany |
Beijing Galloping Horse Film & TV Production
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Lion Rock Productions ⓘ |
| setDuring | Chinese Civil War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Crossing 2 Description of subject: The Crossing 2 is a Chinese historical romance and war drama film that continues the epic, star-studded saga of intertwined lives during the Chinese Civil War, directed in John Woo’s signature operatic style.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Crossing 2
linked to: The Crossing 2