Kodama Kenji
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Kodama Kenji is a Japanese anime director best known for his work on series such as City Hunter and Detective Conan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kodama Kenji canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9161038 — 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: Kodama Kenji Context triple: [Kodama, hasNotableBearer, Kodama Kenji]
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A.
Kodama Tetsuya
Kodama Tetsuya is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Kodama.
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B.
Kodama Kyūichi
Kodama Kyūichi was a Japanese politician and bureaucrat who served in several high-ranking government and administrative posts in the early 20th century.
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C.
Kodama Kiyoshi
Kodama Kiyoshi is a Japanese individual notable for bearing the surname Kodama, though specific widely recognized biographical details about him are not well documented in major English-language sources.
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D.
Kodama Gentarō
Kodama Gentarō was a Japanese general and statesman who served as Governor-General of Taiwan, playing a key role in establishing Japanese colonial administration there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Genjuro Kibagami
Genjuro Kibagami is a recurring anti-hero and rival swordsman in SNK’s Samurai Shodown fighting game series, known for his ruthless demeanor and powerful iaido-based fighting style.
- 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: Kodama Kenji Target entity description: Kodama Kenji is a Japanese anime director best known for his work on series such as City Hunter and Detective Conan.
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A.
Kodama Tetsuya
Kodama Tetsuya is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Kodama.
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B.
Kodama Kyūichi
Kodama Kyūichi was a Japanese politician and bureaucrat who served in several high-ranking government and administrative posts in the early 20th century.
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C.
Kodama Kiyoshi
Kodama Kiyoshi is a Japanese individual notable for bearing the surname Kodama, though specific widely recognized biographical details about him are not well documented in major English-language sources.
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D.
Kodama Gentarō
Kodama Gentarō was a Japanese general and statesman who served as Governor-General of Taiwan, playing a key role in establishing Japanese colonial administration there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Genjuro Kibagami
Genjuro Kibagami is a recurring anti-hero and rival swordsman in SNK’s Samurai Shodown fighting game series, known for his ruthless demeanor and powerful iaido-based fighting style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anime director
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person ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| directorOf |
Case Closed (TV series)
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City Hunter ⓘ City Hunter 2 ⓘ
linked to:
City Hunter ’91
City Hunter 3 ⓘ
linked to:
City Hunter ’91
City Hunter ’91 ⓘ City Hunter: The Motion Picture ⓘ
linked to:
City Hunter
Detective Conan (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Detective Conan
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| fieldOfWork |
animation
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film direction ⓘ television direction ⓘ |
| genre |
action anime
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crime anime ⓘ mystery anime ⓘ |
| knownFor |
directing City Hunter anime adaptations
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directing Detective Conan TV episodes ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Case Closed
ⓘ
City Hunter ⓘ City Hunter 2 ⓘ
linked to:
City Hunter ’91
City Hunter 3 ⓘ
linked to:
City Hunter ’91
City Hunter ’91 ⓘ City Hunter: The Motion Picture ⓘ
linked to:
City Hunter
Detective Conan ⓘ |
| occupation |
anime director
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film director ⓘ |
| workLocation | Japan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kodama Kenji Description of subject: Kodama Kenji is a Japanese anime director best known for his work on series such as City Hunter and Detective Conan.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.