Thousand Cranes
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"Thousand Cranes" is a lyrical novel by Nobel Prize–winning Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata that explores beauty, desire, and guilt through the traditional tea ceremony in postwar Japan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thousand Cranes canonical | 2 |
| Thousand Cranes (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10454150 — 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: Thousand Cranes Context triple: [Kawabata Yasunari, notableWork, Thousand Cranes]
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A.
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood is a 1957 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa that transposes Shakespeare’s Macbeth into feudal Japan, renowned for its atmospheric blend of Noh theatre aesthetics and samurai cinema.
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B.
Kagemusha
Kagemusha is a 1980 Japanese period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that explores themes of identity and power through the story of a thief recruited to impersonate a dying warlord.
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C.
The Teahouse of the August Moon
The Teahouse of the August Moon is a Pulitzer Prize–winning Broadway comedy about post–World War II American occupation in Okinawa, later adapted into a successful film and musical.
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D.
La Bayadère
La Bayadère is a grand 19th-century classical ballet, choreographed by Marius Petipa to music by Ludwig Minkus, renowned for its exotic setting and the iconic "Kingdom of the Shades" scene.
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E.
Pacific Overtures
Pacific Overtures is a 1976 Broadway musical by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman that explores the Westernization of Japan in the 19th century through a stylized, Kabuki-inspired form.
- 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: Thousand Cranes Target entity description: "Thousand Cranes" is a lyrical novel by Nobel Prize–winning Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata that explores beauty, desire, and guilt through the traditional tea ceremony in postwar Japan.
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A.
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood is a 1957 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa that transposes Shakespeare’s Macbeth into feudal Japan, renowned for its atmospheric blend of Noh theatre aesthetics and samurai cinema.
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B.
Kagemusha
Kagemusha is a 1980 Japanese period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that explores themes of identity and power through the story of a thief recruited to impersonate a dying warlord.
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C.
The Teahouse of the August Moon
The Teahouse of the August Moon is a Pulitzer Prize–winning Broadway comedy about post–World War II American occupation in Okinawa, later adapted into a successful film and musical.
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D.
La Bayadère
La Bayadère is a grand 19th-century classical ballet, choreographed by Marius Petipa to music by Ludwig Minkus, renowned for its exotic setting and the iconic "Kingdom of the Shades" scene.
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E.
Pacific Overtures
Pacific Overtures is a 1976 Broadway musical by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman that explores the Westernization of Japan in the 19th century through a stylized, Kabuki-inspired form.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationMedium | film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese tea ceremony
ⓘ
postwar Japanese literature ⓘ |
| author |
Yasunari Kawabata
ⓘ
linked to:
Kawabata Yasunari
|
| authorAward |
Nobel Prize in Literature (Yasunari Kawabata)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kawabata Yasunari
|
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Thousand Cranes (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Thousand Cranes
|
| hasCharacter |
Chikako Kurimoto
ⓘ
Fumiko Ota ⓘ Mrs. Ota ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Kikuji Mitani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
aftermath of war
ⓘ
intergenerational relationships ⓘ moral conflict ⓘ suicide ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
crane
ⓘ
stain on a kimono ⓘ tea bowl ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
lyrical prose
ⓘ
symbolism ⓘ |
| motif |
Japanese tea ceremony
ⓘ
crane pattern ⓘ tea utensils ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of aesthetic beauty
ⓘ
subtle psychological characterization ⓘ use of traditional Japanese cultural motifs ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Senbazuru ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | 20th-century Japanese literature ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Japan ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | postwar Japan ⓘ |
| theme |
beauty
ⓘ
desire ⓘ eroticism ⓘ guilt ⓘ memory ⓘ tradition and modernity ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Thousand Cranes Description of subject: "Thousand Cranes" is a lyrical novel by Nobel Prize–winning Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata that explores beauty, desire, and guilt through the traditional tea ceremony in postwar Japan.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Thousand Cranes