Shichirōji
E1015607
Shichirōji is a seasoned, loyal samurai and former comrade of Kambei in Akira Kurosawa’s film "Seven Samurai," known for his calm demeanor and steadfast bravery.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shichiroji | 2 |
| Shichirōji canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10722212 — 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: Shichirōji Context triple: [Vin Tanner, basedOn, Shichirōji]
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A.
Kanramachi
Kanramachi is a Japanese town known for its cultural and municipal partnership with the Italian town of Certaldo.
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B.
Kichijōji
Kichijōji is a popular Tokyo neighborhood known for its trendy shopping streets, vibrant dining and nightlife, and the expansive Inokashira Park.
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C.
Hatchōbori
Hatchōbori is a district in Tokyo’s Chūō ward known for its mix of traditional neighborhoods, business offices, and convenient access to central Tokyo.
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D.
Sennichimae
Sennichimae is a bustling entertainment and dining district in central Osaka known for its neon-lit streets, theaters, and casual eateries.
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E.
Akiruno
Akiruno is a city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its natural scenery, including rivers, forests, and hiking areas.
- 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: Shichirōji Target entity description: Shichirōji is a seasoned, loyal samurai and former comrade of Kambei in Akira Kurosawa’s film "Seven Samurai," known for his calm demeanor and steadfast bravery.
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A.
Kanramachi
Kanramachi is a Japanese town known for its cultural and municipal partnership with the Italian town of Certaldo.
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B.
Kichijōji
Kichijōji is a popular Tokyo neighborhood known for its trendy shopping streets, vibrant dining and nightlife, and the expansive Inokashira Park.
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C.
Hatchōbori
Hatchōbori is a district in Tokyo’s Chūō ward known for its mix of traditional neighborhoods, business offices, and convenient access to central Tokyo.
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D.
Sennichimae
Sennichimae is a bustling entertainment and dining district in central Osaka known for its neon-lit streets, theaters, and casual eateries.
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E.
Akiruno
Akiruno is a city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its natural scenery, including rivers, forests, and hiking areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| alignment | heroic ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
1954 Japanese film Seven Samurai
ⓘ
Seven Samurai ⓘ |
| associatedWith | defense of a farming village ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brave
ⓘ
calm ⓘ loyal ⓘ seasoned ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Akira Kurosawa ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Seven Samurai ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfWork | Akira Kurosawa ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Seven Samurai (1954)
ⓘ
linked to:
Seven Samurai
|
| formerComradeOf | Kambei Shimada ⓘ |
| genre |
chanbara
ⓘ
jidaigeki ⓘ |
| hasRole | supporting character ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Kambei Shimada ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| memberOf |
the seven samurai
ⓘ
linked to:
Seven Samurai
|
| narrativeRole | veteran warrior ally ⓘ |
| occupation | samurai ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Daisuke Katō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Japanese writing system ⓘ |
| setIn |
Sengoku period Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Sengoku period
|
| weapon | katana ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Shichirōji Description of subject: Shichirōji is a seasoned, loyal samurai and former comrade of Kambei in Akira Kurosawa’s film "Seven Samurai," known for his calm demeanor and steadfast bravery.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.