The 47th Samurai
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The 47th Samurai is a thriller novel by Stephen Hunter that follows retired Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger as he becomes embroiled in a deadly mission involving samurai swords, yakuza, and buried World War II secrets in Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The 47th Samurai canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12996230 — 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 47th Samurai Context triple: [Bob Lee Swagger, appearsInSeries, The 47th Samurai]
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A.
47 Ronin
47 Ronin is a 2013 fantasy action film loosely inspired by the Japanese legend of the forty-seven rōnin, blending samurai drama with supernatural elements.
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B.
Blade of the 47 Ronin
Blade of the 47 Ronin is a modern action-fantasy film that continues the samurai-themed story of the original 47 Ronin with a contemporary, supernatural twist.
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C.
Samurai
Samurai is a spinning thrill ride at Thorpe Park in the UK known for its intense, disorienting inversions and high-speed rotations.
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D.
Samurai Blue
Samurai Blue is the popular nickname for Japan’s national football team and its supporters, symbolizing their team colors and fighting spirit.
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E.
The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai is a critically acclaimed 2002 Japanese period drama film that portrays the quiet, impoverished life and moral struggles of a low-ranking samurai on the eve of the Meiji Restoration.
- 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 47th Samurai Target entity description: The 47th Samurai is a thriller novel by Stephen Hunter that follows retired Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger as he becomes embroiled in a deadly mission involving samurai swords, yakuza, and buried World War II secrets in Japan.
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A.
47 Ronin
47 Ronin is a 2013 fantasy action film loosely inspired by the Japanese legend of the forty-seven rōnin, blending samurai drama with supernatural elements.
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B.
Blade of the 47 Ronin
Blade of the 47 Ronin is a modern action-fantasy film that continues the samurai-themed story of the original 47 Ronin with a contemporary, supernatural twist.
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C.
Samurai
Samurai is a spinning thrill ride at Thorpe Park in the UK known for its intense, disorienting inversions and high-speed rotations.
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D.
Samurai Blue
Samurai Blue is the popular nickname for Japan’s national football team and its supporters, symbolizing their team colors and fighting spirit.
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E.
The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai is a critically acclaimed 2002 Japanese period drama film that portrays the quiet, impoverished life and moral struggles of a low-ranking samurai on the eve of the Meiji Restoration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional work
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novel ⓘ thriller novel ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Hunter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| features |
historical flashbacks
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organized crime ⓘ sniper elements ⓘ sword combat ⓘ |
| follows |
retired Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger
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linked to:
Bob Lee Swagger
|
| genre |
action fiction
ⓘ
crime fiction ⓘ military fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasAntagonistType |
yakuza
ⓘ
linked to:
Yakuza
|
| hasAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasCharacterOccupation | Marine sniper ⓘ |
| hasCulturalElement |
American military culture
ⓘ
Japanese organized crime ⓘ samurai code ⓘ |
| hasForm |
novel-length work
ⓘ
print book ⓘ |
| hasPlotElement |
buried wartime secret
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dangerous mission ⓘ investigation of historical events ⓘ |
| hasWeaponType |
katana
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sniper rifle ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | suspense fiction ⓘ |
| literarySeriesCharacter | Bob Lee Swagger ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bob Lee Swagger ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| protagonist | Bob Lee Swagger ⓘ |
| series | Bob Lee Swagger series ⓘ |
| setting |
Japan
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| subject |
World War II secrets
ⓘ
samurai swords ⓘ yakuza ⓘ
linked to:
Yakuza
|
| theme |
cultural clash
ⓘ
honor ⓘ revenge ⓘ war legacy ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
World War II
ⓘ
contemporary era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The 47th Samurai Description of subject: The 47th Samurai is a thriller novel by Stephen Hunter that follows retired Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger as he becomes embroiled in a deadly mission involving samurai swords, yakuza, and buried World War II secrets in Japan.
Referenced by (3)
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