Kenji Nakamura
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Kenji Nakamura is a Japanese anime director known for his visually distinctive and psychologically complex works such as "Mononoke" and "Tsuritama."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kenji Nakamura canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10187073 — 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: Kenji Nakamura Context triple: [Nakamura, hasNotableBearer, Kenji Nakamura]
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A.
William Kenzo Nakamura
William Kenzo Nakamura was a Japanese American U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient who served in World War II.
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B.
Koji Nakamura
Koji Nakamura is a Japanese musician and producer known for his work in alternative rock and electronic music, including as a member of the band Supercar and through his solo projects.
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C.
Hiro Yamamoto
Hiro Yamamoto is an American bassist best known as a founding member of the Seattle grunge band Soundgarden.
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D.
Akira Yoshimura
Akira Yoshimura was a Japanese novelist known for his stark, meticulously researched works often depicting war, disaster, and human resilience, including the acclaimed novel "On Parole."
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E.
Kenji Satō
Kenji Satō is a Japanese individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the common Japanese surname Satō.
- 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: Kenji Nakamura Target entity description: Kenji Nakamura is a Japanese anime director known for his visually distinctive and psychologically complex works such as "Mononoke" and "Tsuritama."
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A.
William Kenzo Nakamura
William Kenzo Nakamura was a Japanese American U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient who served in World War II.
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B.
Koji Nakamura
Koji Nakamura is a Japanese musician and producer known for his work in alternative rock and electronic music, including as a member of the band Supercar and through his solo projects.
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C.
Hiro Yamamoto
Hiro Yamamoto is an American bassist best known as a founding member of the Seattle grunge band Soundgarden.
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D.
Akira Yoshimura
Akira Yoshimura was a Japanese novelist known for his stark, meticulously researched works often depicting war, disaster, and human resilience, including the acclaimed novel "On Parole."
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E.
Kenji Satō
Kenji Satō is a Japanese individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the common Japanese surname Satō.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese person
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anime director ⓘ |
| activeIn | 21st century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
animation direction
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television animation ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental anime
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psychological anime ⓘ supernatural anime ⓘ |
| influencedDomain |
experimental late-night anime
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television horror anime aesthetics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bold color design and graphic composition
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psychologically complex storytelling ⓘ unconventional narrative structure ⓘ visually distinctive directing style ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableSegmentDirected |
Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales – Bakeneko arc
GENERATED
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Genius Party – “Moondrive” GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableSeriesDirected |
C – The Money of Soul and Possibility Control
NERFINISHED
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Gatchaman Crowds NERFINISHED ⓘ Gatchaman Crowds Insight NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuuchuu Buranko NERFINISHED ⓘ Mononoke NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsuritama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStyleElement |
mixed-media visual techniques
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theatrical staging and framing ⓘ use of stylized typography ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales – Bakeneko arc
NERFINISHED
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C – The Money of Soul and Possibility Control NERFINISHED ⓘ Gatchaman Crowds NERFINISHED ⓘ Gatchaman Crowds Insight NERFINISHED ⓘ Genius Party: “Moondrive” segment NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuuchuu Buranko NERFINISHED ⓘ Mononoke NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsuritama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
anime director
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television director ⓘ |
| workFocus |
character psychology
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social commentary ⓘ surreal imagery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kenji Nakamura Description of subject: Kenji Nakamura is a Japanese anime director known for his visually distinctive and psychologically complex works such as "Mononoke" and "Tsuritama."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.