The Blood of Wolves (2018 film)
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The Blood of Wolves is a 2018 Japanese crime drama film set in 1980s Hiroshima that follows a ruthless, morally ambiguous detective entangled in yakuza conflicts and police corruption.
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| The Blood of Wolves (2018 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Blood of Wolves (2018 film) Context triple: [Kōji Yakusho, notableWork, The Blood of Wolves (2018 film)]
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Werewolf
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Company of Wolves
Company of Wolves is a film production company known for its involvement in British cinema projects such as the 2002 adaptation of "Nicholas Nickleby."
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House of Wolves
House of Wolves is the second major expansion for the video game Destiny, adding new story content, activities, and gear centered around the Fallen House of Wolves faction.
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Cry_Wolf (film)
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Wolves of the Calla
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Blood of Wolves (2018 film) Target entity description: The Blood of Wolves is a 2018 Japanese crime drama film set in 1980s Hiroshima that follows a ruthless, morally ambiguous detective entangled in yakuza conflicts and police corruption.
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A.
Werewolf
"Werewolf" is a song by Fiona Apple from her critically acclaimed 2012 album *The Idler Wheel...*, noted for its raw emotional intensity and intricate lyricism.
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B.
Company of Wolves
Company of Wolves is a film production company known for its involvement in British cinema projects such as the 2002 adaptation of "Nicholas Nickleby."
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C.
House of Wolves
House of Wolves is the second major expansion for the video game Destiny, adding new story content, activities, and gear centered around the Fallen House of Wolves faction.
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D.
Cry_Wolf (film)
Cry_Wolf is a 2005 teen slasher thriller film about a group of boarding school students whose online hoax about a serial killer spirals into deadly real-life consequences.
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E.
Wolves of the Calla
Wolves of the Calla is the fifth novel in Stephen King’s Dark Tower series, blending fantasy, horror, and Western elements as Roland Deschain and his ka-tet defend a rural town from mysterious raiders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Japanese film
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crime film ⓘ drama film ⓘ film ⓘ yakuza film ⓘ |
| award |
Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year nomination
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linked to:
Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year
Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year nomination ⓘ |
| basedOn |
novel The Blood of Wolves
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linked to:
The Blood of Wolves II
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| basedOnWorkAuthor | Yūko Yuzuki ⓘ |
| castMember |
Isao Natsuyagi
NERFINISHED
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Kenichi Takitō NERFINISHED ⓘ Koji Yakusho ⓘ
linked to:
Kōji Yakusho
Mikako Ichikawa ⓘ Nao Omori ⓘ Pierre Taki ⓘ Renji Ishibashi ⓘ Tetta Sugimoto ⓘ Tomorowo Taguchi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tori Matsuzaka ⓘ Yosuke Eguchi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yōko Maki ⓘ |
| characterRoleDescription | ruthless morally ambiguous detective entangled in yakuza conflicts and police corruption ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Takahiro Imai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| director | Kazuya Shiraishi ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Toei Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Tōei Company
|
| genre |
crime drama
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yakuza ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Koji Yakusho
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linked to:
Kōji Yakusho
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| mainCharacter |
Shōgo Ōgami
NERFINISHED
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Shūichi Hioka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Goro Yasukawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
police corruption
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yakuza conflicts ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalTitle | 孤狼の血 ⓘ |
| producer | Kazutaka Watanabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Toei Company
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linked to:
Tōei Company
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| releaseYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| romanizedTitle | Korō no Chi ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 126 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Junya Ikegami ⓘ |
| sequel | Last of the Wolves ⓘ |
| sequelReleaseYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Hiroshima ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| title | The Blood of Wolves ⓘ |
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