Detroit Metal City (film)

E1024334

Japanese film comedy film film live-action film

Detroit Metal City is a 2008 Japanese live-action comedy film, based on the manga of the same name, that follows a mild-mannered musician who secretly becomes the outrageous frontman of a death metal band.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
映画『デトロイト・メタル・シティ』	2
Detroit Metal City (anime OVA)	1
Detroit Metal City (film) canonical	1
Detroit Metal City (live-action film)	1
Detroit Metal City universe	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13146065 — 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: Detroit Metal City (film)
Context triple: [Kenichi Matsuyama, notableWork, Detroit Metal City (film)]

A. Funken im Abgrund
Funken im Abgrund is a major autobiographical novel by Soma Morgenstern that portrays Jewish life in Eastern Europe and the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian world in the early 20th century.
B. Murder City
Murder City is a British television crime drama series featuring Tom Wisdom in a prominent role.
C. Murder City
"Murder City" is a punk rock song by Green Day from their politically charged concept album *21st Century Breakdown*.
D. Hellmouth
The Hellmouth is a powerful supernatural nexus in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe that attracts demonic activity and serves as a focal point for evil forces.
E. Eagles of Death Metal
Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band known for its tongue-in-cheek blend of garage rock, blues, and hard rock, co-founded by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme.
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: Detroit Metal City (film)
Target entity description: Detroit Metal City is a 2008 Japanese live-action comedy film, based on the manga of the same name, that follows a mild-mannered musician who secretly becomes the outrageous frontman of a death metal band.

A. Funken im Abgrund
Funken im Abgrund is a major autobiographical novel by Soma Morgenstern that portrays Jewish life in Eastern Europe and the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian world in the early 20th century.
B. Murder City
Murder City is a British television crime drama series featuring Tom Wisdom in a prominent role.
C. Murder City
"Murder City" is a punk rock song by Green Day from their politically charged concept album *21st Century Breakdown*.
D. Hellmouth
The Hellmouth is a powerful supernatural nexus in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe that attracts demonic activity and serves as a focal point for evil forces.
E. Eagles of Death Metal
Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band known for its tongue-in-cheek blend of garage rock, blues, and hard rock, co-founded by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese film ⓘ comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ live-action film ⓘ
adaptationOfGenre	seinen manga ⓘ
basedOn	Detroit Metal City (manga) ⓘ
castMember	Gene Simmons ⓘ Kenichi Matsuyama ⓘ Rosa Kato ⓘ Ryūji Akiyama NERFINISHED ⓘ Yasuko Matsuyuki ⓘ Yoshihiko Hosoda NERFINISHED ⓘ
cinematographyBy	Hideo Yamamoto ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
director	Toshio Lee ⓘ
distributor	Toho ⓘ
editedBy	Yasushi Shimamura NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresBand	Detroit Metal City (fictional band) ⓘ
filmingLocation	Tokyo ⓘ
follows	a mild-mannered musician who secretly becomes the frontman of a death metal band ⓘ
genre	comedy film ⓘ live-action manga adaptation ⓘ music comedy film ⓘ musical film ⓘ
hasAlternativeTitle	デトロイト・メタル・シティ ⓘ linked to: Detroit Metal City
hasGenreElement	death metal music ⓘ
hasSubgenre	parody film ⓘ rock music film ⓘ
hasTagline	“Go to DMC!” ⓘ
hasTheme	duality of personality ⓘ identity conflict ⓘ music industry satire ⓘ
mainCharacter	Johannes Krauser II ⓘ Soichi Negishi NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicBy	Taku Sakakibara NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	cameo appearance by Gene Simmons ⓘ
originalLanguage	Japanese ⓘ
partOfFranchise	Detroit Metal City ⓘ
producer	Akira Kanbe NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionCompany	Amuse ⓘ Toho Pictures ⓘ linked to: Toho
publicationDate	2008-08-23 ⓘ
releaseYear	2008 ⓘ
runtime	104 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter	Kimiya Kawakami ⓘ
setIn	Japan ⓘ

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