The Legend of Kamui (Kamui Gaiden)

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Japanese film action film film jidaigeki film live-action manga adaptation period film

The Legend of Kamui (Kamui Gaiden) is a Japanese period action film adaptation of Sanpei Shirato’s ninja manga, following a fugitive shinobi seeking freedom from his clan in feudal Japan.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Kamui Gaiden	3
Kamui Gaiden manga	1
Kamui: The Lone Ninja	1
The Legend of Kamui (Kamui Gaiden) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13146069 — 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 Legend of Kamui (Kamui Gaiden)
Context triple: [Kenichi Matsuyama, notableWork, The Legend of Kamui (Kamui Gaiden)]

A. Hakusan Okami
Hakusan Okami is a Shinto deity associated with Mount Hakusan, revered as a powerful kami of nature, water, and protection.
B. Fusumi no Okami
Fusumi no Okami is a Shinto deity venerated at Kumano Nachi Taisha, associated with the sacred natural and spiritual landscape of the Kumano region in Japan.
C. Wakeikazuchi no Ōkami
Wakeikazuchi no Ōkami is a revered Shinto thunder deity associated with the Kamo shrines in Kyoto, venerated as a powerful protector and bringer of divine judgment.
D. Lord of Sakamoto
Lord of Sakamoto is the feudal title held by Akechi Mitsuhide, the samurai general famed for betraying Oda Nobunaga during Japan’s Sengoku period.
E. Shiroyama no tatakai
Shiroyama no tatakai was the final decisive battle of the Satsuma Rebellion in 1877, marking the end of the samurai era in Japan.
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 Legend of Kamui (Kamui Gaiden)
Target entity description: The Legend of Kamui (Kamui Gaiden) is a Japanese period action film adaptation of Sanpei Shirato’s ninja manga, following a fugitive shinobi seeking freedom from his clan in feudal Japan.

A. Hakusan Okami
Hakusan Okami is a Shinto deity associated with Mount Hakusan, revered as a powerful kami of nature, water, and protection.
B. Fusumi no Okami
Fusumi no Okami is a Shinto deity venerated at Kumano Nachi Taisha, associated with the sacred natural and spiritual landscape of the Kumano region in Japan.
C. Wakeikazuchi no Ōkami
Wakeikazuchi no Ōkami is a revered Shinto thunder deity associated with the Kamo shrines in Kyoto, venerated as a powerful protector and bringer of divine judgment.
D. Lord of Sakamoto
Lord of Sakamoto is the feudal title held by Akechi Mitsuhide, the samurai general famed for betraying Oda Nobunaga during Japan’s Sengoku period.
E. Shiroyama no tatakai
Shiroyama no tatakai was the final decisive battle of the Satsuma Rebellion in 1877, marking the end of the samurai era in Japan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese film ⓘ action film ⓘ film ⓘ jidaigeki film ⓘ live-action manga adaptation ⓘ period film ⓘ
adaptationOf	Sanpei Shirato’s Kamui manga series ⓘ
basedOn	Kamui Gaiden ⓘ linked to: The Legend of Kamui (Kamui Gaiden) ninja manga ⓘ
basedOnWorkAuthor	Sanpei Shirato ⓘ
centralTheme	betrayal ⓘ escape from one’s clan ⓘ freedom ⓘ survival ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
depicts	ninja warfare ⓘ rural fishing village life ⓘ
featuresElement	ninja clan ⓘ shinobi ⓘ
genre	action ⓘ adventure ⓘ drama ⓘ
hasAlternativeTitle	Kamui Gaiden ⓘ linked to: The Legend of Kamui (Kamui Gaiden) Kamui: The Lone Ninja ⓘ linked to: The Legend of Kamui (Kamui Gaiden)
hasFictionalUniverse	Kamui universe ⓘ
includesElement	assassins ⓘ martial arts combat ⓘ pursuit by former comrades ⓘ stealth missions ⓘ
mainCharacter	Kamui ⓘ
medium	feature film ⓘ
narrativeFocus	fugitive ninja ⓘ
narrativeMotif	conflict between duty and freedom ⓘ wandering outcast ⓘ
originalLanguage	Japanese ⓘ
portrays	class struggle in feudal Japan ⓘ social oppression ⓘ
relatedWork	Kamui Gaiden manga ⓘ linked to: The Legend of Kamui (Kamui Gaiden)
relatedWorkCreator	Sanpei Shirato ⓘ
settingPeriod	feudal Japan ⓘ
targetAudience	general audience ⓘ