Destination Tokyo
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Destination Tokyo is a 1943 World War II submarine war film starring Cary Grant that marked John Forsythe’s first appearance on screen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Destination Tokyo canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13261552 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Destination Tokyo Context triple: [John Forsythe, screenDebut, Destination Tokyo]
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A.
Destination Tokyo
Destination Tokyo is a film poster artwork created by renowned American movie-poster artist John Alvin.
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B.
Nadi–Tokyo
Nadi–Tokyo is an international flight route linking Nadi, Fiji with Tokyo, Japan, serving as a key air connection between the South Pacific and East Asia.
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C.
Tōkyō-wan
Tōkyō-wan is the Japanese name for Tokyo Bay, a major urban bay on the Pacific coast of Honshu that serves as a key economic and transportation hub for the Greater Tokyo Area.
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D.
Nishitōkyō, Tokyo
Nishitōkyō is a residential city in western Tokyo Metropolis known for its suburban character and role as a commuter area for central Tokyo.
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E.
TYO
TYO is the metropolitan airport code representing the Tokyo area’s major airports, primarily Haneda (HND) and Narita (NRT).
- 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: Destination Tokyo Target entity description: Destination Tokyo is a 1943 World War II submarine war film starring Cary Grant that marked John Forsythe’s first appearance on screen.
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A.
Destination Tokyo
Destination Tokyo is a film poster artwork created by renowned American movie-poster artist John Alvin.
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B.
Nadi–Tokyo
Nadi–Tokyo is an international flight route linking Nadi, Fiji with Tokyo, Japan, serving as a key air connection between the South Pacific and East Asia.
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C.
Tōkyō-wan
Tōkyō-wan is the Japanese name for Tokyo Bay, a major urban bay on the Pacific coast of Honshu that serves as a key economic and transportation hub for the Greater Tokyo Area.
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D.
Nishitōkyō, Tokyo
Nishitōkyō is a residential city in western Tokyo Metropolis known for its suburban character and role as a commuter area for central Tokyo.
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E.
TYO
TYO is the metropolitan airport code representing the Tokyo area’s major airports, primarily Haneda (HND) and Narita (NRT).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II film
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film ⓘ submarine film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 1.37:1 ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Steve Fisher ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Bert Glennon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Delmer Daves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | George Amy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| featuresFilmDebutOf | John Forsythe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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war ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
espionage mission
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submarine warfare ⓘ wartime patriotism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Franz Waxman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | U.S. Navy submarine mission to Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | John Forsythe’s first screen appearance ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Imperial Japanese Navy
NERFINISHED
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United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jerry Wald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | studio feature film ⓘ |
| releaseDate | December 31, 1943 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 135 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Delmer Daves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alan Hale Sr.
NERFINISHED
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Cary Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ Dane Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ John Garfield NERFINISHED ⓘ John Ridgely NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ William Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starRole | Cary Grant as Captain Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Destination Tokyo Description of subject: Destination Tokyo is a 1943 World War II submarine war film starring Cary Grant that marked John Forsythe’s first appearance on screen.
Referenced by (7)
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