The Chinese Widow
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The Chinese Widow is a 2017 war drama film directed by Danish filmmaker Bille August that portrays a poignant love story between a downed American pilot and a young Chinese widow during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Chinese Widow canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13518306 — 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 Chinese Widow Context triple: [Bille August, notableWork, The Chinese Widow]
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A.
China's Sorrow
China's Sorrow is a grim nickname for the Yellow River, reflecting its long history of catastrophic floods and devastation in China.
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B.
Curse of the Golden Flower
Curse of the Golden Flower is a lavish 2006 Chinese historical drama film directed by Zhang Yimou, known for its opulent visuals, intricate palace intrigue, and tragic royal family power struggle during the Tang Dynasty.
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C.
The Flower of Shanghai
The Flower of Shanghai is a popular nickname for Shanghai Shenhua F.C., one of China's most historic and passionately supported professional football clubs.
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D.
Empress of Heaven
Empress of Heaven is a divine title for Mazu, the revered Chinese sea goddess who protects sailors, fishermen, and coastal communities.
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E.
The Dragon Lady
"The Dragon Lady" is a jazz track featured on the album "The Tokyo Blues" by pianist Horace Silver.
- 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 Chinese Widow Target entity description: The Chinese Widow is a 2017 war drama film directed by Danish filmmaker Bille August that portrays a poignant love story between a downed American pilot and a young Chinese widow during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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A.
China's Sorrow
China's Sorrow is a grim nickname for the Yellow River, reflecting its long history of catastrophic floods and devastation in China.
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B.
Curse of the Golden Flower
Curse of the Golden Flower is a lavish 2006 Chinese historical drama film directed by Zhang Yimou, known for its opulent visuals, intricate palace intrigue, and tragic royal family power struggle during the Tang Dynasty.
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C.
The Flower of Shanghai
The Flower of Shanghai is a popular nickname for Shanghai Shenhua F.C., one of China's most historic and passionately supported professional football clubs.
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D.
Empress of Heaven
Empress of Heaven is a divine title for Mazu, the revered Chinese sea goddess who protects sailors, fishermen, and coastal communities.
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E.
The Dragon Lady
"The Dragon Lady" is a jazz track featured on the album "The Tokyo Blues" by pianist Horace Silver.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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war drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical events of World War II in China ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| director | Bille August ⓘ |
| directorNationality | Danish ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
cross-cultural romance
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sacrifice ⓘ war and civilian life ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
romantic drama film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Feng huo fang fei
ⓘ
In Harm’s Way ⓘ
linked to:
In Harm's Way (1965 film)
|
| mainCharacter |
downed American pilot
ⓘ
young Chinese widow ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | romance during wartime ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| portrays |
Japanese invasion of China
ⓘ
linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
Sino-American relations during World War II ⓘ |
| producedIn |
People's Republic of China
ⓘ
linked to:
People’s Republic of China
|
| releaseYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Greg Latter ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
Second Sino-Japanese War
ⓘ
linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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| settingLocation | China ⓘ |
| timeSetting | 1940s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Chinese Widow Description of subject: The Chinese Widow is a 2017 war drama film directed by Danish filmmaker Bille August that portrays a poignant love story between a downed American pilot and a young Chinese widow during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.