Hideo Yamamoto
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Hideo Yamamoto is a Japanese cinematographer known for his work on prominent horror and genre films, including the influential J-horror movie "The Grudge."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hideo Yamamoto canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16721632 — 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: Hideo Yamamoto Context triple: [The Grudge, cinematographyBy, Hideo Yamamoto]
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A.
Tetsuya Iida
Tetsuya Iida is a former Japanese professional baseball outfielder best known for his career in Nippon Professional Baseball, particularly with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
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B.
Gunpei Yokoi
Gunpei Yokoi was a pioneering Nintendo game designer and hardware engineer best known for creating the Game Boy and shaping early video game icons and systems.
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C.
Iwao Matsuda
Iwao Matsuda was an Imperial Japanese Army general who led Japanese forces during World War II, notably in the Pacific campaigns.
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D.
Iwao Takamoto
Iwao Takamoto was a Japanese-American animator, character designer, and director best known for his work at Hanna-Barbera, including creating the character Scooby-Doo.
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E.
Yoshihiro Ushijima
Yoshihiro Ushijima is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Ushijima surname.
- 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: Hideo Yamamoto Target entity description: Hideo Yamamoto is a Japanese cinematographer known for his work on prominent horror and genre films, including the influential J-horror movie "The Grudge."
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A.
Tetsuya Iida
Tetsuya Iida is a former Japanese professional baseball outfielder best known for his career in Nippon Professional Baseball, particularly with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
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B.
Gunpei Yokoi
Gunpei Yokoi was a pioneering Nintendo game designer and hardware engineer best known for creating the Game Boy and shaping early video game icons and systems.
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C.
Iwao Matsuda
Iwao Matsuda was an Imperial Japanese Army general who led Japanese forces during World War II, notably in the Pacific campaigns.
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D.
Iwao Takamoto
Iwao Takamoto was a Japanese-American animator, character designer, and director best known for his work at Hanna-Barbera, including creating the character Scooby-Doo.
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E.
Yoshihiro Ushijima
Yoshihiro Ushijima is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Ushijima surname.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.