Grave of the Fireflies
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Grave of the Fireflies is a critically acclaimed Japanese animated war drama film that poignantly depicts the struggles of two siblings trying to survive in Japan during the final months of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
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| Grave of the Fireflies canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18496153 — 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: Grave of the Fireflies Context triple: [Studio Ghibli, notableWork, Grave of the Fireflies]
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A.
Kagemusha
Kagemusha is a 1980 Japanese period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that explores themes of identity and power through the story of a thief recruited to impersonate a dying warlord.
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B.
Inujima
Inujima is a small Japanese island in the Seto Inland Sea known for its contemporary art installations, preserved industrial ruins, and role in the Setouchi Triennale art festival.
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C.
The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama is a 1983 Japanese film by Shōhei Imamura that portrays a remote village’s brutal custom of abandoning its elderly on a mountain, blending stark realism with folkloric themes.
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D.
Night and Fog in Japan
Night and Fog in Japan is a 1960 Japanese political drama film directed by Nagisa Ōshima that examines the tensions and disillusionment within leftist student movements in postwar Japan.
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E.
Kita Iwo Jima
Kita Iwo Jima is a remote, uninhabited volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean that forms part of Japan’s Ogasawara (Bonin) archipelago.
- 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: Grave of the Fireflies Target entity description: Grave of the Fireflies is a critically acclaimed Japanese animated war drama film that poignantly depicts the struggles of two siblings trying to survive in Japan during the final months of World War II.
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A.
Kagemusha
Kagemusha is a 1980 Japanese period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that explores themes of identity and power through the story of a thief recruited to impersonate a dying warlord.
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B.
Inujima
Inujima is a small Japanese island in the Seto Inland Sea known for its contemporary art installations, preserved industrial ruins, and role in the Setouchi Triennale art festival.
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C.
The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama is a 1983 Japanese film by Shōhei Imamura that portrays a remote village’s brutal custom of abandoning its elderly on a mountain, blending stark realism with folkloric themes.
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D.
Night and Fog in Japan
Night and Fog in Japan is a 1960 Japanese political drama film directed by Nagisa Ōshima that examines the tensions and disillusionment within leftist student movements in postwar Japan.
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E.
Kita Iwo Jima
Kita Iwo Jima is a remote, uninhabited volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean that forms part of Japan’s Ogasawara (Bonin) archipelago.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.