Kikuchiyo
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Kikuchiyo is the brash, impulsive would-be samurai in Akira Kurosawa’s film "Seven Samurai," known for his comic bravado and ultimately heroic sacrifice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kikuchiyo canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17436016 — 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: Kikuchiyo Context triple: [Seven Samurai, mainCharacter, Kikuchiyo]
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A.
Sōeki
Sōeki is the given name of Sen no Rikyū, the influential 16th-century Japanese tea master who profoundly shaped the wabi-cha style of the Japanese tea ceremony.
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B.
Kamiyama Sojin
Kamiyama Sojin was a Japanese actor active in early 20th-century cinema, known for his roles in both Japanese and American silent and early sound films.
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C.
Oku Yasukata
Oku Yasukata was a Japanese general of the Imperial Japanese Army best known for his leadership in major campaigns of the First Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars.
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D.
Ebino Kogen
Ebino Kogen is a highland plateau in Japan’s Kirishima mountain range, known for its volcanic scenery, seasonal flowers, and hiking trails.
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E.
Uriu Sotokichi
Uriu Sotokichi was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral best known for leading Japanese forces in key early engagements of the Russo-Japanese War.
- 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: Kikuchiyo Target entity description: Kikuchiyo is the brash, impulsive would-be samurai in Akira Kurosawa’s film "Seven Samurai," known for his comic bravado and ultimately heroic sacrifice.
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A.
Sōeki
Sōeki is the given name of Sen no Rikyū, the influential 16th-century Japanese tea master who profoundly shaped the wabi-cha style of the Japanese tea ceremony.
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B.
Kamiyama Sojin
Kamiyama Sojin was a Japanese actor active in early 20th-century cinema, known for his roles in both Japanese and American silent and early sound films.
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C.
Oku Yasukata
Oku Yasukata was a Japanese general of the Imperial Japanese Army best known for his leadership in major campaigns of the First Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars.
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D.
Ebino Kogen
Ebino Kogen is a highland plateau in Japan’s Kirishima mountain range, known for its volcanic scenery, seasonal flowers, and hiking trails.
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E.
Uriu Sotokichi
Uriu Sotokichi was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral best known for leading Japanese forces in key early engagements of the Russo-Japanese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.