Detective Joe Kojaku in The Crimson Kimono
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Detective Joe Kojaku in *The Crimson Kimono* is the Japanese American Los Angeles police detective protagonist whose interracial romance and partnership with his white colleague challenge 1950s Hollywood stereotypes.
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| Detective Joe Kojaku in The Crimson Kimono canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18809795 — 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: Detective Joe Kojaku in The Crimson Kimono Context triple: [James Shigeta, role, Detective Joe Kojaku in The Crimson Kimono]
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A.
Detective Sato
Detective Sato is the central sleuthing protagonist of the work "Stray Dog," known for investigating its core mystery.
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B.
Detective John Kimble
Detective John Kimble is the tough undercover cop, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who poses as a kindergarten teacher in the action-comedy film "Kindergarten Cop."
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C.
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Richard Diamond, Private Detective is a popular mid-20th-century American radio (and later television) detective series featuring the wisecracking, singing private eye Richard Diamond, originally portrayed by Dick Powell.
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D.
Edogawa
Edogawa is a special ward in eastern Tokyo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods, riverside parks, and family-oriented attractions.
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E.
Detective Thorn in Soylent Green
Detective Thorn in Soylent Green is the hard-edged New York City police detective protagonist who uncovers the horrifying truth behind the futuristic food product Soylent Green in the 1973 dystopian science fiction film.
- 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: Detective Joe Kojaku in The Crimson Kimono Target entity description: Detective Joe Kojaku in *The Crimson Kimono* is the Japanese American Los Angeles police detective protagonist whose interracial romance and partnership with his white colleague challenge 1950s Hollywood stereotypes.
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A.
Detective Sato
Detective Sato is the central sleuthing protagonist of the work "Stray Dog," known for investigating its core mystery.
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B.
Detective John Kimble
Detective John Kimble is the tough undercover cop, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who poses as a kindergarten teacher in the action-comedy film "Kindergarten Cop."
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C.
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Richard Diamond, Private Detective is a popular mid-20th-century American radio (and later television) detective series featuring the wisecracking, singing private eye Richard Diamond, originally portrayed by Dick Powell.
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D.
Edogawa
Edogawa is a special ward in eastern Tokyo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods, riverside parks, and family-oriented attractions.
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E.
Detective Thorn in Soylent Green
Detective Thorn in Soylent Green is the hard-edged New York City police detective protagonist who uncovers the horrifying truth behind the futuristic food product Soylent Green in the 1973 dystopian science fiction film.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.