Hirokazu Ando
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Hirokazu Ando is a Japanese video game composer best known for his long-running work on Nintendo’s Kirby series and other HAL Laboratory titles.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hirokazu Ando canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20587158 — 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: Hirokazu Ando Context triple: [Kirby: Triple Deluxe, composer, Hirokazu Ando]
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A.
Kazutaka Ishii
Kazutaka Ishii is a Japanese stage actor and singer known for his work in musical theatre, including roles in major productions such as the Japanese staging of "The Prince of Broadway."
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B.
Shigeru Umebayashi
Shigeru Umebayashi is a Japanese composer best known internationally for his evocative film scores, particularly in collaborations with directors like Wong Kar-wai and Zhang Yimou.
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C.
Yoshihiro Ushijima
Yoshihiro Ushijima is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Ushijima surname.
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D.
Hirokazu Yasuhara
Hirokazu Yasuhara is a Japanese video game designer best known for his key role in designing and directing the early Sonic the Hedgehog games at Sega.
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E.
Hidemaro Fujibayashi
Hidemaro Fujibayashi is a Japanese video game director at Nintendo best known for directing several major entries in The Legend of Zelda series, including Skyward Sword and Breath of the Wild.
- 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: Hirokazu Ando Target entity description: Hirokazu Ando is a Japanese video game composer best known for his long-running work on Nintendo’s Kirby series and other HAL Laboratory titles.
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A.
Kazutaka Ishii
Kazutaka Ishii is a Japanese stage actor and singer known for his work in musical theatre, including roles in major productions such as the Japanese staging of "The Prince of Broadway."
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B.
Shigeru Umebayashi
Shigeru Umebayashi is a Japanese composer best known internationally for his evocative film scores, particularly in collaborations with directors like Wong Kar-wai and Zhang Yimou.
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C.
Yoshihiro Ushijima
Yoshihiro Ushijima is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Ushijima surname.
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D.
Hirokazu Yasuhara
Hirokazu Yasuhara is a Japanese video game designer best known for his key role in designing and directing the early Sonic the Hedgehog games at Sega.
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E.
Hidemaro Fujibayashi
Hidemaro Fujibayashi is a Japanese video game director at Nintendo best known for directing several major entries in The Legend of Zelda series, including Skyward Sword and Breath of the Wild.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.