The Puppetmaster
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The Puppetmaster is a 1993 Taiwanese historical drama film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien that chronicles the life of puppeteer Li Tien-lu against the backdrop of Japanese-occupied Taiwan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Puppetmaster canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21843260 — 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: The Puppetmaster Context triple: [Sihung Lung, notableWork, The Puppetmaster]
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A.
Curse of the Puppet Master
Curse of the Puppet Master is a 1998 direct-to-video horror film in the long-running Puppet Master franchise, featuring killer puppets controlled by a sinister new master.
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B.
Puppet Master
Puppet Master is a cult horror film series centered on living, murderous puppets animated by an ancient secret formula.
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C.
Puppet Master II
Puppet Master II is a 1990 direct-to-video horror film and sequel in the Puppet Master franchise, continuing the story of living killer puppets and their mysterious creator.
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D.
Puppet Master: The Legacy
Puppet Master: The Legacy is a 2003 direct-to-video horror film that serves as a clip-show style retrospective and continuity-bridging entry in the long-running Puppet Master franchise.
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E.
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich is a 2018 horror-comedy film in the long-running Puppet Master franchise, featuring murderous Nazi puppets unleashed during a deadly auction event.
- 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: The Puppetmaster Target entity description: The Puppetmaster is a 1993 Taiwanese historical drama film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien that chronicles the life of puppeteer Li Tien-lu against the backdrop of Japanese-occupied Taiwan.
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A.
Curse of the Puppet Master
Curse of the Puppet Master is a 1998 direct-to-video horror film in the long-running Puppet Master franchise, featuring killer puppets controlled by a sinister new master.
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B.
Puppet Master
Puppet Master is a cult horror film series centered on living, murderous puppets animated by an ancient secret formula.
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C.
Puppet Master II
Puppet Master II is a 1990 direct-to-video horror film and sequel in the Puppet Master franchise, continuing the story of living killer puppets and their mysterious creator.
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D.
Puppet Master: The Legacy
Puppet Master: The Legacy is a 2003 direct-to-video horror film that serves as a clip-show style retrospective and continuity-bridging entry in the long-running Puppet Master franchise.
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E.
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich is a 2018 horror-comedy film in the long-running Puppet Master franchise, featuring murderous Nazi puppets unleashed during a deadly auction event.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.