Toshirō Obata
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Toshirō Obata is a Japanese martial artist, swordsman, and actor known for his roles in American action films and for founding the Shinkendo school of Japanese swordsmanship.
All labels observed (1)
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| Toshirō Obata canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22767556 — 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: Toshirō Obata Context triple: [Showdown in Little Tokyo, starring, Toshirō Obata]
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A.
Takeshi Obata
Takeshi Obata is a renowned Japanese manga artist best known for illustrating popular series such as Death Note, Hikaru no Go, and Bakuman.
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B.
Shohei Otomo
Shohei Otomo is a contemporary Japanese illustrator known for his highly detailed, hyper-stylized drawings that blend traditional Japanese motifs with punk and pop culture influences.
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C.
Shinichirō Watanabe
Shinichirō Watanabe is a renowned Japanese anime director best known for creating the influential series Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo.
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D.
Tetsuya Watanabe
Tetsuya Watanabe is a Japanese professional shogi player known for competing at the highest levels of Japan’s traditional board game.
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E.
Ryuhei Kitamura
Ryuhei Kitamura is a Japanese filmmaker known for his stylish, action-heavy genre movies, including the cult hit "Versus" and the kaiju film "Godzilla: Final Wars."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Toshirō Obata Target entity description: Toshirō Obata is a Japanese martial artist, swordsman, and actor known for his roles in American action films and for founding the Shinkendo school of Japanese swordsmanship.
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A.
Takeshi Obata
Takeshi Obata is a renowned Japanese manga artist best known for illustrating popular series such as Death Note, Hikaru no Go, and Bakuman.
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B.
Shohei Otomo
Shohei Otomo is a contemporary Japanese illustrator known for his highly detailed, hyper-stylized drawings that blend traditional Japanese motifs with punk and pop culture influences.
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C.
Shinichirō Watanabe
Shinichirō Watanabe is a renowned Japanese anime director best known for creating the influential series Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo.
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D.
Tetsuya Watanabe
Tetsuya Watanabe is a Japanese professional shogi player known for competing at the highest levels of Japan’s traditional board game.
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E.
Ryuhei Kitamura
Ryuhei Kitamura is a Japanese filmmaker known for his stylish, action-heavy genre movies, including the cult hit "Versus" and the kaiju film "Godzilla: Final Wars."
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.