Kitaro
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Kitaro is a Japanese fantasy film adaptation of Shigeru Mizuki’s manga "GeGeGe no Kitaro," centered on a yokai boy who mediates between the human and spirit worlds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kitaro canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23421750 — 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: Kitaro Context triple: [Tsuyoshi Ihara, actedIn, Kitaro]
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A.
Kitaro
Kitaro is a pioneering Japanese new-age composer and multi-instrumentalist known for his atmospheric, synthesizer-based soundscapes and influential albums like the "Silk Road" series.
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B.
Kitaro
Kitaro was a pioneering Japanese philosopher best known as the founder of the Kyoto School, which integrated Western philosophy with Eastern, especially Zen Buddhist, thought.
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C.
Yoshiki Haruhana
Yoshiki Haruhana is a Japanese artist best known for his illustration and design work on the video game Super Mario Sunshine.
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D.
Sanshin
Sanshin is a traditional three-stringed lute from the Ryukyu Islands, considered a central instrument in Okinawan music and culture.
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E.
Sanshin
Sanshin is a revered mountain spirit in Korean tradition, often depicted as an old man associated with nature, protection, and local guardian deities.
- 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: Kitaro Target entity description: Kitaro is a Japanese fantasy film adaptation of Shigeru Mizuki’s manga "GeGeGe no Kitaro," centered on a yokai boy who mediates between the human and spirit worlds.
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A.
Kitaro
Kitaro is a pioneering Japanese new-age composer and multi-instrumentalist known for his atmospheric, synthesizer-based soundscapes and influential albums like the "Silk Road" series.
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B.
Kitaro
Kitaro was a pioneering Japanese philosopher best known as the founder of the Kyoto School, which integrated Western philosophy with Eastern, especially Zen Buddhist, thought.
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C.
Yoshiki Haruhana
Yoshiki Haruhana is a Japanese artist best known for his illustration and design work on the video game Super Mario Sunshine.
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D.
Sanshin
Sanshin is a traditional three-stringed lute from the Ryukyu Islands, considered a central instrument in Okinawan music and culture.
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E.
Sanshin
Sanshin is a revered mountain spirit in Korean tradition, often depicted as an old man associated with nature, protection, and local guardian deities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.