Seven Samurai
E424003
Seven Samurai is a landmark 1954 Japanese epic samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa, renowned for its innovative storytelling, ensemble cast, and lasting influence on world cinema and action filmmaking.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Seven Samurai canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4245827 — 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: Seven Samurai Context triple: [Akira Kurosawa, notableWork, Seven Samurai]
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A.
47 Ronin
47 Ronin is a 2013 fantasy action film loosely inspired by the Japanese legend of the forty-seven rōnin, blending samurai drama with supernatural elements.
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The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai is a 2003 historical epic film directed by Edward Zwick that follows an American military advisor who becomes immersed in samurai culture during Japan’s Meiji Restoration.
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Blade of the 47 Ronin
Blade of the 47 Ronin is a modern action-fantasy film that continues the samurai-themed story of the original 47 Ronin with a contemporary, supernatural twist.
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D.
The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai is a critically acclaimed 2002 Japanese period drama film that portrays the quiet, impoverished life and moral struggles of a low-ranking samurai on the eve of the Meiji Restoration.
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E.
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven is a classic 1960 American Western film, inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, that follows a group of hired gunmen defending a Mexican village from bandits.
- 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: Seven Samurai Target entity description: Seven Samurai is a landmark 1954 Japanese epic samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa, renowned for its innovative storytelling, ensemble cast, and lasting influence on world cinema and action filmmaking.
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A.
47 Ronin
47 Ronin is a 2013 fantasy action film loosely inspired by the Japanese legend of the forty-seven rōnin, blending samurai drama with supernatural elements.
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B.
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai is a 2003 historical epic film directed by Edward Zwick that follows an American military advisor who becomes immersed in samurai culture during Japan’s Meiji Restoration.
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C.
Blade of the 47 Ronin
Blade of the 47 Ronin is a modern action-fantasy film that continues the samurai-themed story of the original 47 Ronin with a contemporary, supernatural twist.
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D.
The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai is a critically acclaimed 2002 Japanese period drama film that portrays the quiet, impoverished life and moral struggles of a low-ranking samurai on the eve of the Meiji Restoration.
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E.
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven is a classic 1960 American Western film, inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, that follows a group of hired gunmen defending a Mexican village from bandits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese film
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black-and-white film ⓘ epic film ⓘ film ⓘ samurai film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Silver Lion nomination at Venice Film Festival ⓘ |
| castMember |
Daisuke Katō
NERFINISHED
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Isao Kimura NERFINISHED ⓘ Keiko Tsushima NERFINISHED ⓘ Minoru Chiaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Seiji Miyaguchi NERFINISHED ⓘ Takashi Shimura NERFINISHED ⓘ Toshiro Mifune NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoshio Inaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Asakazu Nakai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Fumio Hayasaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| director | Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Toho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestival | Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
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drama film ⓘ jidaigeki ⓘ |
| hasCinematographicTechnique |
deep focus cinematography
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multi-camera shooting for action scenes ⓘ telephoto lens use in battle scenes ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice | recruitment of heroes to defend a village ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class conflict
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collective heroism ⓘ honor ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| influencedWork |
A Bug's Life
NERFINISHED
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Samurai 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Magnificent Seven NERFINISHED ⓘ The Seven Magnificent Gladiators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Gorobei Katayama
NERFINISHED
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Heihachi Hayashida NERFINISHED ⓘ Kambei Shimada NERFINISHED ⓘ Katsushiro Okamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Kikuchiyo NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyuzo NERFINISHED ⓘ Shichiroji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on world cinema
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innovative use of ensemble cast ⓘ pioneering action editing techniques ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese cinema canon ⓘ |
| producer | Sojiro Motoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Toho
NERFINISHED
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Toho Company, Ltd. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1954 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the greatest films of all time ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 207 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Akira Kurosawa
NERFINISHED
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Hideo Oguni NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinobu Hashimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Sengoku period ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Japanese village ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Seven Samurai Description of subject: Seven Samurai is a landmark 1954 Japanese epic samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa, renowned for its innovative storytelling, ensemble cast, and lasting influence on world cinema and action filmmaking.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Magnificent Seven