The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail is a 1945 Japanese period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, adapted from a traditional kabuki play about a disguised lord and his loyal retainers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail canonical | 1 |
| The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail | 1 |
| 虎の尾を踏む男達 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail Context triple: [Akira Kurosawa, notableWork, The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail]
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A.
The Tiger and the Snow
The Tiger and the Snow is a 2005 Italian romantic comedy-drama film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni, blending humor and tragedy against the backdrop of the Iraq War.
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B.
Tiger of Malaya
Tiger of Malaya is the famous wartime nickname of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, noted for his rapid conquest of British Malaya and Singapore during World War II.
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C.
Tigers of Shanghai
Tigers of Shanghai is a professional esports team associated with the Gen.G organization, known for competing in high-level competitive gaming tournaments.
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D.
The White Peacock
The White Peacock is D. H. Lawrence’s debut novel, exploring complex human relationships, class tensions, and the conflict between industrialization and nature in rural England.
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E.
The Lion Hunt
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- 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 Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail Target entity description: The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail is a 1945 Japanese period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, adapted from a traditional kabuki play about a disguised lord and his loyal retainers.
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A.
The Tiger and the Snow
The Tiger and the Snow is a 2005 Italian romantic comedy-drama film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni, blending humor and tragedy against the backdrop of the Iraq War.
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B.
Tiger of Malaya
Tiger of Malaya is the famous wartime nickname of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, noted for his rapid conquest of British Malaya and Singapore during World War II.
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C.
Tigers of Shanghai
Tigers of Shanghai is a professional esports team associated with the Gen.G organization, known for competing in high-level competitive gaming tournaments.
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D.
The White Peacock
The White Peacock is D. H. Lawrence’s debut novel, exploring complex human relationships, class tensions, and the conflict between industrialization and nature in rural England.
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E.
The Lion Hunt
The Lion Hunt is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting a violent, dynamic struggle between hunters and lions, celebrated for its intense movement and vivid realism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese film
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film ⓘ jidaigeki film ⓘ period drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Noh play Ataka
ⓘ
kabuki play Kanjinchō ⓘ |
| castMember |
Akitake Kōno
ⓘ
Dekao Yokoo ⓘ Denjirō Ōkōchi ⓘ Ichirō Sugai ⓘ Ken'ichi Enomoto ⓘ Masayuki Mori ⓘ Susumu Fujita ⓘ Yasuo Hisamatsu ⓘ Yoshio Kosugi ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | banned by Allied occupation authorities in Japan for a period after World War II ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Takeo Itō
ⓘ
linked to:
Takeo Ito
|
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| depicts | Minamoto no Yoshitsune's flight from his brother Minamoto no Yoritomo ⓘ |
| director | Akira Kurosawa ⓘ |
| distributor | Toho ⓘ |
| editor | Akira Kurosawa ⓘ |
| filmingPeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| filmSeriesPosition | early film of Akira Kurosawa ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
ⓘ
period drama ⓘ |
| hasCheckpointScene | Ataka barrier ⓘ |
| leadActor | Denjirō Ōkōchi ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Benkei
ⓘ
Minamoto no Yoshitsune ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Seiichi Suzuki ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
disguise
ⓘ
duty ⓘ loyalty ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptation of traditional kabuki and Noh theatre to cinema
ⓘ
use of comic porter character not present in the original plays ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
虎の尾を踏む男達
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linked to:
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
|
| originalTitleLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A lord travels in disguise with his loyal retainers to evade capture at a checkpoint ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Toho ⓘ |
| releaseContext | released shortly after the end of World War II in Japan ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 59 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Akira Kurosawa ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Heian period ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
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