Scandal
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Scandal is a 1950 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that critiques tabloid journalism and the invasion of privacy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Scandal canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4245882 — 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: Scandal Context triple: [Akira Kurosawa, notableWork, Scandal]
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A.
Scandal
Scandal is a political thriller television series created by Shonda Rhimes that follows crisis manager Olivia Pope as she navigates high-stakes scandals in Washington, D.C.
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B.
Scandal
Scandal is a 1989 British drama film that dramatizes the real-life Profumo affair, a major 1960s political sex scandal in the United Kingdom.
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C.
Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal is a psychological drama film centered on the toxic relationship between a lonely, manipulative teacher and a younger colleague whose illicit affair she exploits.
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D.
Anatomy of a Scandal
Anatomy of a Scandal is a British psychological thriller television series that explores themes of power, privilege, and consent within the world of politics and the legal system.
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E.
Scandale Beck
Scandale Beck is a small stream in Cumbria, England, that flows through the Lake District fells before joining the River Eden.
- 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: Scandal Target entity description: Scandal is a 1950 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that critiques tabloid journalism and the invasion of privacy.
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A.
Scandal
Scandal is a political thriller television series created by Shonda Rhimes that follows crisis manager Olivia Pope as she navigates high-stakes scandals in Washington, D.C.
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B.
Scandal
Scandal is a 1989 British drama film that dramatizes the real-life Profumo affair, a major 1960s political sex scandal in the United Kingdom.
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C.
Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal is a psychological drama film centered on the toxic relationship between a lonely, manipulative teacher and a younger colleague whose illicit affair she exploits.
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D.
Anatomy of a Scandal
Anatomy of a Scandal is a British psychological thriller television series that explores themes of power, privilege, and consent within the world of politics and the legal system.
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E.
Scandale Beck
Scandale Beck is a small stream in Cumbria, England, that flows through the Lake District fells before joining the River Eden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese film
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black-and-white film ⓘ drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| castMember |
Eitaro Shindo
NERFINISHED
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Kichijiro Ueda NERFINISHED ⓘ Minoru Chiaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Noriko Sengoku NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakae Ozawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Yamaguchi NERFINISHED ⓘ Takashi Shimura NERFINISHED ⓘ Toshiro Mifune NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoko Katsuragi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Toshio Ubukata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| director | Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Shochiku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Toshio Goto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| format | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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legal drama ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Shūbun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Hiruta
NERFINISHED
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Ichiro Aoye NERFINISHED ⓘ Miyako Saijo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActor | Toshiro Mifune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Shirley Yamaguchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
celebrity culture
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defamation ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ invasion of privacy ⓘ tabloid journalism ⓘ |
| musicBy | Fumio Hayasaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | lawsuit against a scandal magazine ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOfFilmographyOf | Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
corruption in the legal system
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ethical issues in journalism ⓘ |
| producer | Takashi Koide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Shochiku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1950-04-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 104 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Akira Kurosawa
NERFINISHED
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Ryūzō Kikushima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | postwar Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scandal Description of subject: Scandal is a 1950 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that critiques tabloid journalism and the invasion of privacy.
Referenced by (4)
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