The Quiet Duel
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The Quiet Duel is a 1949 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that explores the moral and emotional turmoil of a young doctor who contracts syphilis during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Quiet Duel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4245883 — 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: The Quiet Duel Context triple: [Akira Kurosawa, notableWork, The Quiet Duel]
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A.
The Duel
"The Duel" is a novella by Russian writer Anton Chekhov that explores moral conflict, spiritual crisis, and the clash of ideals in a provincial Caucasian town.
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B.
The Duellists
The Duellists is a 1977 historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott, known for its visually striking depiction of two French officers whose bitter rivalry leads to a series of duels during the Napoleonic era.
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C.
Skirmishes of an Untimely Man
Skirmishes of an Untimely Man is a section of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical work *Twilight of the Idols* in which he presents a series of brief, polemical reflections critiquing contemporary culture, morality, and philosophy.
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D.
The Silent Second
The Silent Second is the nickname of the U.S. Marine Corps’ 2nd Marine Division, a storied infantry division known for its combat service in major conflicts since World War II.
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E.
Death or Glory
Death or Glory is the famous traditional motto and emblem associated with the British Army’s Royal Lancers cavalry regiment, symbolizing their daring and willingness to face extreme danger.
- 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 Quiet Duel Target entity description: The Quiet Duel is a 1949 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that explores the moral and emotional turmoil of a young doctor who contracts syphilis during World War II.
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A.
The Duel
"The Duel" is a novella by Russian writer Anton Chekhov that explores moral conflict, spiritual crisis, and the clash of ideals in a provincial Caucasian town.
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B.
The Duellists
The Duellists is a 1977 historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott, known for its visually striking depiction of two French officers whose bitter rivalry leads to a series of duels during the Napoleonic era.
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C.
Skirmishes of an Untimely Man
Skirmishes of an Untimely Man is a section of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical work *Twilight of the Idols* in which he presents a series of brief, polemical reflections critiquing contemporary culture, morality, and philosophy.
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D.
The Silent Second
The Silent Second is the nickname of the U.S. Marine Corps’ 2nd Marine Division, a storied infantry division known for its combat service in major conflicts since World War II.
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E.
Death or Glory
Death or Glory is the famous traditional motto and emblem associated with the British Army’s Royal Lancers cavalry regiment, symbolizing their daring and willingness to face extreme danger.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Shizukanaru kettō ⓘ |
| basedOn | play by Kazuo Kikuta ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Soichi Aisaka ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| depicts | syphilis ⓘ |
| director | Akira Kurosawa ⓘ |
| distributor | Daiei Film ⓘ |
| editedBy | Toshio Goto ⓘ |
| explores |
personal sacrifice
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professional responsibility ⓘ stigma of disease ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | doctor ⓘ |
| musicBy | Akira Ifukube ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | young doctor who contracts syphilis ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Daiei Film ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1949 ⓘ |
| runtime | 95 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Akira Kurosawa ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| starring |
Miki Sanjō
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Takashi Shimura ⓘ Toshirō Mifune ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional turmoil
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medical ethics ⓘ moral conflict ⓘ sexually transmitted disease ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Quiet Duel Description of subject: The Quiet Duel is a 1949 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that explores the moral and emotional turmoil of a young doctor who contracts syphilis during World War II.
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