Pachinko
E458043
Pachinko is a critically acclaimed historical novel by Min Jin Lee that follows a Korean family across generations as they navigate life, discrimination, and identity in Japan during the 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pachinko canonical | 9 |
| Pachinko (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4660197 — 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: Pachinko Context triple: [Noah Harpster, notableWork, Pachinko]
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A.
Lucky Lady
Lucky Lady is a 1975 American caper comedy film set during Prohibition, starring Gene Hackman, Liza Minnelli, and Burt Reynolds as rum-runners in Mexico.
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B.
Tokyo Chiken
Tokyo Chiken is the commonly used abbreviated name for the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, a key prosecutorial authority in Japan’s capital.
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C.
Le Tote
Le Tote is a fashion rental subscription service company that expanded into traditional retail by acquiring the historic department store chain Lord & Taylor.
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D.
Oshiage
Oshiage is a district in Sumida, Tokyo, best known as the location of the Tokyo Skytree and its surrounding commercial complex.
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E.
Chisan-ha
Chisan-ha is a major subsect of Japanese Shingon Buddhism known for its esoteric practices and network of temples centered historically around Chishaku-in in Kyoto.
- 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: Pachinko Target entity description: Pachinko is a critically acclaimed historical novel by Min Jin Lee that follows a Korean family across generations as they navigate life, discrimination, and identity in Japan during the 20th century.
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A.
Lucky Lady
Lucky Lady is a 1975 American caper comedy film set during Prohibition, starring Gene Hackman, Liza Minnelli, and Burt Reynolds as rum-runners in Mexico.
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B.
Tokyo Chiken
Tokyo Chiken is the commonly used abbreviated name for the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, a key prosecutorial authority in Japan’s capital.
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C.
Le Tote
Le Tote is a fashion rental subscription service company that expanded into traditional retail by acquiring the historic department store chain Lord & Taylor.
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D.
Oshiage
Oshiage is a district in Sumida, Tokyo, best known as the location of the Tokyo Skytree and its surrounding commercial complex.
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E.
Chisan-ha
Chisan-ha is a major subsect of Japanese Shingon Buddhism known for its esoteric practices and network of temples centered historically around Chishaku-in in Kyoto.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptationPlatform | Apple TV+ ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television series ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Pachinko (TV series)
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linked to:
Pachinko
|
| author | Min Jin Lee ⓘ |
| character |
Hansu
ⓘ
Hoonie ⓘ Isak ⓘ Mozasu ⓘ Noa ⓘ Solomon ⓘ Sunja ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverSubject | pachinko parlors ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| explores |
economic survival
ⓘ
faith and religion ⓘ gender roles ⓘ racism against Koreans in Japan ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Zainichi Koreans
ⓘ
linked to:
Koreans
|
| genre |
family saga
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| includedIn | The New York Times 10 Best Books of 2017 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
assimilation
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colonialism ⓘ discrimination ⓘ family ⓘ identity ⓘ immigration ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of pachinko industry in Japan
ⓘ
portrayal of Korean diaspora in Japan ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Pachinko ⓘ |
| pages | approximately 496 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Sunja ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| publisher | Grand Central Publishing ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Japan
ⓘ
Korea ⓘ |
| settingPeriodEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| settingPeriodStart | 1910s ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor | National Book Award for Fiction ⓘ |
| structure | multi-generational saga ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | pachinko game ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pachinko Description of subject: Pachinko is a critically acclaimed historical novel by Min Jin Lee that follows a Korean family across generations as they navigate life, discrimination, and identity in Japan during the 20th century.
Referenced by (10)
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