Iris Yamashita
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Iris Yamashita is a Japanese-American screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay for Clint Eastwood’s acclaimed World War II film "Letters from Iwo Jima," which earned her an Academy Award nomination.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Iris Yamashita canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5960534 — 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: Iris Yamashita Context triple: [Letters from Iwo Jima, screenwriter, Iris Yamashita]
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A.
Karen Tei Yamashita
Karen Tei Yamashita is a Japanese American novelist and playwright known for her innovative, genre-blending works that explore globalization, migration, and Asian American experiences.
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B.
Anne Watanabe
Anne Watanabe is a Japanese actress, model, and television presenter known for her work in film, drama series, and fashion, as well as for being the daughter of actor Ken Watanabe.
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C.
Yoko Tawada
Yoko Tawada is a Japanese-German writer known for her innovative, multilingual literature that explores themes of language, identity, and cultural displacement.
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D.
Michiko Itatani
Michiko Itatani is a Japanese-born contemporary artist known for her large-scale, cosmic-themed paintings and long career as a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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E.
Naomi Ishiguro
Naomi Ishiguro is a British writer known for her short story collection "Escape Routes" and as the daughter of Nobel Prize–winning author Kazuo Ishiguro.
- 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: Iris Yamashita Target entity description: Iris Yamashita is a Japanese-American screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay for Clint Eastwood’s acclaimed World War II film "Letters from Iwo Jima," which earned her an Academy Award nomination.
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A.
Karen Tei Yamashita
Karen Tei Yamashita is a Japanese American novelist and playwright known for her innovative, genre-blending works that explore globalization, migration, and Asian American experiences.
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B.
Anne Watanabe
Anne Watanabe is a Japanese actress, model, and television presenter known for her work in film, drama series, and fashion, as well as for being the daughter of actor Ken Watanabe.
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C.
Yoko Tawada
Yoko Tawada is a Japanese-German writer known for her innovative, multilingual literature that explores themes of language, identity, and cultural displacement.
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D.
Michiko Itatani
Michiko Itatani is a Japanese-born contemporary artist known for her large-scale, cosmic-themed paintings and long career as a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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E.
Naomi Ishiguro
Naomi Ishiguro is a British writer known for her short story collection "Escape Routes" and as the daughter of Nobel Prize–winning author Kazuo Ishiguro.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese-American
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film ⓘ film award ⓘ film director ⓘ person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Clint Eastwood ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Clint Eastwood ⓘ |
| genre | war film ⓘ |
| knownFor | screenplay for Letters from Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese-American ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ |
| notableWork | Letters from Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film director ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Iris Yamashita ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| subjectOf | critical acclaim for Letters from Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| workGenre | war film ⓘ |
| workLanguage |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| wroteScreenplayFor | Letters from Iwo Jima ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Iris Yamashita Description of subject: Iris Yamashita is a Japanese-American screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay for Clint Eastwood’s acclaimed World War II film "Letters from Iwo Jima," which earned her an Academy Award nomination.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.