Nagisa Oshima
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Nagisa Oshima was a pioneering and controversial Japanese film director known for his politically charged, avant-garde works that challenged social and cinematic conventions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nagisa Oshima canonical | 2 |
| Nagisa Ōshima | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6958115 — 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: Nagisa Oshima Context triple: [Jeremy Thomas, workedWith, Nagisa Oshima]
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A.
Kenzo Oshima
Kenzo Oshima was a Japanese diplomat who served as the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.
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B.
Yasujiro Tsutsumi
Yasujiro Tsutsumi was a powerful Japanese businessman and politician who built a vast corporate empire, including the Seibu Group, and became one of the wealthiest individuals in postwar Japan.
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C.
Imamura Shohei
Imamura Shohei was a pioneering Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his gritty, humanistic portrayals of postwar Japanese society and for winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes twice.
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D.
Akira Ifukube
Akira Ifukube was a Japanese composer best known for his iconic film scores for the Godzilla series and other Toho kaiju movies.
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E.
Takeuchi Shinichiro
Takeuchi Shinichiro was a Japanese architect best known for his role in designing Tokyo’s National Diet Building, the seat of Japan’s national legislature.
- 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: Nagisa Oshima Target entity description: Nagisa Oshima was a pioneering and controversial Japanese film director known for his politically charged, avant-garde works that challenged social and cinematic conventions.
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A.
Kenzo Oshima
Kenzo Oshima was a Japanese diplomat who served as the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.
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B.
Yasujiro Tsutsumi
Yasujiro Tsutsumi was a powerful Japanese businessman and politician who built a vast corporate empire, including the Seibu Group, and became one of the wealthiest individuals in postwar Japan.
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C.
Imamura Shohei
Imamura Shohei was a pioneering Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his gritty, humanistic portrayals of postwar Japanese society and for winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes twice.
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D.
Akira Ifukube
Akira Ifukube was a Japanese composer best known for his iconic film scores for the Godzilla series and other Toho kaiju movies.
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E.
Takeuchi Shinichiro
Takeuchi Shinichiro was a Japanese architect best known for his role in designing Tokyo’s National Diet Building, the seat of Japan’s national legislature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Blue Ribbon Awards
NERFINISHED
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Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Kinema Junpo Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1932-03-31 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2013-01-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Kyoto University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Shochiku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
ⓘ
political cinema ⓘ |
| founded | Sozosha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
erotic film ⓘ political film ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary Japanese filmmakers ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Japanese postwar politics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| movement |
Japanese New Wave
NERFINISHED
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avant-garde cinema ⓘ |
| name | Nagisa Oshima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 大島渚 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging Japanese social norms
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politically charged films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Boy
NERFINISHED
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Cruel Story of Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ Death by Hanging NERFINISHED ⓘ Empire of Passion NERFINISHED ⓘ In the Realm of the Senses NERFINISHED ⓘ Max, Mon Amour NERFINISHED ⓘ Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ Night and Fog in Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Taboo NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kyoto Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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Kyoto, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Akiko Koyama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nagisa Oshima Description of subject: Nagisa Oshima was a pioneering and controversial Japanese film director known for his politically charged, avant-garde works that challenged social and cinematic conventions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nagisa Ōshima