Blood on the Sun
E639668
Blood on the Sun is a 1945 American film noir–style war drama starring James Cagney, centered on a newspaper editor uncovering a Japanese militarist conspiracy before World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blood on the Sun canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7072044 — 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: Blood on the Sun Context triple: [John Emery, notableWork, Blood on the Sun]
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A.
The Dark of the Sun
The Dark of the Sun is a 1965 adventure novel by Wilbur Smith set during the Congo Crisis, following mercenaries on a perilous mission through war-torn Central Africa.
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B.
Valley of Blood
Valley of Blood is the literal meaning of the name "Khunjerab," a high mountain pass on the border between Pakistan and China known for its dramatic terrain and historical peril.
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C.
The Shadowed Sun
The Shadowed Sun is a fantasy novel by N. K. Jemisin that continues her Dreamblood duology with a richly imagined world, political intrigue, and explorations of power, faith, and healing.
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D.
Under a Blood Red Sky
Under a Blood Red Sky is a live album by Irish rock band U2, renowned for capturing the energy and intensity of their early concert performances.
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E.
Behind the Sun
"Behind the Sun" is a Brazilian drama film directed by Walter Salles that explores family honor, violence, and coming-of-age in the rural Northeast at the turn of the 20th century.
- 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: Blood on the Sun Target entity description: Blood on the Sun is a 1945 American film noir–style war drama starring James Cagney, centered on a newspaper editor uncovering a Japanese militarist conspiracy before World War II.
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A.
The Dark of the Sun
The Dark of the Sun is a 1965 adventure novel by Wilbur Smith set during the Congo Crisis, following mercenaries on a perilous mission through war-torn Central Africa.
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B.
Valley of Blood
Valley of Blood is the literal meaning of the name "Khunjerab," a high mountain pass on the border between Pakistan and China known for its dramatic terrain and historical peril.
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C.
The Shadowed Sun
The Shadowed Sun is a fantasy novel by N. K. Jemisin that continues her Dreamblood duology with a richly imagined world, political intrigue, and explorations of power, faith, and healing.
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D.
Under a Blood Red Sky
Under a Blood Red Sky is a live album by Irish rock band U2, renowned for capturing the energy and intensity of their early concert performances.
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E.
Behind the Sun
"Behind the Sun" is a Brazilian drama film directed by Walter Salles that explores family honor, violence, and coming-of-age in the rural Northeast at the turn of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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film noir–style film ⓘ |
| academyAwardYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy |
A. Roland Fields
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wiard Ihnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Academy Award for Best Art Direction–Interior Decoration, Black-and-White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | short story "Blood on the Sun" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Lester Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Arthur Bickett
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Col. Hideki Tojo NERFINISHED ⓘ Iris Hilliard NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Condon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohashi NERFINISHED ⓘ Premier Tanaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Theodore Sparkuhl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Edward Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryDepicted | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Frank Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy | Edward Curtiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
anti-militarism
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journalism ⓘ political conspiracy ⓘ |
| leadActor | James Cagney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Sylvia Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Miklós Rózsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An American newspaper editor in Tokyo uncovers a Japanese militarist conspiracy before World War II. ⓘ |
| producer | William Cagney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | William Cagney Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1945-05-31 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 98 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Lester Cole
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nathaniel Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | pre–World War II era ⓘ |
| starring |
Hugh Beaumont
NERFINISHED
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James Cagney NERFINISHED ⓘ John Emery NERFINISHED ⓘ Marvin Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Porter Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosemary DeCamp NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylvia Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallace Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Blood on the Sun Description of subject: Blood on the Sun is a 1945 American film noir–style war drama starring James Cagney, centered on a newspaper editor uncovering a Japanese militarist conspiracy before World War II.
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