Toru Minegishi
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Toru Minegishi is a Japanese video game composer best known for his work on major Nintendo franchises such as The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Toru Minegishi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3649079 — 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: Toru Minegishi Context triple: [Super Mario 3D World, composer, Toru Minegishi]
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A.
Minoru Ōta
Minoru Ōta was an Imperial Japanese Navy rear admiral who led the defense of the Oroku Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II and became known for his final message praising the Okinawan people.
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B.
Ryoichi Hatayama
Ryoichi Hatayama is a Jaeger pilot in the Pacific Rim universe, known for co-piloting the Mark-6 Jaeger Guardian Bravo against kaiju threats.
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C.
Tatsuhiko Kawashima
Tatsuhiko Kawashima is a Japanese academic and former professor best known as the father of Princess Kiko of the Japanese Imperial Family.
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D.
Toshi Yoshida
Toshi Yoshida is a Japanese woodblock print artist known for his modern interpretations of traditional ukiyo-e techniques and his association with the Yoshida family of artists.
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E.
Yūsaku Kamekura
Yūsaku Kamekura was a pioneering Japanese graphic designer renowned for his modernist posters and visual identities, including iconic work for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
- 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: Toru Minegishi Target entity description: Toru Minegishi is a Japanese video game composer best known for his work on major Nintendo franchises such as The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario.
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A.
Minoru Ōta
Minoru Ōta was an Imperial Japanese Navy rear admiral who led the defense of the Oroku Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II and became known for his final message praising the Okinawan people.
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B.
Ryoichi Hatayama
Ryoichi Hatayama is a Jaeger pilot in the Pacific Rim universe, known for co-piloting the Mark-6 Jaeger Guardian Bravo against kaiju threats.
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C.
Tatsuhiko Kawashima
Tatsuhiko Kawashima is a Japanese academic and former professor best known as the father of Princess Kiko of the Japanese Imperial Family.
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D.
Toshi Yoshida
Toshi Yoshida is a Japanese woodblock print artist known for his modern interpretations of traditional ukiyo-e techniques and his association with the Yoshida family of artists.
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E.
Yūsaku Kamekura
Yūsaku Kamekura was a pioneering Japanese graphic designer renowned for his modernist posters and visual identities, including iconic work for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese composer
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human ⓘ video game composer ⓘ |
| activeIn | video game industry ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Asuka Ohta
NERFINISHED
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Hajime Wakai NERFINISHED ⓘ Koji Kondo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nintendo EAD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| employer |
Nintendo
NERFINISHED
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Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development NERFINISHED ⓘ Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music composition
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sound design ⓘ |
| genre | video game music ⓘ |
| hasRole |
composer
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sound designer ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Toru Minegishi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 峰岸透 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
composing music for Super Mario franchise
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composing music for The Legend of Zelda franchise ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Super Mario series music
NERFINISHED
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The Legend of Zelda series music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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video game composer ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Animal Crossing
NERFINISHED
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Mario Kart 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mario Kart 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Splatoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Splatoon 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Super Mario Sunshine NERFINISHED ⓘ The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild NERFINISHED ⓘ The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask NERFINISHED ⓘ The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword NERFINISHED ⓘ The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker NERFINISHED ⓘ The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Toru Minegishi Description of subject: Toru Minegishi is a Japanese video game composer best known for his work on major Nintendo franchises such as The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.