Takeru Satō
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Takeru Satō is a Japanese actor best known internationally for starring as Himura Kenshin in the live-action Rurouni Kenshin film series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Takeru Satō canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3877532 — 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: Takeru Satō Context triple: [Satō, hasNotableBearer, Takeru Satō]
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A.
Naoki Tanaka
Naoki Tanaka is a Japanese politician and businessman known as the son of former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka and a member of the influential Tanaka political family.
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B.
Nobutaka Machimura
Nobutaka Machimura was a prominent Japanese Liberal Democratic Party politician who held key cabinet posts, including Minister for Foreign Affairs and Chief Cabinet Secretary, and served as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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C.
Yoshitsugu Saito
Yoshitsugu Saitō was an Imperial Japanese Army lieutenant general best known for leading Japan’s doomed defense of Saipan during World War II and dying in the battle.
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D.
Yoshinori Sakai
Yoshinori Sakai was a Japanese track athlete symbolically chosen to light the cauldron at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics because he was born in Hiroshima on the day the atomic bomb was dropped.
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E.
Norio Satō
Norio Satō is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a distinct namesake, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
- 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: Takeru Satō Target entity description: Takeru Satō is a Japanese actor best known internationally for starring as Himura Kenshin in the live-action Rurouni Kenshin film series.
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A.
Naoki Tanaka
Naoki Tanaka is a Japanese politician and businessman known as the son of former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka and a member of the influential Tanaka political family.
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B.
Nobutaka Machimura
Nobutaka Machimura was a prominent Japanese Liberal Democratic Party politician who held key cabinet posts, including Minister for Foreign Affairs and Chief Cabinet Secretary, and served as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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C.
Yoshitsugu Saito
Yoshitsugu Saitō was an Imperial Japanese Army lieutenant general best known for leading Japan’s doomed defense of Saipan during World War II and dying in the battle.
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D.
Yoshinori Sakai
Yoshinori Sakai was a Japanese track athlete symbolically chosen to light the cauldron at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics because he was born in Hiroshima on the day the atomic bomb was dropped.
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E.
Norio Satō
Norio Satō is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a distinct namesake, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese actor
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human ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 2006 ⓘ |
| agent | Amuse, Inc. ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Japan Academy Prize for Popularity Award (actor) ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1989-03-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Japan ⓘ |
| bloodType | A ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| debutWork | Princess Princess D (TV drama) ⓘ |
| eyeColor | brown ⓘ |
| familyName | Satō ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
film
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stage acting ⓘ television drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Takeru ⓘ |
| hairColor | black ⓘ |
| hasInstagramAccount | https://www.instagram.com/takeru_sato_official/ ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.satohtakeru.com/ ⓘ |
| hasYouTubeChannel | https://www.youtube.com/@satotakeru ⓘ |
| height | 170 cm ⓘ |
| knownFor | starring in live-action manga adaptations ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Takeru Satō ⓘ |
| nativeName | 佐藤 健 ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Himura Kenshin
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Ryotaro Nogami ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beck (2010 film)
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linked to:
Beck film series
Bloody Monday (TV drama) ⓘ
linked to:
Bloody Monday
If Cats Disappeared from the World ⓘ Inuyashiki (live-action film) ⓘ
linked to:
Inuyashiki
Kamen Rider Den-O ⓘ Q10 (TV drama) ⓘ Rookies (TV drama) ⓘ
linked to:
Rookies
Rurouni Kenshin (live-action film series) ⓘ Tenno no Ryoriban (The Emperor’s Cook) ⓘ The Liar and His Lover (2013 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Liar and His Lover
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| occupation |
actor
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voice actor ⓘ |
| portrayed |
Himura Kenshin in Rurouni Kenshin (2012 film)
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Himura Kenshin in Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno ⓘ Himura Kenshin in Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning ⓘ Himura Kenshin in Rurouni Kenshin: The Final ⓘ
linked to:
Himura Kenshin
Himura Kenshin in Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends ⓘ
linked to:
Himura Kenshin
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| residence |
Tokyo, Japan
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linked to:
Tokyo
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Takeru Satō Description of subject: Takeru Satō is a Japanese actor best known internationally for starring as Himura Kenshin in the live-action Rurouni Kenshin film series.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.