The Cool Mikado (1963 film)
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The Cool Mikado (1963 film) is a 1963 British musical comedy that reimagines Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta "The Mikado" in a contemporary, jazz-infused setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Cool Mikado (1963 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7904907 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Cool Mikado (1963 film) Context triple: [Stubby Kaye, playedIn, The Cool Mikado (1963 film)]
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Tampopo
Tampopo is a 1985 Japanese comedy film, often described as a "ramen Western," that humorously explores food, culture, and human relationships through the story of perfecting a bowl of ramen.
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B.
Mibu no Tadamine
Mibu no Tadamine was a prominent early Heian-period Japanese waka poet and courtier, known as one of the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry and an influential contributor to classical Japanese verse.
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C.
Bolero (1984 film)
Bolero (1984 film) is an erotic romantic drama starring Bo Derek that follows a young woman's quest to lose her virginity, notorious for its explicit content and poor critical reception.
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D.
Takadanobaba
Takadanobaba is a lively Tokyo neighborhood known for its student population, affordable eateries, and strong connections to nearby universities like Waseda.
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E.
The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well is a 1960 Japanese film noir–style drama directed by Akira Kurosawa that explores corporate corruption and revenge in postwar Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cool Mikado (1963 film) Target entity description: The Cool Mikado (1963 film) is a 1963 British musical comedy that reimagines Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta "The Mikado" in a contemporary, jazz-infused setting.
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A.
Tampopo
Tampopo is a 1985 Japanese comedy film, often described as a "ramen Western," that humorously explores food, culture, and human relationships through the story of perfecting a bowl of ramen.
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B.
Mibu no Tadamine
Mibu no Tadamine was a prominent early Heian-period Japanese waka poet and courtier, known as one of the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry and an influential contributor to classical Japanese verse.
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C.
Bolero (1984 film)
Bolero (1984 film) is an erotic romantic drama starring Bo Derek that follows a young woman's quest to lose her virginity, notorious for its explicit content and poor critical reception.
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D.
Takadanobaba
Takadanobaba is a lively Tokyo neighborhood known for its student population, affordable eateries, and strong connections to nearby universities like Waseda.
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E.
The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well is a 1960 Japanese film noir–style drama directed by Akira Kurosawa that explores corporate corruption and revenge in postwar Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Mikado ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Mikado ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy |
Arthur Sullivan
ⓘ
W. S. Gilbert ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfProduction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Michael Winner ⓘ |
| featuresElement | contemporary reinterpretation of operetta ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
musical comedy ⓘ musical film ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationType | film adaptation of stage operetta ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | jazz-infused ⓘ |
| musicBy | Gilbert and Sullivan ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfTradition | British film adaptations of Gilbert and Sullivan works ⓘ |
| producer | Harold Baim ⓘ |
| reimagines | The Mikado as a modern jazz musical ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Michael Winner ⓘ |
| settingDescription | contemporary setting ⓘ |
| title | The Cool Mikado ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Cool Mikado (1963 film) Description of subject: The Cool Mikado (1963 film) is a 1963 British musical comedy that reimagines Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta "The Mikado" in a contemporary, jazz-infused setting.
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