Tajōmaru
E710845
Tajōmaru is the notorious bandit whose conflicting testimonies drive the plot and themes of truth and perception in Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s short story "In a Grove."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tajōmaru canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7825894 — 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: Tajōmaru Context triple: [In a Grove, mainCharacter, Tajōmaru]
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A.
Masaru
Masaru is a Japanese given name commonly used for males and borne by various notable figures in fields such as technology, sports, and entertainment.
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B.
Tarō
Tarō is a common Japanese masculine given name, often written with kanji meaning "eldest son" and frequently used in traditional and modern Japanese culture.
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C.
Yodo-dono
Yodo-dono was a prominent Japanese noblewoman and political figure of the late Sengoku period, best known as Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s consort and the mother of his heir, Toyotomi Hideyori.
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D.
Kinnosuke
Kinnosuke is the given name of the renowned Japanese novelist Natsume Sōseki, a central figure in modern Japanese literature.
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E.
Gosamaru
Gosamaru was a prominent 15th-century Ryukyuan lord and military commander known for constructing key gusuku (castle) fortresses and playing a central role in the political unification of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
- 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: Tajōmaru Target entity description: Tajōmaru is the notorious bandit whose conflicting testimonies drive the plot and themes of truth and perception in Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s short story "In a Grove."
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A.
Masaru
Masaru is a Japanese given name commonly used for males and borne by various notable figures in fields such as technology, sports, and entertainment.
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B.
Tarō
Tarō is a common Japanese masculine given name, often written with kanji meaning "eldest son" and frequently used in traditional and modern Japanese culture.
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C.
Yodo-dono
Yodo-dono was a prominent Japanese noblewoman and political figure of the late Sengoku period, best known as Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s consort and the mother of his heir, Toyotomi Hideyori.
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D.
Kinnosuke
Kinnosuke is the given name of the renowned Japanese novelist Natsume Sōseki, a central figure in modern Japanese literature.
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E.
Gosamaru
Gosamaru was a prominent 15th-century Ryukyuan lord and military commander known for constructing key gusuku (castle) fortresses and playing a central role in the political unification of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandit
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
Rashomon (1950 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Rashōmon
|
| appearsIn | In a Grove ⓘ |
| basedInPeriod |
Heian-period Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Heian period
|
| commits |
murder
ⓘ
rape ⓘ |
| confessesTo |
assaulting Masago
ⓘ
killing Takehiro ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Ryūnosuke Akutagawa ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | In a Grove ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | In a Grove ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | Japanese literature ⓘ |
| includedInCollection |
Rashomon and Other Stories
ⓘ
linked to:
Rashōmon
|
| influencedConcept | Rashomon effect ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Japanese ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | iconic example of unreliable narration in modern Japanese fiction ⓘ |
| medium | short story ⓘ |
| moralAmbiguity | high ⓘ |
| motive |
desire for Masago
ⓘ
greed ⓘ |
| nameScript | 多襄丸 ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies subjectivity of truth
ⓘ
illustrates unreliability of eyewitness accounts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflicting testimony about a crime
ⓘ
raising questions about truth and perception ⓘ |
| occupation | bandit ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Toshiro Mifune
ⓘ
linked to:
Toshirō Mifune
|
| relationshipToCharacter |
abductor of Masago
ⓘ
attacker of Takehiro ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
antagonist
ⓘ
central character ⓘ unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| settingOfActions | forest near Kyoto ⓘ |
| testimonyCharacteristic |
contradictory with other accounts
ⓘ
self-justifying ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
honor and shame
ⓘ
relativity of truth ⓘ subjective memory ⓘ |
| victimOfCrime |
Masago
ⓘ
Takehiro ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | sword ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tajōmaru Description of subject: Tajōmaru is the notorious bandit whose conflicting testimonies drive the plot and themes of truth and perception in Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s short story "In a Grove."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.