Like a Dragon
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Like a Dragon is a long-running Japanese action-adventure and role-playing video game series by Sega, known for its crime drama storytelling, over-the-top combat, and detailed recreations of urban Japan.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8472743 — 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: Like a Dragon Context triple: [Sega, notableWork, Like a Dragon]
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A.
Crouching Dragon
Crouching Dragon is the famous style name of Zhuge Liang, the legendary strategist and statesman of the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history.
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B.
The Dragon
The Dragon is the legendary Chinese table tennis player Ma Long, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most dominant players in the sport’s history.
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C.
The Dragon
"The Dragon" is a track from Vangelis's 1979 electronic music album "China," blending synthesizer-driven soundscapes with an evocative, atmospheric style.
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D.
Snake and Sword
Snake and Sword is an adventure novel by British author Percival Christopher Wren, best known for its themes of military life, honor, and romance in colonial settings.
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E.
Nine Dragons
"Nine Dragons" is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch as he investigates a case that takes him from Los Angeles to Hong Kong.
- 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: Like a Dragon Target entity description: Like a Dragon is a long-running Japanese action-adventure and role-playing video game series by Sega, known for its crime drama storytelling, over-the-top combat, and detailed recreations of urban Japan.
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A.
Crouching Dragon
Crouching Dragon is the famous style name of Zhuge Liang, the legendary strategist and statesman of the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history.
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B.
The Dragon
The Dragon is the legendary Chinese table tennis player Ma Long, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most dominant players in the sport’s history.
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C.
The Dragon
"The Dragon" is a track from Vangelis's 1979 electronic music album "China," blending synthesizer-driven soundscapes with an evocative, atmospheric style.
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D.
Snake and Sword
Snake and Sword is an adventure novel by British author Percival Christopher Wren, best known for its themes of military life, honor, and romance in colonial settings.
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E.
Nine Dragons
"Nine Dragons" is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch as he investigates a case that takes him from Los Angeles to Hong Kong.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action-adventure video game series
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role-playing video game series ⓘ video game series ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo
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linked to:
Kabukichō
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| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| developer | Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio ⓘ |
| firstReleaseTitle | Yakuza ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| gameplayElement |
brawler-style combat
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minigames ⓘ side stories ⓘ turn-based combat in later entries ⓘ |
| genre |
action-adventure
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role-playing game ⓘ |
| hasEntry |
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
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linked to:
Like a Dragon
Yakuza ⓘ Yakuza 0 ⓘ
linked to:
Yakuza
Yakuza 2 ⓘ
linked to:
Yakuza
Yakuza 3 ⓘ
linked to:
Yakuza
Yakuza 4 ⓘ
linked to:
Yakuza
Yakuza 5 ⓘ
linked to:
Yakuza
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life ⓘ
linked to:
Yakuza
Yakuza: Like a Dragon ⓘ
linked to:
Like a Dragon
|
| hasMainCharacter |
Ichiban Kasuga
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Kazuma Kiryu ⓘ |
| hasMainSetting | fictional Tokyo district Kamurocho ⓘ |
| hasRemake |
Yakuza Kiwami
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linked to:
Yakuza
Yakuza Kiwami 2 ⓘ
linked to:
Yakuza
|
| hasSpinOff |
Judgment
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Lost Judgment ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cinematic cutscenes
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crime drama storytelling ⓘ detailed recreations of urban Japan ⓘ over-the-top combat ⓘ substantial narrative content ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalSeriesName | Yakuza ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Sega ⓘ |
| platform |
Microsoft Windows
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linked to:
Windows
PlayStation 2 ⓘ PlayStation 3 ⓘ
linked to:
Sony PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4 ⓘ PlayStation 5 ⓘ Xbox One ⓘ Xbox Series X/S ⓘ |
| publisher | Sega ⓘ |
| publisherLabel | Sega ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary Japan ⓘ |
| typicalTheme |
Japanese organized crime
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family and loyalty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Like a Dragon Description of subject: Like a Dragon is a long-running Japanese action-adventure and role-playing video game series by Sega, known for its crime drama storytelling, over-the-top combat, and detailed recreations of urban Japan.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Like a Dragon
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Takashi Miike
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notableWork
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Yakuza: Like a Dragon (film adaptation of game series as "Like a Dragon: Prologue" / related work)
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linked to: Like a Dragon