Akumajō Dracula
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Akumajō Dracula is the original Japanese title of the classic Konami action-platformer game known internationally as Castlevania, which launched the long-running gothic horror game franchise.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akumajou Dracula | 1 |
| Akumajō Dracula canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8521207 — 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: Akumajō Dracula Context triple: [Castlevania (Akumajō Dracula), originalTitle, Akumajō Dracula]
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A.
Mr. Vampire
Mr. Vampire is a classic 1985 Hong Kong horror-comedy film that popularized the hopping vampire (jiangshi) genre and became a landmark of Chinese supernatural cinema.
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B.
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave is a 1968 British gothic horror film in the Dracula series, starring Christopher Lee as the iconic vampire Count Dracula.
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C.
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Taste the Blood of Dracula is a 1970 British gothic horror film in the long-running Dracula series, starring Christopher Lee as the iconic vampire.
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D.
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Dracula: Prince of Darkness is a 1966 British gothic horror film featuring Christopher Lee as Count Dracula in one of Hammer Film Productions’ classic vampire sequels.
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E.
The Tomb of Dracula
The Tomb of Dracula is a classic Marvel Comics horror series that prominently features Dracula and introduced the vampire hunter Blade.
- 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: Akumajō Dracula Target entity description: Akumajō Dracula is the original Japanese title of the classic Konami action-platformer game known internationally as Castlevania, which launched the long-running gothic horror game franchise.
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A.
Mr. Vampire
Mr. Vampire is a classic 1985 Hong Kong horror-comedy film that popularized the hopping vampire (jiangshi) genre and became a landmark of Chinese supernatural cinema.
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B.
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave is a 1968 British gothic horror film in the Dracula series, starring Christopher Lee as the iconic vampire Count Dracula.
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C.
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Taste the Blood of Dracula is a 1970 British gothic horror film in the long-running Dracula series, starring Christopher Lee as the iconic vampire.
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D.
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Dracula: Prince of Darkness is a 1966 British gothic horror film featuring Christopher Lee as Count Dracula in one of Hammer Film Productions’ classic vampire sequels.
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E.
The Tomb of Dracula
The Tomb of Dracula is a classic Marvel Comics horror series that prominently features Dracula and introduced the vampire hunter Blade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action-platform game
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horror video game ⓘ single-player video game ⓘ video game ⓘ |
| antagonist | Count Dracula ⓘ |
| artStyle | 8-bit pixel art ⓘ |
| audio | chiptune soundtrack ⓘ |
| belongsToFranchise |
Castlevania
ⓘ
linked to:
Castlevania series
|
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| developer | Konami ⓘ |
| feature |
boss battles
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health bar ⓘ hearts as ammunition for sub-weapons ⓘ limited lives system ⓘ stage-based progression ⓘ |
| firstReleasePlatform | Family Computer Disk System ⓘ |
| franchiseStarterOf |
Castlevania franchise
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linked to:
Castlevania series
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| gameMode | single-player ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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gothic horror ⓘ platformer ⓘ |
| hasSubWeapons |
boomerang cross
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dagger ⓘ holy water ⓘ stopwatch ⓘ throwing axe ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
good versus evil
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vampire hunting ⓘ |
| influenced | later Castlevania games ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging difficulty
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gothic atmosphere ⓘ iconic music ⓘ |
| notableWeapon | Vampire Killer whip ⓘ |
| originalTitleOf |
Castlevania
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linked to:
Castlevania (Akumajō Dracula)
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| partOf | Castlevania series ⓘ |
| perspective | side-scrolling ⓘ |
| platform |
Amiga
ⓘ
Commodore 64 ⓘ Family Computer Disk System ⓘ MSX2 ⓘ Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ PC (various ports and compilations) ⓘ |
| playerCharacter | Simon Belmont ⓘ |
| protagonist | Simon Belmont ⓘ |
| publisher | Konami ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| series |
Castlevania
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linked to:
Castlevania (Akumajō Dracula)
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| setting |
Dracula's Castle
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linked to:
Dracula's castle
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Akumajō Dracula Description of subject: Akumajō Dracula is the original Japanese title of the classic Konami action-platformer game known internationally as Castlevania, which launched the long-running gothic horror game franchise.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Akumajō Dracula