Hirokazu Yasuhara
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Hirokazu Yasuhara is a Japanese video game designer best known for his key role in designing and directing the early Sonic the Hedgehog games at Sega.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hirokazu Yasuhara canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8412485 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hirokazu Yasuhara Context triple: [Sonic the Hedgehog, creator, Hirokazu Yasuhara]
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A.
Toshio Shiratori
Toshio Shiratori was a Japanese diplomat and political figure who was convicted as a Class A war criminal for his role in promoting Japan’s militaristic expansion before and during World War II.
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B.
Yoshihiro Ushijima
Yoshihiro Ushijima is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Ushijima surname.
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C.
Shintaro Fujinami
Shintaro Fujinami is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher known for his power arm and early stardom in Nippon Professional Baseball before moving to Major League Baseball.
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D.
Hideo Oguni
Hideo Oguni was a prominent Japanese screenwriter best known for his collaborations with director Akira Kurosawa on several classic films.
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E.
Keiji Shibazaki
Keiji Shibazaki was an Imperial Japanese Navy rear admiral who led the island’s defenses and was killed during the World War II Battle of Tarawa.
- 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: Hirokazu Yasuhara Target entity description: Hirokazu Yasuhara is a Japanese video game designer best known for his key role in designing and directing the early Sonic the Hedgehog games at Sega.
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A.
Toshio Shiratori
Toshio Shiratori was a Japanese diplomat and political figure who was convicted as a Class A war criminal for his role in promoting Japan’s militaristic expansion before and during World War II.
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B.
Yoshihiro Ushijima
Yoshihiro Ushijima is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Ushijima surname.
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C.
Shintaro Fujinami
Shintaro Fujinami is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher known for his power arm and early stardom in Nippon Professional Baseball before moving to Major League Baseball.
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D.
Hideo Oguni
Hideo Oguni was a prominent Japanese screenwriter best known for his collaborations with director Akira Kurosawa on several classic films.
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E.
Keiji Shibazaki
Keiji Shibazaki was an Imperial Japanese Navy rear admiral who led the island’s defenses and was killed during the World War II Battle of Tarawa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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video game designer ⓘ video game director ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Namco Bandai Games
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Naughty Dog ⓘ Nintendo EAD ⓘ Sonic Team ⓘ Unity Technologies ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
Japan
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| employer |
Namco
ⓘ
linked to:
Namco Bandai Games
Naughty Dog ⓘ Nintendo ⓘ Sega ⓘ Unity Technologies ⓘ |
| field | video games ⓘ |
| genre |
action-adventure games
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platform games ⓘ |
| industry | video game industry ⓘ |
| influencedWork | modern platform game level design ⓘ |
| knownFor |
directing early Sonic the Hedgehog games
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game design on Sonic the Hedgehog series ⓘ level design on Sonic the Hedgehog ⓘ |
| name | Hirokazu Yasuhara ⓘ |
| nationality | Japan ⓘ |
| nativeName | 安原 広和 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Sonic & Knuckles
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Sonic the Hedgehog ⓘ Sonic the Hedgehog 2 ⓘ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 ⓘ Sonic the Hedgehog series ⓘ
linked to:
Sonic the Hedgehog
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| occupation |
video game designer
ⓘ
video game director ⓘ |
| roleAtNamco | game designer ⓘ |
| roleAtNaughtyDog |
game designer
ⓘ
game director ⓘ |
| roleAtNintendo | game designer ⓘ |
| roleAtSega |
director
ⓘ
game designer ⓘ |
| roleAtUnity | senior designer ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Jak and Daxter series
ⓘ
linked to:
Jak and Daxter
Pac-Man Party ⓘ Sonic & Knuckles (1994 video game) ⓘ
linked to:
Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game) ⓘ
linked to:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992 video game) ⓘ
linked to:
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994 video game) ⓘ
linked to:
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ⓘ
linked to:
Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U ⓘ
linked to:
Super Smash Bros.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves ⓘ Uncharted: Drake's Fortune ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hirokazu Yasuhara Description of subject: Hirokazu Yasuhara is a Japanese video game designer best known for his key role in designing and directing the early Sonic the Hedgehog games at Sega.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.