Koji Suzuki
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Koji Suzuki is a Japanese horror novelist best known internationally as the creator of the Ring series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Koji Suzuki canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7022728 — 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: Koji Suzuki Context triple: [The Ring, basedOnAuthor, Koji Suzuki]
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A.
Zenko Suzuki
Zenko Suzuki was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in the early 1980s, leading the Liberal Democratic Party during a period of economic growth and shifting international relations.
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B.
Michio Suzuki
Michio Suzuki was a Japanese industrialist and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the company that became Suzuki Motor Corporation, a major global manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.
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C.
Akira Suzuki
Akira Suzuki is a Japanese chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for co-developing the Suzuki coupling reaction, a pivotal method in organic synthesis.
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D.
Koji Sato
Koji Sato is a Japanese automotive executive who serves as the president and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation.
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E.
Masaaki Suzuki
Masaaki Suzuki was an Imperial Japanese military officer who commanded forces during World War II, including in the Pacific campaign.
- 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: Koji Suzuki Target entity description: Koji Suzuki is a Japanese horror novelist best known internationally as the creator of the Ring series.
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A.
Zenko Suzuki
Zenko Suzuki was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in the early 1980s, leading the Liberal Democratic Party during a period of economic growth and shifting international relations.
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B.
Michio Suzuki
Michio Suzuki was a Japanese industrialist and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the company that became Suzuki Motor Corporation, a major global manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.
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C.
Akira Suzuki
Akira Suzuki is a Japanese chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for co-developing the Suzuki coupling reaction, a pivotal method in organic synthesis.
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D.
Koji Sato
Koji Sato is a Japanese automotive executive who serves as the president and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation.
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E.
Masaaki Suzuki
Masaaki Suzuki was an Imperial Japanese military officer who commanded forces during World War II, including in the Pacific campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novelist
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1957-05-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Koji Suzuki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Keio University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
horror literature
ⓘ
speculative fiction ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
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science fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasSeries | Ring series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Japanese horror cinema ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Koji Suzuki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 鈴木 光司 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | creating the Ring series ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
curses and videotapes
ⓘ
technology and the supernatural ⓘ urban legends ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Birthday
NERFINISHED
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Dark Water NERFINISHED ⓘ Drop NERFINISHED ⓘ Edge NERFINISHED ⓘ Loop NERFINISHED ⓘ Promenade of the Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ S ⓘ Spiral NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ring series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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short story writer ⓘ |
| residence | Japan ⓘ |
| workAdaptedAs |
Dark Water (2002 Japanese film)
NERFINISHED
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Dark Water (2005 American film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ring (1998 Japanese film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ring: The Final Chapter (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ringu (1998 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Spiral (1998 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ring (2002 American film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Koji Suzuki Description of subject: Koji Suzuki is a Japanese horror novelist best known internationally as the creator of the Ring series.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.