Yuzo Koshiro
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Yuzo Koshiro is a renowned Japanese video game composer celebrated for his influential soundtracks and pioneering work in electronic and dance-inspired game music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yuzo Koshiro canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8412608 — 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: Yuzo Koshiro Context triple: [Streets of Rage, musicComposer, Yuzo Koshiro]
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A.
Shigeru Umebayashi
Shigeru Umebayashi is a Japanese composer best known internationally for his evocative film scores, particularly in collaborations with directors like Wong Kar-wai and Zhang Yimou.
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B.
Takashi Yamauchi
Takashi Yamauchi is a Japanese football executive best known for serving as the chairman of J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
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C.
Iwao Matsuda
Iwao Matsuda was an Imperial Japanese Army general who led Japanese forces during World War II, notably in the Pacific campaigns.
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D.
Tetsuya Utsumi
Tetsuya Utsumi is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher best known for his long and successful career with the Yomiuri Giants in Nippon Professional Baseball.
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E.
Yoshihiro Ushijima
Yoshihiro Ushijima is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Ushijima surname.
- 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: Yuzo Koshiro Target entity description: Yuzo Koshiro is a renowned Japanese video game composer celebrated for his influential soundtracks and pioneering work in electronic and dance-inspired game music.
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A.
Shigeru Umebayashi
Shigeru Umebayashi is a Japanese composer best known internationally for his evocative film scores, particularly in collaborations with directors like Wong Kar-wai and Zhang Yimou.
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B.
Takashi Yamauchi
Takashi Yamauchi is a Japanese football executive best known for serving as the chairman of J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
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C.
Iwao Matsuda
Iwao Matsuda was an Imperial Japanese Army general who led Japanese forces during World War II, notably in the Pacific campaigns.
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D.
Tetsuya Utsumi
Tetsuya Utsumi is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher best known for his long and successful career with the Yomiuri Giants in Nippon Professional Baseball.
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E.
Yoshihiro Ushijima
Yoshihiro Ushijima is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Ushijima surname.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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human ⓘ music producer ⓘ video game composer ⓘ |
| activeIn | video game industry ⓘ |
| activeSince | 1980s ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1967-12-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Hino, Tokyo, Japan
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linked to:
Hino, Tokyo
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| coFounderOf | Ancient Corp. ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| employer | Ancient Corp. ⓘ |
| genre |
chiptune
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dance music ⓘ electronic music ⓘ house ⓘ techno ⓘ video game music ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
electronic dance music
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house music ⓘ techno music ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative use of FM synthesis in game soundtracks
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pioneering dance-inspired game music ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| mother | Tomoko Koshiro ⓘ |
| name | Yuzo Koshiro ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 古代祐三 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
ActRaiser soundtrack
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Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard soundtrack ⓘ
linked to:
Etrian Odyssey soundtrack
Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City soundtrack ⓘ
linked to:
Etrian Odyssey soundtrack
Etrian Odyssey soundtrack ⓘ Streets of Rage 2 soundtrack ⓘ
linked to:
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage 3 soundtrack ⓘ
linked to:
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage soundtrack ⓘ
linked to:
Streets of Rage
The Revenge of Shinobi soundtrack ⓘ
linked to:
The Revenge of Shinobi
Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune soundtrack ⓘ Ys I soundtrack ⓘ Ys II soundtrack ⓘ Ys III: Wanderers from Ys soundtrack ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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music producer ⓘ sound designer ⓘ video game composer ⓘ |
| sibling | Ayano Koshiro ⓘ |
| workedOnPlatform |
PC Engine
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Sega Mega Drive ⓘ Super Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ arcade systems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yuzo Koshiro Description of subject: Yuzo Koshiro is a renowned Japanese video game composer celebrated for his influential soundtracks and pioneering work in electronic and dance-inspired game music.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.