Hiroshi Teshigahara
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Hiroshi Teshigahara was an influential Japanese film director and avant-garde artist best known internationally for his surreal, visually striking works such as "Woman in the Dunes."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hiroshi Teshigahara canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9846919 — 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: Hiroshi Teshigahara Context triple: [Japanese New Wave, notableDirector, Hiroshi Teshigahara]
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A.
Kon Ichikawa
Kon Ichikawa was a prominent Japanese film director known for his stylistic versatility and acclaimed works such as "The Burmese Harp" and "Fires on the Plain."
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B.
Imamura Shohei
Imamura Shohei was a pioneering Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his gritty, humanistic portrayals of postwar Japanese society and for winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes twice.
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C.
Tsukada Hideo
Tsukada Hideo is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Tsukada.
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D.
Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi was a renowned Japanese film director celebrated for his long-take visual style and poignant portrayals of women and social injustice in classics such as "Ugetsu" and "Sansho the Bailiff."
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E.
Yasujiro Homma
Yasujiro Homma was a Japanese general during World War II, best known for commanding the invasion of the Philippines and later being executed for war crimes related to the Bataan Death March.
- 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: Hiroshi Teshigahara Target entity description: Hiroshi Teshigahara was an influential Japanese film director and avant-garde artist best known internationally for his surreal, visually striking works such as "Woman in the Dunes."
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A.
Kon Ichikawa
Kon Ichikawa was a prominent Japanese film director known for his stylistic versatility and acclaimed works such as "The Burmese Harp" and "Fires on the Plain."
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B.
Imamura Shohei
Imamura Shohei was a pioneering Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his gritty, humanistic portrayals of postwar Japanese society and for winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes twice.
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C.
Tsukada Hideo
Tsukada Hideo is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Tsukada.
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D.
Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi was a renowned Japanese film director celebrated for his long-take visual style and poignant portrayals of women and social injustice in classics such as "Ugetsu" and "Sansho the Bailiff."
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E.
Yasujiro Homma
Yasujiro Homma was a Japanese general during World War II, best known for commanding the invasion of the Philippines and later being executed for war crimes related to the Bataan Death March.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
avant-garde artist
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film director ⓘ human ⓘ installation artist ⓘ stage director ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival
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linked to:
Special Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival
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| birthDate | 1927-01-28 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2001-04-14 ⓘ |
| directed |
Antonio Gaudí
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linked to:
Antoni Gaudí
Gohatto ⓘ Pitfall ⓘ Rikyu ⓘ
linked to:
Sen no Rikyū
Summer Soldiers ⓘ The Face of Another ⓘ The Man Without a Map ⓘ Woman in the Dunes ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
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linked to:
Tokyo University of the Arts
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| father | Sofu Teshigahara ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
avant-garde art
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cinema ⓘ documentary film ⓘ stage direction ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
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surrealist film ⓘ |
| influenced | experimental filmmakers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Sofu Teshigahara
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surrealism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
avant-garde cinema
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collaborations with Kobo Abe ⓘ collaborations with Toru Takemitsu ⓘ surreal visual style ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Sogetsu school of ikebana
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linked to:
Sogetsu school
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| movement | Japanese New Wave ⓘ |
| name | Hiroshi Teshigahara ⓘ |
| nativeName | 勅使河原宏 ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Antonio Gaudí
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linked to:
Antoni Gaudí
Pitfall ⓘ The Face of Another ⓘ The Man Without a Map ⓘ Woman in the Dunes ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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documentary filmmaker ⓘ film director ⓘ stage director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tokyo ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tokyo ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of Sogetsu school of ikebana ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Hiroshi Teshigahara Description of subject: Hiroshi Teshigahara was an influential Japanese film director and avant-garde artist best known internationally for his surreal, visually striking works such as "Woman in the Dunes."
Referenced by (7)
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