Shigeru Umebayashi
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shigeru Umebayashi canonical | 23 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T499189 — 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: Shigeru Umebayashi Context triple: [A Single Man, musicBy, Shigeru Umebayashi]
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A.
Hideo Ohno
Hideo Ohno is a Japanese physicist renowned for his pioneering work in spintronics and semiconductor physics.
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B.
Koichi Tanaka
Koichi Tanaka is a Japanese engineer and Nobel Prize–winning chemist renowned for his pioneering work in mass spectrometry, particularly soft laser desorption ionization.
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C.
Masayoshi Ōhira
Masayoshi Ōhira was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1978 until his death in 1980.
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D.
Minoru Ōta
Minoru Ōta was an Imperial Japanese Navy rear admiral who led the defense of the Oroku Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II and became known for his final message praising the Okinawan people.
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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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shigeru Umebayashi Target entity description: 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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A.
Hideo Ohno
Hideo Ohno is a Japanese physicist renowned for his pioneering work in spintronics and semiconductor physics.
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B.
Koichi Tanaka
Koichi Tanaka is a Japanese engineer and Nobel Prize–winning chemist renowned for his pioneering work in mass spectrometry, particularly soft laser desorption ionization.
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C.
Masayoshi Ōhira
Masayoshi Ōhira was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1978 until his death in 1980.
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D.
Minoru Ōta
Minoru Ōta was an Imperial Japanese Navy rear admiral who led the defense of the Oroku Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II and became known for his final message praising the Okinawan people.
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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 (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese person
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film composer ⓘ human ⓘ music composer ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Kar Wai Wong
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Kar-Wai Wong ⓘ
linked to:
Wong Kar-wai
Wong Kar-wai ⓘ Zhang Yimou ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film music
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television music ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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film score ⓘ soundtrack ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Shigeru Umebayashi ⓘ |
| nativeName | 梅林茂 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with Wong Kar-wai
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collaborations with Zhang Yimou ⓘ evocative film scores ⓘ |
| notableWork |
2046 (film score)
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2046: Main Theme ⓘ A Single Man (film score) ⓘ Curse of the Golden Flower (film score) ⓘ Days of Being Wild (film score) ⓘ Fearless (2006 film) (film score) ⓘ House of Flying Daggers (film score) ⓘ In the Mood for Love (film score) ⓘ The Grandmaster (film score) ⓘ Yumeji’s Theme ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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film score composer ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shigeru Umebayashi Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.