Kikuchiyo from Seven Samurai
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Kikuchiyo is the brash, impulsive would-be samurai in Akira Kurosawa’s film "Seven Samurai," whose comic bravado and hidden peasant origins make him one of the story’s most complex and memorable heroes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kikuchiyo from Seven Samurai canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10722334 — 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: Kikuchiyo from Seven Samurai Context triple: [Chico, inspiredBy, Kikuchiyo from Seven Samurai]
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A.
Kenkichi
Kenkichi is a Japanese masculine given name that can be written with various kanji combinations and has been borne by numerous notable figures in fields such as sports, politics, and the arts.
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B.
Kodama Gentarō
Kodama Gentarō was a Japanese general and statesman who served as Governor-General of Taiwan, playing a key role in establishing Japanese colonial administration there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Yamanashi Hanzō
Yamanashi Hanzō was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of Korea during the period of Japanese rule.
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D.
Kodama Kiyoshi
Kodama Kiyoshi is a Japanese individual notable for bearing the surname Kodama, though specific widely recognized biographical details about him are not well documented in major English-language sources.
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E.
Tsuchida Gozen
Tsuchida Gozen was a 16th-century Japanese noblewoman best known as the mother of the powerful warlord Oda Nobunaga during the Sengoku period.
- 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: Kikuchiyo from Seven Samurai Target entity description: Kikuchiyo is the brash, impulsive would-be samurai in Akira Kurosawa’s film "Seven Samurai," whose comic bravado and hidden peasant origins make him one of the story’s most complex and memorable heroes.
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A.
Kenkichi
Kenkichi is a Japanese masculine given name that can be written with various kanji combinations and has been borne by numerous notable figures in fields such as sports, politics, and the arts.
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B.
Kodama Gentarō
Kodama Gentarō was a Japanese general and statesman who served as Governor-General of Taiwan, playing a key role in establishing Japanese colonial administration there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Yamanashi Hanzō
Yamanashi Hanzō was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of Korea during the period of Japanese rule.
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D.
Kodama Kiyoshi
Kodama Kiyoshi is a Japanese individual notable for bearing the surname Kodama, though specific widely recognized biographical details about him are not well documented in major English-language sources.
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E.
Tsuchida Gozen
Tsuchida Gozen was a 16th-century Japanese noblewoman best known as the mother of the powerful warlord Oda Nobunaga during the Sengoku period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ samurai (fictional) ⓘ |
| allyOf |
Gorōbei Katayama
NERFINISHED
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Heihachi Hayashida NERFINISHED ⓘ Kambei Shimada NERFINISHED ⓘ Katsushirō Okamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyūzō NERFINISHED ⓘ Shichirōji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Seven Samurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | Seven Samurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| background |
born a peasant
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pretends to be a samurai ⓘ |
| basedOn | peasant ⓘ |
| creator |
Akira Kurosawa
NERFINISHED
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Hideo Oguni NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinobu Hashimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | battle wounds from fighting bandits ⓘ |
| diesIn | Seven Samurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorOfWorkAppearedIn | Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fightsAgainst | bandits threatening the village ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| joinsGroup | seven samurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Japanese ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| notableScene |
angrily denounces both peasants and samurai
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carries a baby from a burning hut ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer’s son
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would-be samurai ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
boastful
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brash ⓘ comic ⓘ courageous ⓘ emotionally vulnerable ⓘ hot-headed ⓘ impulsive ⓘ loyal ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Toshirō Mifune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
bridge between peasants and samurai
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comic relief ⓘ tragic hero ⓘ |
| secretIdentity | peasant ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
class conflict
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honor ⓘ identity ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kikuchiyo from Seven Samurai Description of subject: Kikuchiyo is the brash, impulsive would-be samurai in Akira Kurosawa’s film "Seven Samurai," whose comic bravado and hidden peasant origins make him one of the story’s most complex and memorable heroes.
Referenced by (1)
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