Fu Manchu
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Fu Manchu is a fictional supervillain and criminal mastermind, often depicted as a sinister genius and recurring antagonist in early 20th-century pulp novels and later comic adaptations.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fu Manchu canonical | 7 |
| Dr. Fu Manchu – Warner Oland | 1 |
| Fu Manchu film series | 1 |
| Fu Manchu’s criminal empire | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12231872 — 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: Fu Manchu Context triple: [Shang-Chi, trainedBy, Fu Manchu]
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Fu Manchu stories
The Fu Manchu stories are a series of early 20th-century adventure and crime novels by Sax Rohmer featuring the villainous Dr. Fu Manchu, a mastermind often cited as a classic example of the "Yellow Peril" stereotype in Western fiction.
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The Face of Fu Manchu
The Face of Fu Manchu is a 1965 British-German crime thriller film that launched a series of movies about the fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu, produced by Harry Alan Towers and starring Christopher Lee in the title role.
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The Brides of Fu Manchu
The Brides of Fu Manchu is a 1966 British crime-adventure film in the Fu Manchu series, featuring Christopher Lee as the titular villain masterminding a global conspiracy.
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The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu is a 1967 British–Hong Kong crime adventure film in the Fu Manchu series, starring Christopher Lee as the infamous criminal mastermind.
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The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1929 American pre-Code crime film that introduces the infamous criminal mastermind Dr. Fu Manchu, adapted from Sax Rohmer’s popular series of novels.
- 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: Fu Manchu Target entity description: Fu Manchu is a fictional supervillain and criminal mastermind, often depicted as a sinister genius and recurring antagonist in early 20th-century pulp novels and later comic adaptations.
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A.
Fu Manchu stories
The Fu Manchu stories are a series of early 20th-century adventure and crime novels by Sax Rohmer featuring the villainous Dr. Fu Manchu, a mastermind often cited as a classic example of the "Yellow Peril" stereotype in Western fiction.
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B.
The Face of Fu Manchu
The Face of Fu Manchu is a 1965 British-German crime thriller film that launched a series of movies about the fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu, produced by Harry Alan Towers and starring Christopher Lee in the title role.
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C.
The Brides of Fu Manchu
The Brides of Fu Manchu is a 1966 British crime-adventure film in the Fu Manchu series, featuring Christopher Lee as the titular villain masterminding a global conspiracy.
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D.
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu is a 1967 British–Hong Kong crime adventure film in the Fu Manchu series, starring Christopher Lee as the infamous criminal mastermind.
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E.
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1929 American pre-Code crime film that introduces the infamous criminal mastermind Dr. Fu Manchu, adapted from Sax Rohmer’s popular series of novels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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