Colonel Saito
E1006367
Colonel Saito is the strict and conflicted Japanese commandant of a World War II prisoner-of-war camp in the film "The Bridge on the River Kwai."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colonel Saito canonical | 1 |
| Colonel Saito in The Bridge on the River Kwai | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| adaptedFromWork | The Bridge on the River Kwai (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | The Bridge on the River Kwai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | character from the novel The Bridge on the River Kwai ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritarian
ⓘ
conflicted ⓘ strict ⓘ |
| commandantOf | World War II prisoner-of-war camp ⓘ |
| commands | Japanese POW camp in Burma ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
British prisoners of war
ⓘ
Colonel Nicholson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Pierre Boulle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdForWork | The Bridge on the River Kwai (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exercises | harsh discipline over prisoners ⓘ |
| faces | pressure to complete bridge construction on schedule ⓘ |
| fictionalEthnicity | Japanese ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Bridge on the River Kwai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirectedBy | David Lean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearOfWork | 1957 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | war film ⓘ |
| laterPopularizedIn | feature film adaptation ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | novel ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| moralAmbiguity | yes ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
antagonist
ⓘ
foil to Colonel Nicholson ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFor | overseeing construction of the bridge over the River Kwai ⓘ |
| occupation | Japanese Army officer ⓘ |
| portrayalNominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayalReceived | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sessue Hayakawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| roleIn | The Bridge on the River Kwai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Burma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese POW camp on the River Kwai ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
clash of cultures
ⓘ
duty ⓘ honor ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Bridge on the River Kwai
this entity surface form:
Colonel Saito in The Bridge on the River Kwai