Tokugawa Ieyasu (TV series)
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Tokugawa Ieyasu is a Japanese historical television drama series depicting the life and rise to power of the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, featuring Kōji Yakusho in a prominent role.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tokugawa Ieyasu (TV series) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13145875 — 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: Tokugawa Ieyasu (TV series) Context triple: [Kōji Yakusho, notableWork, Tokugawa Ieyasu (TV series)]
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A.
Tokugawa Sen
Tokugawa Sen was a Japanese noblewoman of the early Edo period, known as the daughter of shogun Tokugawa Hidetada and for her politically significant marriage into the Toyotomi clan.
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B.
Sengoku
Sengoku refers to Japan’s turbulent “Warring States” period (c. 1467–1600), marked by constant military conflict, social upheaval, and the rise of powerful regional warlords.
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C.
Lord of Osaka Castle
Lord of Osaka Castle was the feudal title held by the ruler and chief administrator of Osaka Castle, a key political and military stronghold in Japan’s late Sengoku and early Edo periods.
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D.
Shogun
Shogun is a historical drama television miniseries based on James Clavell’s novel, depicting political intrigue and cultural clashes in feudal Japan.
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E.
Tokugawa Yorifusa
Tokugawa Yorifusa was a prominent early Edo-period Japanese daimyō and founder of the Mito branch of the Tokugawa clan.
- 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: Tokugawa Ieyasu (TV series) Target entity description: Tokugawa Ieyasu is a Japanese historical television drama series depicting the life and rise to power of the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, featuring Kōji Yakusho in a prominent role.
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A.
Tokugawa Sen
Tokugawa Sen was a Japanese noblewoman of the early Edo period, known as the daughter of shogun Tokugawa Hidetada and for her politically significant marriage into the Toyotomi clan.
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B.
Sengoku
Sengoku refers to Japan’s turbulent “Warring States” period (c. 1467–1600), marked by constant military conflict, social upheaval, and the rise of powerful regional warlords.
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C.
Lord of Osaka Castle
Lord of Osaka Castle was the feudal title held by the ruler and chief administrator of Osaka Castle, a key political and military stronghold in Japan’s late Sengoku and early Edo periods.
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D.
Shogun
Shogun is a historical drama television miniseries based on James Clavell’s novel, depicting political intrigue and cultural clashes in feudal Japan.
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E.
Tokugawa Yorifusa
Tokugawa Yorifusa was a prominent early Edo-period Japanese daimyō and founder of the Mito branch of the Tokugawa clan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese television drama series
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taiga drama ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | television series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| depicts |
Sengoku period Japan
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establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| featuresActor | Kōji Yakusho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
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period drama ⓘ |
| hasMedium | television ⓘ |
| hasNotableCastMember | Kōji Yakusho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Japanese history
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samurai ⓘ shogunate ⓘ |
| hasTitleInJapanese | 徳川家康 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAbout | Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NHK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
military conflicts in late Sengoku period
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political struggles of feudal Japan ⓘ rise to power of Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ |
| productionCompany | NHK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tokugawa Ieyasu (TV series) Description of subject: Tokugawa Ieyasu is a Japanese historical television drama series depicting the life and rise to power of the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, featuring Kōji Yakusho in a prominent role.
Referenced by (1)
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