Detroit Metal City (film)
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Detroit Metal City is a 2008 Japanese live-action comedy film, based on the manga of the same name, that follows a mild-mannered musician who secretly becomes the outrageous frontman of a death metal band.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Detroit Metal City (film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13146065 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Detroit Metal City (film) Context triple: [Kenichi Matsuyama, notableWork, Detroit Metal City (film)]
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Funken im Abgrund
Funken im Abgrund is a major autobiographical novel by Soma Morgenstern that portrays Jewish life in Eastern Europe and the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian world in the early 20th century.
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B.
Murder City
Murder City is a British television crime drama series featuring Tom Wisdom in a prominent role.
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C.
Murder City
"Murder City" is a punk rock song by Green Day from their politically charged concept album *21st Century Breakdown*.
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D.
Hellmouth
The Hellmouth is a powerful supernatural nexus in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe that attracts demonic activity and serves as a focal point for evil forces.
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E.
Eagles of Death Metal
Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band known for its tongue-in-cheek blend of garage rock, blues, and hard rock, co-founded by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme.
- 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: Detroit Metal City (film) Target entity description: Detroit Metal City is a 2008 Japanese live-action comedy film, based on the manga of the same name, that follows a mild-mannered musician who secretly becomes the outrageous frontman of a death metal band.
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A.
Funken im Abgrund
Funken im Abgrund is a major autobiographical novel by Soma Morgenstern that portrays Jewish life in Eastern Europe and the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian world in the early 20th century.
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B.
Murder City
Murder City is a British television crime drama series featuring Tom Wisdom in a prominent role.
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C.
Murder City
"Murder City" is a punk rock song by Green Day from their politically charged concept album *21st Century Breakdown*.
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D.
Hellmouth
The Hellmouth is a powerful supernatural nexus in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe that attracts demonic activity and serves as a focal point for evil forces.
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E.
Eagles of Death Metal
Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band known for its tongue-in-cheek blend of garage rock, blues, and hard rock, co-founded by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese film
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comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ live-action film ⓘ |
| adaptationOfGenre | seinen manga ⓘ |
| basedOn | Detroit Metal City (manga) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Gene Simmons
NERFINISHED
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Kenichi Matsuyama NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosa Kato NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryūji Akiyama NERFINISHED ⓘ Yasuko Matsuyuki NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoshihiko Hosoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Hideo Yamamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| director | Toshio Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Toho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Yasushi Shimamura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresBand | Detroit Metal City (fictional band) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | a mild-mannered musician who secretly becomes the frontman of a death metal band ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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live-action manga adaptation ⓘ music comedy film ⓘ musical film ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | デトロイト・メタル・シティ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement | death metal music ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
parody film
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rock music film ⓘ |
| hasTagline | “Go to DMC!” ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
duality of personality
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identity conflict ⓘ music industry satire ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Johannes Krauser II
NERFINISHED
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Soichi Negishi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Taku Sakakibara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | cameo appearance by Gene Simmons ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Detroit Metal City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Akira Kanbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Amuse
NERFINISHED
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Toho Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2008-08-23 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| runtime | 104 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Kimiya Kawakami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Detroit Metal City (film) Description of subject: Detroit Metal City is a 2008 Japanese live-action comedy film, based on the manga of the same name, that follows a mild-mannered musician who secretly becomes the outrageous frontman of a death metal band.
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