Yojiro in The Twilight Samurai
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Yojiro in *The Twilight Samurai* is a supporting character in the 2002 Japanese period drama film, portrayed by actor and dancer Min Tanaka.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yojiro in The Twilight Samurai canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13455843 — 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: Yojiro in The Twilight Samurai Context triple: [Min Tanaka, notableRole, Yojiro in The Twilight Samurai]
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A.
Kikuchiyo from Seven Samurai
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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B.
The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai is a critically acclaimed 2002 Japanese period drama film that portrays the quiet, impoverished life and moral struggles of a low-ranking samurai on the eve of the Meiji Restoration.
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C.
Ronin
Ronin is a 1998 action thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer, best known for its intricate espionage plot and realistic, high-intensity car chases set in France.
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D.
Samurai
Samurai is a spinning thrill ride at Thorpe Park in the UK known for its intense, disorienting inversions and high-speed rotations.
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E.
The 47th Samurai
The 47th Samurai is a thriller novel by Stephen Hunter that follows retired Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger as he becomes embroiled in a deadly mission involving samurai swords, yakuza, and buried World War II secrets in Japan.
- 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: Yojiro in The Twilight Samurai Target entity description: Yojiro in *The Twilight Samurai* is a supporting character in the 2002 Japanese period drama film, portrayed by actor and dancer Min Tanaka.
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A.
Kikuchiyo from Seven Samurai
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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B.
The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai is a critically acclaimed 2002 Japanese period drama film that portrays the quiet, impoverished life and moral struggles of a low-ranking samurai on the eve of the Meiji Restoration.
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C.
Ronin
Ronin is a 1998 action thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer, best known for its intricate espionage plot and realistic, high-intensity car chases set in France.
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D.
Samurai
Samurai is a spinning thrill ride at Thorpe Park in the UK known for its intense, disorienting inversions and high-speed rotations.
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E.
The 47th Samurai
The 47th Samurai is a thriller novel by Stephen Hunter that follows retired Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger as he becomes embroiled in a deadly mission involving samurai swords, yakuza, and buried World War II secrets in Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Tasogare Seibei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Twilight Samurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
jidaigeki film
ⓘ
period drama film ⓘ |
| narrativeMedium | film ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfWork | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | The Twilight Samurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Min Tanaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedByNameInKanji | 田中泯 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedByOccupation |
actor
ⓘ
dancer ⓘ |
| supportingCharacterIn | The Twilight Samurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workBasedInPeriod | late Edo period ⓘ |
| workCountryOfOrigin | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workDirector | Yoji Yamada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workGenre |
historical drama film
ⓘ
samurai film ⓘ |
| workLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| workOriginalTitle |
Tasogare Seibei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
たそがれ清兵衛 ⓘ |
| workReleaseDecade | 2000s films ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkRelease | 2002 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yojiro in The Twilight Samurai Description of subject: Yojiro in *The Twilight Samurai* is a supporting character in the 2002 Japanese period drama film, portrayed by actor and dancer Min Tanaka.
Referenced by (1)
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