Tadamichi Kuribayashi
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Tadamichi Kuribayashi was a Japanese general in World War II best known for his determined and innovative defense of Iwo Jima against U.S. forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tadamichi Kuribayashi canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T88972 — 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: Tadamichi Kuribayashi Context triple: [Battle of Iwo Jima, commander, Tadamichi Kuribayashi]
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A.
Mitsuru Ushijima
Mitsuru Ushijima was a Japanese Imperial Army general best known for leading the island’s defending forces during World War II’s Battle of Okinawa.
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B.
Mitsuo Fuchida
Mitsuo Fuchida was a Japanese naval aviator and commander who led the aerial attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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C.
Isoroku Yamamoto
Isoroku Yamamoto was the Japanese admiral who masterminded the attack on Pearl Harbor and led the Imperial Japanese Navy during the early years of World War II in the Pacific.
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D.
Chuichi Nagumo
Chuichi Nagumo was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy best known for leading the carrier strike force that launched the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II.
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E.
Nobutake Kondō
Nobutake Kondō was a senior Imperial Japanese Navy admiral who played major command roles in key Pacific War engagements, including the Guadalcanal campaign and other operations alongside the main carrier forces.
- 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: Tadamichi Kuribayashi Target entity description: Tadamichi Kuribayashi was a Japanese general in World War II best known for his determined and innovative defense of Iwo Jima against U.S. forces.
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A.
Mitsuru Ushijima
Mitsuru Ushijima was a Japanese Imperial Army general best known for leading the island’s defending forces during World War II’s Battle of Okinawa.
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B.
Mitsuo Fuchida
Mitsuo Fuchida was a Japanese naval aviator and commander who led the aerial attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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C.
Isoroku Yamamoto
Isoroku Yamamoto was the Japanese admiral who masterminded the attack on Pearl Harbor and led the Imperial Japanese Navy during the early years of World War II in the Pacific.
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D.
Chuichi Nagumo
Chuichi Nagumo was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy best known for leading the carrier strike force that launched the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II.
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E.
Nobutake Kondō
Nobutake Kondō was a senior Imperial Japanese Navy admiral who played major command roles in key Pacific War engagements, including the Guadalcanal campaign and other operations alongside the main carrier forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese general
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| awarded |
Order of the Golden Kite
ⓘ
Order of the Rising Sun ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1891-07-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Nagano Prefecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Nagano Prefecture, Japan
|
| burialPlace | unknown (remains not conclusively identified) ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Iwo Jima
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1945-03-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Army War College (Japan)
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army Academy ⓘ |
| era |
Showa era
ⓘ
surface form:
Shōwa period
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasChild | Kuribayashi Taro ⓘ |
| hasWork | letters to his family ⓘ |
| implemented | extensive tunnel network on Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative underground fortifications on Iwo Jima
ⓘ
prolonged resistance against U.S. forces on Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| name | Tadamichi Kuribayashi self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName | 栗林忠道 ⓘ |
| notableFor | defense of Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| notableIdea | no large-scale banzai charges on Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ken Watanabe ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | Letters from Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commander of Japanese forces on Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| predecessor | Kenji Shimizu ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| residence |
Tokyo
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo (pre-war)
|
| servedAs | military attaché in the United States ⓘ |
| servedIn | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1911 ⓘ |
| spouse | Yoshii Kuribayashi ⓘ |
| strategy | defensive warfare ⓘ |
| successor | none (killed in battle) ⓘ |
| visited |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tadamichi Kuribayashi Description of subject: Tadamichi Kuribayashi was a Japanese general in World War II best known for his determined and innovative defense of Iwo Jima against U.S. forces.
Referenced by (12)
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