"Office"
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"Office" is a 2015 Hong Kong musical comedy-drama film directed by Johnnie To, adapted from Sylvia Chang’s stage play and set in a high-rise corporation to satirize modern office politics and capitalism.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4090420 — 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: "Office" Context triple: [Eason Chan, notableFilmAppearance, "Office"]
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A.
"The Office Theme"
"The Office Theme" is the upbeat, piano-driven instrumental title music best known for introducing the American version of the sitcom *The Office*.
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B.
World Office
World Office is the central administrative office that coordinates the global activities and communications of the Friends World Committee for Consultation, the international Quaker organization.
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C.
Office Space
Office Space is a 1999 cult-classic workplace comedy film that satirizes corporate office culture and the frustrations of white-collar employees.
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D.
Dunder Mifflin
Dunder Mifflin is the fictional mid-sized paper supply company that serves as the primary setting for the U.S. television series "The Office."
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E.
The Boardroom
The Boardroom is a sports business media brand co-founded by NBA star Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman that focuses on the intersection of sports, culture, and entrepreneurship.
- 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: "Office" Target entity description: "Office" is a 2015 Hong Kong musical comedy-drama film directed by Johnnie To, adapted from Sylvia Chang’s stage play and set in a high-rise corporation to satirize modern office politics and capitalism.
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A.
"The Office Theme"
"The Office Theme" is the upbeat, piano-driven instrumental title music best known for introducing the American version of the sitcom *The Office*.
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B.
World Office
World Office is the central administrative office that coordinates the global activities and communications of the Friends World Committee for Consultation, the international Quaker organization.
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C.
Office Space
Office Space is a 1999 cult-classic workplace comedy film that satirizes corporate office culture and the frustrations of white-collar employees.
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D.
Dunder Mifflin
Dunder Mifflin is the fictional mid-sized paper supply company that serves as the primary setting for the U.S. television series "The Office."
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E.
The Boardroom
The Boardroom is a sports business media brand co-founded by NBA star Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman that focuses on the intersection of sports, culture, and entrepreneurship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy-drama film
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film ⓘ musical film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | William Chang ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Design for Living (stage)
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surface form:
Design for Living (stage play)
stage play by Sylvia Chang ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Hong Kong, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
|
| countryOfRelease |
China
ⓘ
Hong Kong, China ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
|
| director | Johnnie To ⓘ |
| directorOfPhotography | Cheng Siu-Keung ONNED1 ⓘ |
| distributor |
Huayi Brothers Pictures
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surface form:
Huayi Brothers
Media Asia Distribution ⓘ |
| editor | David Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | 3D ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ musical ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class disparity
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corporate ethics ⓘ workplace romance ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
capitalism
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office politics ⓘ |
| musicBy | Lo Tayu ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
corporate restructuring
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initial public offering ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Cantonese ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Toronto International Film Festival ⓘ |
| producer | Johnnie To ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Media Asia Films
ⓘ
Milkyway Image ⓘ |
| releaseDateInChina | 2015-09-02 ⓘ |
| releaseDateInHongKong | 2015-09-24 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 119 minutes ⓘ |
| satirizes |
contemporary capitalism
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modern office politics ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Sylvia Chang ⓘ |
| sectionOfFestival |
Special Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival
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surface form:
Special Presentations at Toronto International Film Festival
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| setting | high-rise corporate office ⓘ |
| stars |
Chow Yun-fat
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Eason Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lang Yueting NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylvia Chang ⓘ Tang Wei ⓘ Wang Ziyi ⓘ |
| title |
"Office"
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Office
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: "Office" Description of subject: "Office" is a 2015 Hong Kong musical comedy-drama film directed by Johnnie To, adapted from Sylvia Chang’s stage play and set in a high-rise corporation to satirize modern office politics and capitalism.
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this entity surface form:
Office