Shanghai Triad
E443069
Shanghai Triad is a 1995 Chinese crime drama film directed by Zhang Yimou that follows a young boy’s immersion into the dangerous world of a 1930s Shanghai crime syndicate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shanghai Triad canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4459883 — 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: Shanghai Triad Context triple: [Zhang Yimou, notableWork, Shanghai Triad]
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A.
Shanxi Clique
The Shanxi Clique was a regional warlord faction controlling Shanxi Province during China’s Warlord Era, led by Yan Xishan and known for its semi-independent military and political power within the fragmented Republic of China.
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B.
Chinese-Cockney gang
The Chinese-Cockney gang is a fictional London-based organized crime group of mixed Chinese and Cockney heritage featured in the film "The Gentlemen."
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C.
Order of the Double Dragon
The Order of the Double Dragon was a prestigious Qing dynasty imperial honor awarded to distinguished foreign nationals for their service or contributions to China.
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D.
City God of Shanghai
The City God of Shanghai is the protective deity of Shanghai in Chinese folk religion and Taoism, overseeing the city's welfare, justice, and local affairs.
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E.
Cairo Gang
The Cairo Gang was a group of British intelligence officers operating in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence who were assassinated by Michael Collins’s IRA squad on Bloody Sunday in 1920.
- 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: Shanghai Triad Target entity description: Shanghai Triad is a 1995 Chinese crime drama film directed by Zhang Yimou that follows a young boy’s immersion into the dangerous world of a 1930s Shanghai crime syndicate.
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A.
Shanxi Clique
The Shanxi Clique was a regional warlord faction controlling Shanxi Province during China’s Warlord Era, led by Yan Xishan and known for its semi-independent military and political power within the fragmented Republic of China.
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B.
Chinese-Cockney gang
The Chinese-Cockney gang is a fictional London-based organized crime group of mixed Chinese and Cockney heritage featured in the film "The Gentlemen."
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C.
Order of the Double Dragon
The Order of the Double Dragon was a prestigious Qing dynasty imperial honor awarded to distinguished foreign nationals for their service or contributions to China.
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D.
City God of Shanghai
The City God of Shanghai is the protective deity of Shanghai in Chinese folk religion and Taoism, overseeing the city's welfare, justice, and local affairs.
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E.
Cairo Gang
The Cairo Gang was a group of British intelligence officers operating in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence who were assassinated by Michael Collins’s IRA squad on Bloody Sunday in 1920.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese film
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crime drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| ageRating | R (US theatrical release) ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | Yao a yao, yao dao waipo qiao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Palme d'Or NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Shanghai Triad (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Li Xiao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPlayedByGongLi | Jiao Bao (Xiao Jinbao) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Lü Yue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| competitionSection | Cannes Film Festival Official Competition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| director | Zhang Yimou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Miramax Films ⓘ |
| editor | Duan Yueheng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestivalSelection | 1995 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Hunan Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmRuntimeMinutes | 108 ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
gangster film ⓘ |
| historicalContext | depicts criminal underworld in Republican-era Shanghai ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Shuisheng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Zhao Jiping NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | told from the viewpoint of the young boy Shuisheng ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration between Zhang Yimou and Gong Li
ⓘ
lavish period production design ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young boy becomes involved with a Shanghai crime syndicate and a gangster’s mistress in 1930s Shanghai. ⓘ |
| producer | Zhang Weiping NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Shanghai Film Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateChina | 1995-10-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ni Zhen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Su Tong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1930s ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Gong Li
NERFINISHED
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Li Baotian NERFINISHED ⓘ Li Xuejian NERFINISHED ⓘ Wang Xiaoxiao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
loss of innocence
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organized crime ⓘ power and corruption ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shanghai Triad Description of subject: Shanghai Triad is a 1995 Chinese crime drama film directed by Zhang Yimou that follows a young boy’s immersion into the dangerous world of a 1930s Shanghai crime syndicate.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.