photographer Dave Tatsuno
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Japanese American
Japanese American incarceration camp
documentary film
historical event
home-movie filmmaker
person
photographer
Photographer Dave Tatsuno was a Japanese American home-movie filmmaker whose clandestine color footage of life inside the Topaz War Relocation Center became one of the most important visual records of Japanese American incarceration during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| photographer Dave Tatsuno canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7948854 — 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)
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Target entity: photographer Dave Tatsuno Context triple: [Topaz War Relocation Center, notableInmate, photographer Dave Tatsuno]
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A.
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Hiroshi Sugimoto is a renowned Japanese photographer and contemporary artist known for his meditative black-and-white series exploring time, memory, and perception.
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B.
Tim Page (photographer)
Tim Page was a renowned British-born photojournalist best known for his vivid and often harrowing coverage of the Vietnam War.
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C.
Kevin Westenberg (photography)
Kevin Westenberg is a renowned rock and portrait photographer known for his striking images of prominent musicians and bands.
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D.
Alex Webb
Alex Webb is an acclaimed American photographer renowned for his complex, richly colored street and documentary images, particularly from Latin America and the Caribbean.
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E.
Bruce Weber
Bruce Weber is an American college basketball coach best known for leading programs such as the Illinois Fighting Illini and Kansas State Wildcats to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances, including a national championship game with Illinois in 2005.
- 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: photographer Dave Tatsuno Target entity description: Photographer Dave Tatsuno was a Japanese American home-movie filmmaker whose clandestine color footage of life inside the Topaz War Relocation Center became one of the most important visual records of Japanese American incarceration during World War II.
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A.
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Hiroshi Sugimoto is a renowned Japanese photographer and contemporary artist known for his meditative black-and-white series exploring time, memory, and perception.
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B.
Tim Page (photographer)
Tim Page was a renowned British-born photojournalist best known for his vivid and often harrowing coverage of the Vietnam War.
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C.
Kevin Westenberg (photography)
Kevin Westenberg is a renowned rock and portrait photographer known for his striking images of prominent musicians and bands.
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D.
Alex Webb
Alex Webb is an acclaimed American photographer renowned for his complex, richly colored street and documentary images, particularly from Latin America and the Caribbean.
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E.
Bruce Weber
Bruce Weber is an American college basketball coach best known for leading programs such as the Illinois Fighting Illini and Kansas State Wildcats to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances, including a national championship game with Illinois in 2005.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese American
ⓘ
Japanese American incarceration camp ⓘ documentary film ⓘ historical event ⓘ home-movie filmmaker ⓘ person ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Central Utah Relocation Center
NERFINISHED
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Toyosaburo David Tatsuno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| created | Topaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Dave Tatsuno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documented | Japanese American incarceration during World War II ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Japanese American ⓘ |
| filmFormat | home movies ⓘ |
| fullName | Dave Tatsuno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | silent film ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Utah ⓘ |
| medium | 16mm color film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clandestine color home movies of life in the Topaz War Relocation Center
ⓘ
one of the few color motion-picture records of Japanese American incarceration ⓘ |
| notableWork | Topaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
amateur filmmaker
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merchant ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| placeOfIncarceration | Topaz War Relocation Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | National Film Registry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | life in the Topaz War Relocation Center ⓘ |
| subjectOf | National Film Registry selection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMedium | 16mm color film ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: photographer Dave Tatsuno Description of subject: Photographer Dave Tatsuno was a Japanese American home-movie filmmaker whose clandestine color footage of life inside the Topaz War Relocation Center became one of the most important visual records of Japanese American incarceration during World War II.
Referenced by (1)
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