Rieko Kodama
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Rieko Kodama was a pioneering Japanese video game designer and producer at Sega, best known for her influential work on classic role-playing games and for being one of the first prominent women in the game industry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rieko Kodama canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8412747 — 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: Rieko Kodama Context triple: [Phantasy Star, creator, Rieko Kodama]
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A.
Reika Kirishima
Reika Kirishima is a Japanese actress known for her role in the film adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s novel "Norwegian Wood" (2010).
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B.
Chiaki Mukai
Chiaki Mukai is a Japanese physician and astronaut who became the first Japanese woman to fly in space and a veteran of two NASA Space Shuttle missions.
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C.
Shioli Kutsuna
Shioli Kutsuna is a Japanese-Australian actress known for roles in international films and series, including major Hollywood productions and high-profile video game projects.
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D.
Maki Horikita
Maki Horikita is a Japanese actress known for her leading roles in popular television dramas and films during the 2000s and early 2010s.
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E.
Yuriko
Yuriko is the given name of Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi, known for her roles in films such as "Babel" and "Pacific Rim."
- 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: Rieko Kodama Target entity description: Rieko Kodama was a pioneering Japanese video game designer and producer at Sega, best known for her influential work on classic role-playing games and for being one of the first prominent women in the game industry.
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A.
Reika Kirishima
Reika Kirishima is a Japanese actress known for her role in the film adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s novel "Norwegian Wood" (2010).
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B.
Chiaki Mukai
Chiaki Mukai is a Japanese physician and astronaut who became the first Japanese woman to fly in space and a veteran of two NASA Space Shuttle missions.
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C.
Shioli Kutsuna
Shioli Kutsuna is a Japanese-Australian actress known for roles in international films and series, including major Hollywood productions and high-profile video game projects.
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D.
Maki Horikita
Maki Horikita is a Japanese actress known for her leading roles in popular television dramas and films during the 2000s and early 2010s.
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E.
Yuriko
Yuriko is the given name of Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi, known for her roles in films such as "Babel" and "Pacific Rim."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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video game designer ⓘ video game producer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Phoenix Rie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Golden Joystick Awards Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1963-05-09 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2022-05-09 ⓘ |
| employer |
Overworks
NERFINISHED
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Sega NERFINISHED ⓘ Sega AM7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
role-playing video games
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video game industry ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| industryTenure | 1980s–2010s ⓘ |
| influenced | Japanese role-playing game design ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the first prominent women in the video game industry
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pioneering work on Japanese role-playing games ⓘ |
| name | Rieko Kodama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 小玉理恵子 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | advocating for women in game development ⓘ |
| notableRole |
director of Phantasy Star IV
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graphic designer on Alex Kidd in Miracle World ⓘ graphic designer on Phantasy Star ⓘ producer of Skies of Arcadia ⓘ |
| notableWork |
7th Dragon
NERFINISHED
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7th Dragon 2020 NERFINISHED ⓘ 7th Dragon III Code: VFD NERFINISHED ⓘ Alex Kidd in Miracle World NERFINISHED ⓘ Phantasy Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Phantasy Star II NERFINISHED ⓘ Phantasy Star IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Skies of Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonic the Hedgehog NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonic the Hedgehog 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
video game designer
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video game producer ⓘ |
| workedOn |
7th Dragon
NERFINISHED
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7th Dragon 2020 NERFINISHED ⓘ 7th Dragon III Code: VFD NERFINISHED ⓘ Alex Kidd in Miracle World NERFINISHED ⓘ Phantasy Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Phantasy Star II NERFINISHED ⓘ Phantasy Star III NERFINISHED ⓘ Phantasy Star IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Skies of Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonic the Hedgehog NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonic the Hedgehog 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rieko Kodama Description of subject: Rieko Kodama was a pioneering Japanese video game designer and producer at Sega, best known for her influential work on classic role-playing games and for being one of the first prominent women in the game industry.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.