The Eel
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The Eel is a 1997 Japanese drama film directed by Shōhei Imamura that follows an ex-convict seeking redemption in a small coastal town, and it shared the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Eel canonical | 2 |
| The Eel (1997 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8624575 — 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: The Eel Context triple: [Imamura Shohei, notableWork, The Eel]
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A.
The Pond
The Pond is a small, picturesque lake in central Reykjavík, Iceland, known for its birdlife and surrounding parkland.
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B.
The Pond
The Pond is a picturesque man-made lake in the southeast corner of New York City's Central Park, known for its tranquil scenery, wildlife, and views of the surrounding skyline.
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C.
The Pond
"The Pond" is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry, depicting an industrial urban scene in his distinctive naïve style populated by matchstick-like figures.
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D.
The Lizard
The Lizard is a classic Spider-Man supervillain, the monstrous reptilian alter ego of scientist Dr. Curt Connors created by Marvel Comics.
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E.
The Crocodile
The Crocodile is the political nickname of Emmerson Mnangagwa, the long-time Zimbabwean politician and current president known for his shrewd and hardline reputation.
- 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: The Eel Target entity description: The Eel is a 1997 Japanese drama film directed by Shōhei Imamura that follows an ex-convict seeking redemption in a small coastal town, and it shared the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
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A.
The Pond
The Pond is a picturesque man-made lake in the southeast corner of New York City's Central Park, known for its tranquil scenery, wildlife, and views of the surrounding skyline.
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B.
The Pond
The Pond is a small, picturesque lake in central Reykjavík, Iceland, known for its birdlife and surrounding parkland.
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C.
The Pond
"The Pond" is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry, depicting an industrial urban scene in his distinctive naïve style populated by matchstick-like figures.
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D.
The Lizard
The Lizard is a classic Spider-Man supervillain, the monstrous reptilian alter ego of scientist Dr. Curt Connors created by Marvel Comics.
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E.
The Crocodile
The Crocodile is the political nickname of Emmerson Mnangagwa, the long-time Zimbabwean politician and current president known for his shrewd and hardline reputation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Palme d'Or NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Nobi (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Akira Emoto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fujio Tokita NERFINISHED ⓘ Kōji Yakusho NERFINISHED ⓘ Misa Shimizu NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitsuko Baisho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Shigeru Komatsubara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coWinnerOfPalmeDorWith | Taste of Cherry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Shōhei Imamura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorNationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| distributor | Shochiku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Hajime Okayasu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | 1997 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| leadActor | Kōji Yakusho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Yoshio Tamura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Toshiyuki Tsushima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | sharing the Palme d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Unagi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| palmeDorStatus | shared Palme d'Or ⓘ |
| partOfFilmographyOf | Shōhei Imamura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An ex-convict seeks redemption in a small coastal town after being released from prison. ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Imamura Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 117 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Daisuke Tengan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shōhei Imamura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | small coastal town in Japan ⓘ |
| theme |
forgiveness
ⓘ
guilt ⓘ isolation ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Eel Description of subject: The Eel is a 1997 Japanese drama film directed by Shōhei Imamura that follows an ex-convict seeking redemption in a small coastal town, and it shared the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Eel (1997 film)