Seijun Suzuki
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Seijun Suzuki was an avant-garde Japanese filmmaker renowned for his visually stylized, genre-bending yakuza films that became cult classics and influenced generations of directors.
All labels observed (1)
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| Seijun Suzuki canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9846920 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seijun Suzuki Context triple: [Japanese New Wave, notableDirector, Seijun Suzuki]
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A.
Imamura Shohei
Imamura Shohei was a pioneering Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his gritty, humanistic portrayals of postwar Japanese society and for winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes twice.
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B.
Tsukada Hideo
Tsukada Hideo is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Tsukada.
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C.
Kon Ichikawa
Kon Ichikawa was a prominent Japanese film director known for his stylistic versatility and acclaimed works such as "The Burmese Harp" and "Fires on the Plain."
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D.
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Hiroshi Teshigahara was an influential Japanese film director and avant-garde artist best known internationally for his surreal, visually striking works such as "Woman in the Dunes."
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E.
Ishirō Honda
Ishirō Honda was a Japanese film director best known for pioneering the kaiju genre with classics like the original Godzilla and other iconic monster movies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seijun Suzuki Target entity description: Seijun Suzuki was an avant-garde Japanese filmmaker renowned for his visually stylized, genre-bending yakuza films that became cult classics and influenced generations of directors.
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A.
Imamura Shohei
Imamura Shohei was a pioneering Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his gritty, humanistic portrayals of postwar Japanese society and for winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes twice.
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B.
Tsukada Hideo
Tsukada Hideo is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Tsukada.
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C.
Kon Ichikawa
Kon Ichikawa was a prominent Japanese film director known for his stylistic versatility and acclaimed works such as "The Burmese Harp" and "Fires on the Plain."
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D.
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Hiroshi Teshigahara was an influential Japanese film director and avant-garde artist best known internationally for his surreal, visually striking works such as "Woman in the Dunes."
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E.
Ishirō Honda
Ishirō Honda was a Japanese film director best known for pioneering the kaiju genre with classics like the original Godzilla and other iconic monster movies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
avant-garde filmmaker
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film director ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Blue Ribbon Awards
NERFINISHED
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Japan Academy Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Seitaro Suzuki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| employer | Nikkatsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde cinema
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crime film ⓘ experimental film ⓘ yakuza film ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jim Jarmusch
NERFINISHED
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John Woo NERFINISHED ⓘ Park Chan-wook NERFINISHED ⓘ Quentin Tarantino NERFINISHED ⓘ Wong Kar-wai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| movement | Japanese New Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Seijun Suzuki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 鈴木 清順 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cult films
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influencing later generations of filmmakers ⓘ visually stylized yakuza films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Branded to Kill
NERFINISHED
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Fighting Elegy NERFINISHED ⓘ Gate of Flesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Kagero-za NERFINISHED ⓘ Pistol Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ Story of a Prostitute NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo Drifter NERFINISHED ⓘ Youth of the Beast NERFINISHED ⓘ Yumeji NERFINISHED ⓘ Zigeunerweisen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film director ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| style |
elliptical storytelling
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genre-bending narratives ⓘ highly stylized visuals ⓘ surreal imagery ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 1950s–2000s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Seijun Suzuki Description of subject: Seijun Suzuki was an avant-garde Japanese filmmaker renowned for his visually stylized, genre-bending yakuza films that became cult classics and influenced generations of directors.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.