The Last Dragon
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The Last Dragon is a 1985 martial arts comedy film blending kung fu action with Motown music, following a young fighter in Harlem on a quest to achieve the mystical "Glow."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Last Dragon canonical | 4 |
| The Last Dragon soundtrack | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10282323 — 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 Last Dragon Context triple: [Donald Kushner, producerOf, The Last Dragon]
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A.
Like a Dragon
Like a Dragon is a long-running Japanese action-adventure and role-playing video game series by Sega, known for its crime drama storytelling, over-the-top combat, and detailed recreations of urban Japan.
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B.
Crouching Dragon
Crouching Dragon is the famous style name of Zhuge Liang, the legendary strategist and statesman of the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history.
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C.
Mr. Karate
Mr. Karate is the masked, more powerful alter ego of Takuma Sakazaki, serving as a formidable boss and iconic character in SNK’s Art of Fighting and related fighting games.
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D.
Palooka
Palooka is a 1934 American comedy film based on the popular comic strip about a naive but talented boxer, starring Jimmy Durante and Lupe Vélez.
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E.
Son of Kong
Son of Kong is a 1933 adventure-fantasy film that continues the King Kong story by following a return expedition to Skull Island, where the protagonists encounter Kong’s gentler albino offspring.
- 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 Last Dragon Target entity description: The Last Dragon is a 1985 martial arts comedy film blending kung fu action with Motown music, following a young fighter in Harlem on a quest to achieve the mystical "Glow."
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A.
Like a Dragon
Like a Dragon is a long-running Japanese action-adventure and role-playing video game series by Sega, known for its crime drama storytelling, over-the-top combat, and detailed recreations of urban Japan.
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B.
Crouching Dragon
Crouching Dragon is the famous style name of Zhuge Liang, the legendary strategist and statesman of the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history.
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C.
Mr. Karate
Mr. Karate is the masked, more powerful alter ego of Takuma Sakazaki, serving as a formidable boss and iconic character in SNK’s Art of Fighting and related fighting games.
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D.
Palooka
Palooka is a 1934 American comedy film based on the popular comic strip about a naive but talented boxer, starring Jimmy Durante and Lupe Vélez.
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E.
Son of Kong
Son of Kong is a 1933 adventure-fantasy film that continues the King Kong story by following a return expedition to Skull Island, where the protagonists encounter Kong’s gentler albino offspring.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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martial arts comedy film ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Laura Charles
NERFINISHED
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Leroy Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Sho'nuff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | James A. Contner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Michael Schultz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | TriStar Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Christopher Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
Motown soundtrack
ⓘ
the mystical Glow ⓘ |
| featuresPerformer | DeBarge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| follows | hero’s journey narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
ⓘ
blaxploitation-influenced film ⓘ comedy film ⓘ martial arts film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Christopher Murney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Faith Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius Carry NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Starr NERFINISHED ⓘ Taimak NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
African-American empowerment
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good versus evil ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ |
| locationOfStory | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Motown music
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
kung fu ⓘ |
| MPAARating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Bruce Miller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various Motown artists ⓘ |
| notableSong | Rhythm of the Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young martial artist in Harlem seeks to attain the mystical Glow and become a true master while confronting a local villain and protecting a music video host. ⓘ |
| producer | Berry Gordy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Motown Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 109 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Louis Venosta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | 1980s ⓘ |
| title | The Last Dragon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1985 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Last Dragon Description of subject: The Last Dragon is a 1985 martial arts comedy film blending kung fu action with Motown music, following a young fighter in Harlem on a quest to achieve the mystical "Glow."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rhythm of the Night
subject surface form:
Rhythm of the Night
this entity surface form:
The Last Dragon soundtrack