House of Bamboo
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House of Bamboo is a 1955 film noir crime drama directed by Samuel Fuller, set in postwar Tokyo and known for its vivid CinemaScope visuals and story of American gangsters operating in Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| House of Bamboo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11379450 — 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: House of Bamboo Context triple: [Brad Dexter, actedIn, House of Bamboo]
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A.
Bamboo and Blood
Bamboo and Blood is a crime novel in the Inspector O series that follows the North Korean detective as he investigates a politically sensitive case during the bitterly cold winter.
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B.
The Land of Green Ginger
The Land of Green Ginger is a whimsical children's fantasy novel best known for its imaginative storytelling and humorous adventures, written by Noel Langley.
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C.
House of Jade
"House of Jade" is a jazz composition most famously associated with saxophonist Joe Henderson, known for its lyrical melody and sophisticated harmonic structure.
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D.
A Thousand Leaves
A Thousand Leaves is a 1998 experimental rock album by American band Sonic Youth, noted for its dense guitar textures, improvisational structures, and exploration of more abstract, art-rock territory.
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E.
The Silken Tent
"The Silken Tent" is a contemplative lyric poem by Robert Frost that uses the image of a tent in a summer breeze to explore themes of freedom, restraint, and the complexities of human relationships.
- 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: House of Bamboo Target entity description: House of Bamboo is a 1955 film noir crime drama directed by Samuel Fuller, set in postwar Tokyo and known for its vivid CinemaScope visuals and story of American gangsters operating in Japan.
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A.
Bamboo and Blood
Bamboo and Blood is a crime novel in the Inspector O series that follows the North Korean detective as he investigates a politically sensitive case during the bitterly cold winter.
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B.
The Land of Green Ginger
The Land of Green Ginger is a whimsical children's fantasy novel best known for its imaginative storytelling and humorous adventures, written by Noel Langley.
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C.
House of Jade
"House of Jade" is a jazz composition most famously associated with saxophonist Joe Henderson, known for its lyrical melody and sophisticated harmonic structure.
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D.
A Thousand Leaves
A Thousand Leaves is a 1998 experimental rock album by American band Sonic Youth, noted for its dense guitar textures, improvisational structures, and exploration of more abstract, art-rock territory.
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E.
The Silken Tent
"The Silken Tent" is a contemplative lyric poem by Robert Frost that uses the image of a tent in a summer breeze to explore themes of freedom, restraint, and the complexities of human relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ film noir ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Street with No Name NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Cameron Mitchell
NERFINISHED
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Robert Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Stack NERFINISHED ⓘ Sessue Hayakawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Yamaguchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Joseph MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyFormat | CinemaScope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Samuel Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | James B. Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Japan
NERFINISHED
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Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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film noir ⓘ gangster film ⓘ |
| hasSetting | U.S. military and criminal underworld in Tokyo ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Robert Ryan
NERFINISHED
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Robert Stack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Leigh Harline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
organized crime
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undercover investigation ⓘ |
| notableFor | vivid CinemaScope visuals ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotFocus | American gangsters operating in Japan ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
20th Century Fox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
20th Century Fox Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUSA | 1955-07-20 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 102 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Samuel Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | postwar Japan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of Bamboo Description of subject: House of Bamboo is a 1955 film noir crime drama directed by Samuel Fuller, set in postwar Tokyo and known for its vivid CinemaScope visuals and story of American gangsters operating in Japan.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.