Nobuo Uematsu
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Nobuo Uematsu is a renowned Japanese video game composer best known for his iconic music for the Final Fantasy series.
All labels observed (1)
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| Nobuo Uematsu canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11542443 — 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)
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Target entity: Nobuo Uematsu Context triple: [Final Fantasy XIV, originalDirector, Nobuo Uematsu]
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Hitoshi Sakimoto
Hitoshi Sakimoto is a Japanese video game composer best known for his orchestral and atmospheric soundtracks for titles such as Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy XII, and the Ogre Battle series.
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Akira Yamaoka
Akira Yamaoka is a Japanese composer and sound designer best known for his atmospheric, industrial-ambient soundtracks that defined the mood and identity of the Silent Hill video game franchise.
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C.
Takashi Koyasu
Takashi Koyasu was a Japanese businessman best known as the founder of the major national newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun.
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D.
Yuki Kajiura
Yuki Kajiura is a renowned Japanese composer and music producer best known for her dramatic, orchestral, and choir-driven soundtracks for anime, games, and films.
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E.
Iwao Matsuda
Iwao Matsuda was an Imperial Japanese Army general who led Japanese forces during World War II, notably in the Pacific campaigns.
- 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: Nobuo Uematsu Target entity description: Nobuo Uematsu is a renowned Japanese video game composer best known for his iconic music for the Final Fantasy series.
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A.
Hitoshi Sakimoto
Hitoshi Sakimoto is a Japanese video game composer best known for his orchestral and atmospheric soundtracks for titles such as Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy XII, and the Ogre Battle series.
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B.
Akira Yamaoka
Akira Yamaoka is a Japanese composer and sound designer best known for his atmospheric, industrial-ambient soundtracks that defined the mood and identity of the Silent Hill video game franchise.
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C.
Takashi Koyasu
Takashi Koyasu was a Japanese businessman best known as the founder of the major national newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun.
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D.
Yoko Kanno
Yoko Kanno is a renowned Japanese composer and musician best known for her eclectic and influential soundtracks for anime, films, and video games such as Cowboy Bebop and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.
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E.
Yuki Kajiura
Yuki Kajiura is a renowned Japanese composer and music producer best known for her dramatic, orchestral, and choir-driven soundtracks for anime, games, and films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese person
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ video game composer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1959-03-21 ⓘ |
| employer |
Square
NERFINISHED
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Square Enix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Uematsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music composition
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video game industry ⓘ |
| genre |
orchestral music
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rock music ⓘ video game music ⓘ |
| givenName | Nobuo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.dogearrecords.com/ ⓘ |
| instrument |
keyboard
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organ ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Earthbound Papas
NERFINISHED
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The Black Mages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Nobuo Uematsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 植松 伸夫 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | ja ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aerith's Theme
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Blue Dragon soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Chrono Trigger contributions ⓘ Eyes on Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Final Fantasy IV soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Final Fantasy IX soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Final Fantasy VI soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Final Fantasy VII soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Final Fantasy X main theme contributions ⓘ Final Fantasy series music NERFINISHED ⓘ Lost Odyssey soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Melodies of Life NERFINISHED ⓘ One-Winged Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ Terra's Theme NERFINISHED ⓘ To Zanarkand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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keyboardist ⓘ record producer ⓘ video game composer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Japan
NERFINISHED
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Kōchi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Japan ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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