Teruko Hirashiki
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Japanese emigrant to the United States
documentary film editor
film editor
television editor
video editor
woman
Teruko Hirashiki is a Japanese-born film and video editor best known for her long career editing news and documentary segments for the American television program 60 Minutes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Teruko Hirashiki canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11742540 — 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: Teruko Hirashiki Context triple: [Teruko Hirashiki, name, Teruko Hirashiki]
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A.
Teruko Hirashiki
Teruko Hirashiki is best known as the wife of prominent Japanese-American architect Minoru Yamasaki, designer of the original World Trade Center.
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B.
Tomoko Sakurai
Tomoko Sakurai is the widow of renowned German conductor Kurt Masur, known for her role in his personal and professional life.
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C.
Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao is a renowned Japanese actress celebrated for her prolific film career from the 1950s onward, particularly in collaborations with director Yasuzō Masumura.
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D.
Hisako Nagayama
Hisako Nagayama was the wife of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, who was a prominent military leader during World War II.
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E.
Tatsuko Kawashima
Tatsuko Kawashima is the maternal grandmother of Prince Hisahito of Akishino and a member of the extended Japanese imperial family through her daughter, Princess Kiko.
- 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: Teruko Hirashiki Target entity description: Teruko Hirashiki is a Japanese-born film and video editor best known for her long career editing news and documentary segments for the American television program 60 Minutes.
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A.
Teruko Hirashiki
Teruko Hirashiki is best known as the wife of prominent Japanese-American architect Minoru Yamasaki, designer of the original World Trade Center.
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B.
Tomoko Sakurai
Tomoko Sakurai is the widow of renowned German conductor Kurt Masur, known for her role in his personal and professional life.
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C.
Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao is a renowned Japanese actress celebrated for her prolific film career from the 1950s onward, particularly in collaborations with director Yasuzō Masumura.
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D.
Hisako Nagayama
Hisako Nagayama was the wife of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, who was a prominent military leader during World War II.
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E.
Tatsuko Kawashima
Tatsuko Kawashima is the maternal grandmother of Prince Hisahito of Akishino and a member of the extended Japanese imperial family through her daughter, Princess Kiko.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese emigrant to the United States
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documentary film editor ⓘ film editor ⓘ television editor ⓘ video editor ⓘ woman ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| employer | CBS News NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
broadcast journalism
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documentary filmmaking ⓘ television journalism ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
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television news ⓘ |
| knownFor | long career as an editor on 60 Minutes ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
editing documentary segments for 60 Minutes
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editing news segments for 60 Minutes ⓘ |
| notableWork | 60 Minutes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
documentary editor
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film editor ⓘ television editor ⓘ video editor ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| workPeriod |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Teruko Hirashiki Description of subject: Teruko Hirashiki is a Japanese-born film and video editor best known for her long career editing news and documentary segments for the American television program 60 Minutes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.