Futaro Yamada

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Futaro Yamada (山田風太郎, Yamada Fūtarō^?, January 4, 1922 - July 28, 2001) was the pen name of Seiya Yamada (山田誠也, Yamada Seiya^?), a Japanese author. He was born in Yabu, Hyogo. In 1947, he wrote a mystery novel Daruma-tōge no Jiken (達磨峠の事件, Daruma-tōge no Jiken^? lit. "The Incident on Dharma Pass") and was awarded a prize by a novel magazine Houseki (宝石, Houseki^?). He was discovered by Edogawa Rampo and became a novelist. He wrote many novels of ninja story (忍法帖 Ninpōchō series) and mystery fiction. Many of his works were adapted for film, TV, manga, and anime.

1 Awards
2 Selected works
- 2.1 Ninja stories ("Ninpōchō" series)
- 2.2 Other fictions
3 External links

[edit] Awards

1949, the 2nd Detective Story Writers' Club Prize
1997, the 45th Kikuchi Kan Prize
2000, the 4th Japan Mystery Award

[edit] Selected works

[edit] Ninja stories ("Ninpōchō" series)

The Kouga Ninja Scrolls (甲賀忍法帖, Kōga Ninpōchō^?, 1959)
Edo Ninpōchō (江戸忍法帖, Edo Ninpōchō^? 1960) - adapted to film in 1963.
Gunkan Ninpōchō (軍艦忍法帖, Gunkan Ninpōchō^? 1961)
Kunoichi Ninpōchō (くノ一忍法帖, Kunoichi Ninpōchō^? 1961) - adapted to film twice in 1964 and 1991.
Gedō Ninpōchō (外道忍法帖, Gedō Ninpōchō^? 1962) - adapted to film twice in 1964 and 1992.
Ninja Tsukikageshō (忍者月影抄, Ninja Tsukikageshō^? 1962) - adapted to film twice in 1963 and 1996.
Ninpō Chūshingura (忍法忠臣蔵, Ninpō Chūshingura^? 1962) - adapted to film twice in 1965 and 1994.
Iga Ninpōchō (伊賀忍法帖, Iga Ninpōchō^? 1964) - adapted to film in 1982 and to manga in 2004.
Ninpō Hakkenden (忍法八犬伝, Ninpō Hakkenden^? 1964)
Fūrai Ninpōchō (風来忍法帖, Fūrai Ninpōchō^? 1964) - adapted to film twice in 1965 and 1968.
Yagyū Ninpōchō (柳生忍法帖, Yagyū Ninpōchō^? 1964) Yagyū Jūbei Trilogy #1 - adapted to film in 1998 and to manga in 2005.
Ninpō Sōden 73 (忍法相伝73, Ninpō Sōden 73^? 1965) - adapted to film in 1969.
Jiraiya Ninpōchō (自来也忍法帖, Jiraiya Ninpōchō^? 1965) - adapted to film in 1995.
Maten Ninpōchō (魔天忍法帖, Maten Ninpōchō^? 1965)
Shingen Ninpōchō (信玄忍法帖, Shingen Ninpōchō^? 1967)
Makai Tenshō (魔界転生, Makai Tenshō^? 1967) Yagyū Jūbei Trilogy #2
Shinobi no Manji (忍びの卍, Shinobi no Manji^? 1967) - adapted to film in 1968.
Ninpō Kenshiden (忍法剣士伝, Ninpō Kenshiden^? 1968)
Ginga Ninpōchō (銀河忍法帖, Ginga Ninpōchō^? 1968)
Higisho Sōdatsu (秘戯書争奪, Higisho Sōdatsu^? 1968) - adapted to film in 1993.
Ninpō Fūin Ima Yaburu (忍法封印いま破る, Ninpō Fūin Ima Yaburu^? 1969)
Ninja Kokubyaku Zōshi (忍者黒白草紙, Ninja Kokubyaku Zōshi^? 1969)
Ninpō Sōtō no Washi (忍法双頭の鷲, Ninpō Sōtō no Washi^? 1969)
Uminari Ninpōchō (海鳴り忍法帖, Uminari Ninpōchō^? 1971)

[edit] Other fictions

Ganchū no Akuma (眼中の悪魔, Ganchū no Akuma^? 1948)
Kyozō Inraku (虚像淫楽, Kyozō Inraku^? 1948) - adapted to manga in 1978.
Akuryō no Mure (悪霊の群, Akuryō no Mure^? 1955) with Akimitsu Takagi - adapted to film in 1956.
Jūsankaku Kankei (十三角関係, Jūsankaku Kankei^? 1956)
Idaten Hyakuri (いだ天百里, Idaten Hyakuri^? 1957) - adapted to manga in 2006.
Onna Rō Hishō (おんな牢秘抄, Onna Rō Hishō^? 1960) - adapted to film in 1995 and to manga in 2006.
Kan no Naka no Etsuraku (棺の中の悦楽, Kan no Naka no Etsuraku^? 1962) - adapted to film in 1965.
Taiyō Kokuten (太陽黒点, Taiyō Kokuten^? 1963)
Keishichō Sōshi (警視庁草紙, Keishichō Sōshi^? 1975) - adapted to TV series in 2001.
Gentō Tsujibasha (幻燈辻馬車, Gentō Tsujibasha^? 1976)
Basara (婆沙羅, Basara^? 1990)
Yagyū Jūbei Shisu (柳生十兵衛死す, Yagyū Jūbei Shisu^? 1992) Yagyū Jūbei Trilogy #3 - adapted to manga in 2000.