Futaro Yamada

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Yamada in 1964

, known by his pen name , was a Japanese author. He was born in Yabu, Hyogo. In 1947, he wrote a mystery short story and was awarded a prize by the magazine . He was discovered by Edogawa Rampo and became a novelist. He wrote many ninja (忍法帖 Ninpōchō series) and mystery stories. Many of his works have been adapted for film, TV, manga, and anime.

Works in English translation

Novels

• The Kouga Ninja Scrolls (original title: 甲賀忍法帖, Kōga Ninpōchō), translation Geoff Sant (Del Rey, 2006)
• The Meiji Guillotine Murders (original title: 明治断頭台, Meiji Dantōdai, 1979), translation Bryan Karetnyk (Pushkin Press, 2023)

Short story

• "The Yellow Lodger" (original title: Kiiroi Geshukunin), translation Damian Flanagan (The Tower of London: Tales of Victorian London, Peter Owen, 2005) – A Sherlock Holmes pastiche

Awards

• 1949, the 2nd Detective Story Writers' Club Award
• 1997, the 45th Kikuchi Kan Prize
• 2000, the 4th Japan Mystery Award
• 2004, the Kodansha Manga Award for general manga for Basilisk, the manga adaptation of The Kouga Ninja Scrolls

Selected works

Ninja stories (Ninpōchō series)

• - adapted to film in 2005, to manga in 1963 and two times in 2003, and to anime in 2005 (based on one of the 2003 manga).
• - adapted to film in 1963, and as a TV series in 1966.
• - adapted to film twice: in 1964 (as Kunoichi Ninpō) and in 1991.
• - adapted to film twice: in 1964 (as Kunoichi Keshō) and 1992.
• - adapted to film in 1963, 1996, and 2011.
• - adapted to film in 1965, 1983 (TV), and 1994.
• - adapted to film in 1982 (as Ninja Wars) and to manga in 2004.
• - adapted to film in 1965 and 1968.
• - adapted to film in 1998 and to manga in 2005.
• - adapted to film in 1969.
• - adapted to film in 1995.
• (serialized as Oboro Ninpōchō) - adapted to film in 1981, 1996 and 2003, to anime in 1997 and to various manga.
• - adapted to film in 1968.
• - adapted to film in 1993.
• - adapted to TV in 2018.

Other fiction

• - adapted to manga in 1978.
• - adapted to film in 1956.
• - adapted to manga in 2006.
• - adapted to TV series in 1972, TV movie in 1983, V-cinema film in 1995, and to manga in 2006.
• - adapted to film in 1965.
• - adapted to TV series in 2001.
• - adapted to manga in 2000.

External links

• Futarou Yamada Museum　Template:In lang
• Permanent display in the Hyogo Net Museum of Literature Template:In lang
• Futaro Yamada at J'Lit Books from Japan Template:In lang
• Synopsis of The Story of the Eight Dog Warriors (Hakkenden) at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project) Template:In lang
• The War Generation's Genius - comic about Futaro Yamada's early life

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