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Futaro Yamada

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Futaro Yamada

Jan 14, 1922 – Jul 28, 200129 titles 27 movies · 2 TV
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Biography

Futaro Yamada (January 4, 1922 - July 28, 2001) was the pen name of Seiya Yamada (Yamada Seiya), a Japanese author. He was born in Yabu, Hyogo. In 1947, he wrote a mystery novel Daruma-tōge no Jiken (, lit. "The Incident on Dharma Pass") and was awarded a prize by the novel magazine Houseki. He was discovered by Edogawa Rampo and became a novelist. He wrote many ninja ( Ninpōchō series) and mystery stories. Many of his works have been adapted for film, TV, manga, and anime. Description above from the Wikipedia article Futaro Yamada, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Jan 14, 1922 – Jul 28, 2001

Hyogo, Japan

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1956 1 title(s)

1963 2 title(s)

1964 1 title(s)

1965 3 title(s)

1968 2 title(s)

1973 1 title(s)

1981 1 title(s)

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1983 1 title(s)

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1991 1 title(s)

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2003 1 title(s)

2005 2 title(s)

2011 1 title(s)

2024 1 title(s)