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Fūtarō Yamada

Born

in Hyogo, Japan

January 04, 1922

Died

July 28, 2001

Genre

Historical Fiction, Mystery, Fantasy

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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 novel writer, famous for his ninja stories and mystery fiction based on japanese legends. He worked in genre of historical fiction, popularizing legendary characters, ninjas and supernatural abilities in his works. Thanks to him many historical characters weren't forgotten in our days.

In 1947, he wrote a mystery novel Daruma-tōge no Jiken (達磨峠の事件?, lit. "The Incident on Dharma Pass") and was awarded a prize by a novel magazine Houseki (宝石?). 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, ...more

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	The Meiji Guillotine Murders by Fūtarō Yamada, Bryan Karetnyk (Translator) 3.24 avg rating — 568 ratings — published 1979 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kouga Ninja Scrolls (The Ninja Scrolls Novels, #1) by Fūtarō Yamada, Geoff Sant (Translator) 4.02 avg rating — 270 ratings — published 1959 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls: Revenge of the Hori Clan, Volume 1 (The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls, #1) by Fūtarō Yamada, Masaki Segawa (Illustrator) 3.69 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La leyenda de los ocho guerreros perro 3.91 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1964 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls: Revenge of the Hori Clan, Volume 2 (The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls, #2) by Fūtarō Yamada, Masaki Segawa (Ilustrator) 3.84 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls: Revenge of the Hori Clan, Volume 3 (The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls, #3) by Fūtarō Yamada, Masaki Segawa (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls: Revenge of the Hori Clan, Volume 5 (The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls, #5) by Fūtarō Yamada, Masaki Segawa (Illustrator) 3.81 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls: Revenge of the Hori Clan, Volume 4 (The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls, #4) by Fūtarō Yamada, Masaki Segawa (Illustrator) 3.72 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls: Revenge of the Hori Clan, Volume 6 (The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls, #6) by Fūtarō Yamada, Masaki Segawa (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls: Revenge of the Hori Clan, Volume 7 (The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls, #7) by Fūtarō Yamada, Masaki Segawa (Illustrator) 3.66 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Ninja Scrolls Novels (16 books)
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Ninpōchō - Ninja stories (29 books)
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Yagyū Jūbei Trilogy (6 books)
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