Futaro Yamada, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Futaro Yamada

Japanese novelist

Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1922

Place of Birth: Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 28-Jul-2001

Profession: writer, physician, novelist, linguist, lexicographer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Futaro Yamada (?? ???, Yamada Futaro, 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 short story Daruma-toge no Jiken (??????, lit.
"The Incident on Dharma Pass") and was awarded a prize by the magazine Houseki (??). He was discovered by Edogawa Rampo and became a novelist. He wrote many ninja (??? Ninpocho series) and mystery stories.
Many of his works have been adapted for film, TV, manga, and anime.