Futaro Yamada
Encyclopedia
was the pen name
of , a Japanese author.
He was born in Yabu, Hyogo
.
In 1947, he wrote a mystery novel and was awarded a prize by a novel 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.
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
of , a Japanese author.
He was born in Yabu, Hyogo
Yabu, Hyogo
is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.The city was formed on April 1, 2004 from the merger of all four towns of the former Yabu District: Sekinomiya, Oya, Yabu , and Yoka.-External links:*...
.
In 1947, he wrote a mystery novel and was awarded a prize by a novel magazine .
He was discovered by Edogawa Rampo
Edogawa Rampo
, better known by the pseudonym , was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery fiction. Many of his novels involve the detective hero Kogorō Akechi, who in later books was the leader of a group of boy detectives known as the .Rampo was an admirer...
and became a novelist.
He wrote many ninja
Ninja
A or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations...
(忍法帖 Ninpōchō series) and mystery stories
Mystery fiction
Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...
. Many of his works have been adapted for film, TV, manga, and anime.
Awards
- 1949, the 2nd Detective Story Writers' Club AwardMystery Writers of Japan AwardThe are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of Japan. They honor the best in crime fiction and critical/biographical work published in the previous year.- MWJ Award for Best Novel winners :...
- 1997, the 45th Kikuchi Kan Prize
- 2000, the 4th Japan Mystery Award
- 2004, the Kodansha Manga AwardKodansha Manga Awardis an annual award for serialized manga published in the previous year, sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It is currently awarded in four categories: children's, shōnen, shōjo, and general. The awards began in 1977, initially with categories for shōnen and shōjo. The first award for the...
for general manga for Basilisk, the mangaMangaManga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
adaptation of The Kouga Ninja ScrollsThe Kouga Ninja Scrollsis a historical fantasy novel written in 1958-1959 by the Japanese author Futaro Yamada. The novel was adapted into several comics, a live-acion film and an animated series. It been translated into English by Geoff Sant, and was published by Del Rey in December 2006....