Futaro Yamada

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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 author. He was born in Yabu, Hyogo.

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.

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.