Futaro Yamada (山田 風太郎; January 4th, 1922 - July 28th 2001) was an acclaimed Japanese novelist. His real name was Yamada Seiya; he was well known for jidai (meroid drama) novels, detective fiction and short stories. Popular works are "Makai Tensei" (centered around Amakusa Shirō Tokisada) and Ninpocho series. In 2010, the Futaro Yamada Award was established to honor rising writers.
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