Fûtarô Yamada
Writer · Died July 28, 2001, aged 79 · Hyogo, Japan
Futaro Yamada (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 novel Daruma-tōge no Jiken (, lit. "The Incident on Dharma Pass") and was awarded a prize by the novel magazine Houseki. He was discovered by Edogawa Rampo and became a novelist. He wrote many ninja ( Ninpōchō series) and mystery stories. Many of his works have been adapted for film, TV, manga, and anime. Description above from the Wikipedia article Futaro Yamada, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 14, 1922
- July 28, 2001 (aged 79)
- Hyogo, Japan
- Writer
- 8 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
What are Fûtarô Yamada's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 6
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 5
Steady 0 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3
A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 4
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Fûtarô Yamada's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
- Crunchyroll
Subscription and free streaming for Fûtarô Yamada's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
31 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Hakkenden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Lady Ninja: Reflections of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Basilisk(2005)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Samurai Resurrection(2003)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Kunoichi: Lady Ninja(1998)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Ninja Resurrection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Reborn from Hell II: Jubei's Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Reborn from Hell: Samurai Armageddon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Lady Ninja: Reflections of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Beauty Magistrate: The Women's Prison Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles 4: Rebel Forces at the Threshold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles 3: Sacred Book of Sexual Positions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Wives of Rokumeikan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Lady Vengeance and the 47 Ronin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Death of a Ninja(1982)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Samurai Reincarnation(1981)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
When the Night Breaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Homeless Ninja Trick Book: Lose in All Directions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Ninja's Mark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Pleasures of the Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Homeless Ninja Trick Book (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Tale of Ninja Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
The Spying Sorceress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Kōkōsei to satsujinhan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Five Paths to Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Career shape
A full career of 30 titles from 1956 to 2024.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Fûtarô Yamada's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 31/100 and the plot and story 32/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Fûtarô Yamada work with?
People who share at least 2 of Fûtarô Yamada's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masaru Tsushima shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Masaru TsushimaShared titles: Kunoichi ninpô-chô V: Jiraiya hishô (1995), Female Ninja Magic Chronicles (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Masaru Tsushima
Actors
- Tomoka KurotaniShared titles: Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005), Samurai Resurrection (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Tomoka Kurotani
- Hiroyuki SanadaShared titles: Death of a Ninja (1982), Samurai Reincarnation (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Hiroyuki Sanada
- Mikio NaritaShared titles: Death of a Ninja (1982), Samurai Reincarnation (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Mikio Narita
- Noboru MatsuhashiShared titles: Death of a Ninja (1982), Samurai Reincarnation (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Noboru Matsuhashi
Editors
- Isamu IchidaShared titles: Death of a Ninja (1982), Samurai Reincarnation (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Isamu Ichida
Producers
- Tetsuji HayashiShared titles: Kunoichi: Lady Ninja (1998), Kunoichi ninpô-chô V: Jiraiya hishô (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Tetsuji Hayashi
- Yoshimi AraiShared titles: Kunoichi: Lady Ninja (1998), Kunoichi ninpô-chô V: Jiraiya hishô (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Yoshimi Arai
- Haruki KadokawaShared titles: Death of a Ninja (1982), Samurai Reincarnation (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Haruki Kadokawa
