▁still ▁visible . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Bel ski ▁V rh ▁on ▁Ge op edia ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Z av r č <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁a ▁Japanese ▁screen writer ▁and ▁novel ist . ▁His ▁real ▁name ▁is ▁. ▁ ▁Career ▁Born ▁in ▁As ak usa , ▁Tokyo , ▁Yam ada ▁attended ▁W ased a ▁University ▁before ▁entering ▁the ▁Sh ō ch iku ▁film ▁stud ios , ▁where ▁he ▁trained ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁director ▁under ▁Ke isu ke ▁K inos h ita . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁company ▁at ▁age ▁ 3 0 ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁writing ▁scripts ▁for ▁television ▁dram as , ▁pen ning ▁such ▁successful ▁series ▁as ▁K ish ibe ▁no ▁ar ub am u ▁and ▁F uz oro i ▁no ▁ring ot achi . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁scripts ▁for ▁film ▁and ▁the ▁stage . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁novel ist , ▁his ▁novel ▁, ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁won ▁the ▁Yam am oto ▁Sh ū gor ō ▁Prize . ▁It ▁was ▁translated ▁into ▁English , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁as ▁Str angers . ▁Another ▁Yam ada ▁novel , ▁In ▁Search ▁of ▁a ▁Dist ant ▁Vo ice , ▁was ▁translated ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁from ▁a ▁novel ▁originally ▁published ▁in ▁Japan ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁A ▁third ▁Yam ada ▁novel , ▁, ▁was ▁translated ▁into ▁English ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁