Koji Suzuki
Koji Suzuki | |
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Born | Suzuki Kōji May 13, 1957 Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | Japanese |
Nationality | Japanese |
Period | 1990–present |
Genre | Horror, thriller, fantasy, science fiction |
Notable works | Ring |
Notable awards | Shirley Jackson Award (2012) |
Koji Suzuki (鈴木 光司, Suzuki Kōji, born 13 May 1957) is a Japanese writer, who was born in Hamamatsu and lives in Tokyo. Suzuki is the author of the Ring novels, which have been adapted into other formats, including films, manga,[1] TV series and video games. He has written several books on the subject of fatherhood. His hobbies include traveling and motorcycling.[2]
Awards and nominations[]
- Japanese awards
- 1990: Japan Fantasy Novel Award: Paradise
- 1996: Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers: Spiral
- 1996: Nominee for Naoki Prize: Dark Water
- 1996: Nominee for Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature: Dark Water
- 1998: Nominee for Japanese SF Award: Loop
- U.S. awards
- 2012: Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel: Edge
Bibliography[]
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Some of the books listed here are published in the US by Vertical Inc., owned by Kodansha and Dai Nippon Printing.
Ring series[]
- Ring trilogy
- Short story collection
- Birthday (1999) [tightly intertwined with the trilogy: almost crucially relevant]
- "Coffin in the Sky" [details what happened to Mai Takano in Spiral]
- "Lemon Heart" [prequel to Ring]
- "Happy Birthday" [a direct epilogue to Loop]
- Birthday (1999) [tightly intertwined with the trilogy: almost crucially relevant]
- New Ring novels
- S (2012)
- Tide (2013)
- Manga series
- Sadako-san and Sadako-chan (2019)
- Sadako at the End of the World (2020)
Standalone novels[]
- Paradise (Rakuen) (1990).
- Promenade of the Gods (Kamigami no Promenade) (2003)
- Edge (2008)
Short story collections[]
- Death and the Flower (1995)
- "Disposable Diapers and a Race Replica"
- "Irregular Breathing"
- "Key West"
- "Beyond the Darkness"
- "Embrace"
- "Avidya"
- Dark Water (Honogurai mizu no soko kara) (1996) (includes an original framing story)
- "Floating Water"
- "Solitary Isle"
- "The Hold"
- "Dream Cruise"
- "Adrift"
- "Watercolors"
- "Forest Under the Sea"
Short stories[]
- "Drop" (2009) Printed on three rolls of toilet paper in Japan in Japanese – and in English in 2012.[3]
Films adapted from his works[]
- Ring (Ringu, a.k.a. Ringu: Kanzenban) (1995)
- Ring (Ringu) (1998)
- Rasen (Spiral) (1998)
- The Ring Virus (1999)
- Ring 2 (Ringu 2) (1999)
- Ring 0: Birthday (2000)
- Dark Water (2002)
- The Ring (2002)
- Dark Water (2005)
- Rings (short film) (2005)
- The Ring Two (2005)
- Masters of Horror (TV, episode 2.13 Dream Cruise) (2007)
- Sadako 3D (2012)
- Sadako 3D 2 (2013)
- Sadako vs. Kayako (2016)
- Rings (2017)
- Sadako (2019)
References[]
- ^ Ring Volume 1 TPB
- ^ Hobbies found on the back of The Ring, 2002, Koji Suzuki
- ^ "Are You Ready to Confront the Most Terrifying Toilet Paper in the World?". Retrieved March 1, 2019.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1957 births
- Japanese horror writers
- Japanese male writers
- Living people
- People from Hamamatsu
- The Ring (franchise)