Koji Suzuki

Koji Suzuki (鈴木光司 Suzuki Kōji; born May 13, 1957) is a Japanese writer, who was born in Hamamatsu and currently lives in Tokyo. Suzuki is the author of the Ring novels, which has been adapted into a manga series.^[1] 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

Ring series

• Ring trilogy
  • Ring (Ringu) (1991) Published in English by Vertical, Inc.
  • Spiral (Rasen) (1995) Published in English by Vertical, Inc.
  • Loop (Rupu) (1998) Published in English by Vertical, Inc.
• Short story collections
  • Birthday (1999) Published in English by Vertical, Inc.
    • "Coffin in the Sky"
    • "Lemonheart"
    • "Happy Birthday"
• New Ring novels
  • S (2012)
  • Tide (2013)^[3]

Standalone novels

• Paradise (Rakuen) (1990) Published in English by Vertical, Inc.
• Promenade of the Gods (Kamigami no Promenade) (2003) Published in English by Vertical, Inc.
• Edge (2008) Published in English by Vertical, Inc.

Short story collections

• Death and the Flower (1995) Published in English by Vertical, Inc.
  • "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) Published in English by Vertical, Inc.
  • "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

Films adapted from his works

• Ring: The Complete Edition (Ring: 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)
• Rings (2016)

References

• Koji Suzuki at the Internet Movie Database
• Entry in the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
• J'Lit | Authors : Koji Suzuki | Books from Japan (English)

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