Koji Suzuki

Koji Suzuki

Born: May 13, 1957
Age: 66
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Biography

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. He has written several books on the subject of fatherhood. His hobbies include traveling and motorcycling.

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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)

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)

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