Koji Suzuki

Koji Suzuki
Born	Suzuki Kōji May 13, 1957 Hamamatsu, 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 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)

References

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

Notes

1. http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/12-869/Ring-Volume-1-TPB
2. Hobbies found on the back of The Ring, 2002, Koji Suzuki
3. www.booksfromjapan.jp