Koji Suzuki
Japanese writer (1957–2026)
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Koji Suzuki (鈴木 光司, Suzuki Kōji; May 13, 1957 – May 8, 2026) was a Japanese writer, who was born in Hamamatsu and lived in Tokyo. Suzuki was the author of the Ring novels, which have been adapted into other formats, including films, manga,[1] television series, and video games. He wrote several books on the subject of fatherhood. His hobbies included traveling, motorcycling,[2] as well as sailing.[3]
Born
May 13, 1957
Suzuki Kōji
May 13, 1957
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
DiedMay 8, 2026 (aged 68)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationWriter
LanguageJapanese
Koji Suzuki 鈴木 光司 | |
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| Born | Suzuki Kōji May 13, 1957 Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Died | May 8, 2026 (aged 68) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Japanese |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Period | 1990–2026 |
| Genre | Horror, thriller, fantasy, science fiction |
| Notable works |
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| Notable awards | Shirley Jackson Award (2012) Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement (2022) |
Koji Suzuki died in Tokyo on May 8, 2026, at the age of 68.[4]
Bibliography
Some of the books listed here are published in the US by Vertical Inc., owned by Kodansha and Dai Nippon Printing.
Ring series
Standalone novels
- Paradise (Rakuen) (1990)
- The Shining Sea (Hikari sasu umi) (1993)
- republished – The Shining Sea (2022 Vertical Publishing) – ISBN 978-1647291181
- Promenade of the Gods (Kamigami no Promenade) (2003)
- Edge (2008)
- Ubiquitous (2025)
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 story
- "Drop" (2009) – Printed on three rolls of toilet paper in Japan in Japanese and in English in 2012.[5]
Films adapted from his works
- Ring (Ringu, a.k.a. Ringu: Kanzenban) (1995)
- Ring (Ringu) (1998)
- Spiral (Rasen) (1998)
- The Ring Virus (1999)
- Ring 2 (Ringu 2) (1999)
- Ring 0: Birthday (Ringu 0) (2000)
- Dark Water (2002)
- The Ring (2002)
- Dark Water (2005)
- Rings (short film) (2005)
- The Ring Two (2005)
- Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)
- Masters of Horror (TV, episode 2.13 Dream Cruise) (2007)
- Sadako 3D (2012)
- Sadako 3D 2 (2013)
- Sadako vs. Kayako (2016)
- Rings (2017)
- Sadako aka Sadako KOL (2019)
- Sadako DX (2022) DX [6] is an acronym of sorts for digital transformation
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. award
- 2012 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel: Edge