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Koji Suzuki
Born Suzuki Kōji
(1957-05-13) May 13, 1957 (age 67)
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Occupation Writer
Language Japanese
Nationality Japanese
Period 1990–present
Genre Horror, thriller, fantasy, science fiction
Notable works
  • Ring (1991)
  • Dark Water (1996)
  • Edge (2008)
Notable awards Shirley Jackson Award (2012)
Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement (2022)

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, TV series and video games. He has written several books on the subject of fatherhood. His hobbies include traveling and motorcycling.

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)
  • 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 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

International award

  • 2021 Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement

See also

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