is a Japanese writer, who was born in

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and lives in Tokyo. Suzuki is the author of the ''Ring'' novels, which have been adapted into other formats, including films,

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

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Bibliography

Some of the books listed here are published in the US by Vertical Inc., owned by

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and Dai Nippon Printing.

''Ring'' series

* ''Ring'' trilogy and extended series ** ''

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'' (''Ringu'') (1991) ** ''

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'' (''Rupu'') (1998) ** ''

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'' (1999) (Short story collection) ightly intertwined with the trilogy: almost crucially relevant*** "Coffin in the Sky" etails what happened to Mai Takano in ''Spiral''*** "Lemon Heart" requel to ''Ring''*** "Happy Birthday" direct epilogue to ''Loop''** '' S'' (2012) ** ''Tide'' (2013) * Manga series ** ''Sadako-san and Sadako-chan'' (2019) ** ''Sadako at the End of the World'' (2020)

Standalone novels

* ''Paradise'' (''Rakuen'') (1990) * ''The Shining Sea'' (''Hikari sasu umi'') (1993) ** republished – ''The Shining Sea'' (2022

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) – * ''Promenade of the Gods'' (''Kamigami no Promenade'') (2003) * ''Edge'' (2008)

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 Dark Water may refer to: Books * '' Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil'', 1920 book by American philosopher W.E.B. Du Bois * ''Dark Water'' (book) (仄暗い水の底から; ''Honogurai mizu no soko kara''; literally ''In the Depths of Dark ...

'' (''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 an
in English
in 2012.

Films adapted from his works

* ''

'' (''Ringu, a.k.a. Ringu: Kanzenban'') (1995) * ''

'' (''Ringu'') (1998) * '' Rasen'' (''Spiral'') (1998) * ''

The Ring Virus ''The Ring Virus'' () is a 1999 South Korean horror film adapted from the Japanese novel '' Ring'' by Koji Suzuki. A joint project between Japan and Korea, this version has Park Eun-Suh as the creator of the cursed videotape. Although the filmm ...

'' (1999) * ''

Ring 2 is a 1999 Japanese supernatural horror film, directed by Hideo Nakata and serves as a sequel to '' Ring''. ''Ring'' was originally a novel written by Koji Suzuki; its sequel, ''Rasen'' (a.k.a. ''Spiral''), was also adapted into a film as the ...

'' (''Ringu 2'') (1999) * '' Ring 0: Birthday'' (2000) * ''

'' (2002) * '' The Ring'' (2002) * ''

'' (2005) * ''

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'' (short film) (2005) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' Open Water 2: Adrift'' (2006) * ''

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'' (TV, episode 2.13 '' Dream Cruise'') (2007) * ''

Sadako 3D is a 2012 supernatural horror film directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa, loosely based on the novel '' S'' by Koji Suzuki. Plot A mysterious, white-clad man drops a long-haired woman into a well. The well is full of women, all with long hair, all dresse ...

'' (2012) * ''

Sadako 3D 2 is a 2013 Japanese supernatural horror film directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa and the sequel to 2012's '' Sadako 3D'' and the final installment in the ''Rasen'' timeline. Plot Takanori Andō (Kōji Seto) is waiting while Akane Ayukawa is giving bir ...

'' (2013) * ''

Sadako vs. Kayako is a 2016 Japanese supernatural horror film directed by Kōji Shiraishi. It is a crossover of the '' Ju-on'' and the ''Ring'' series. The film was first teased as an April Fools' joke on April 1, 2015, but was later confirmed on December 10 to ...

'' (2016) * ''

'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2019)

Awards and nominations

Japanese awards

* 1990

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: ''Paradise'' * 1996

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Prize for New Writers: ''

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: ''

'' * 1996 Nominee for

Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature (, ''Izumi Kyōka Bungaku Shō'') is a prize for literature in Japan named for Kyōka Izumi. It was established and started in 1973 to commemorate the 100th year since the birth of Kyōka Izumi. Kanazawa city, wh ...

: ''

'' * 1998 Nominee for Japanese SF Award: ''

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U.S. award

* 2012

Shirley Jackson Award The Shirley Jackson Awards are literary awards named after Shirley Jackson in recognition of her legacy in writing. These awards for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror and the dark fantastic are presented ...

for Best Novel: ''Edge''

International award

* 2021

Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement The Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement annually recognizes one to three living artists for "superior achievement in an entire career" which has "substantially influenced the horror genre". It is conferred by the Horror Writers Association, ...

References

External links

* *
Koji Suzuki bibliography at FantasticFiction

Entry
in ''

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