Koji Suzuki
Koji Suzuki is a Japanese writer, who was born in Hamamatsu and lives in Tokyo. Suzuki is the author of the [Ring (novel series)|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, motorcycling, as well as sailing.
''Ring'' series
- Ring trilogy and extended series
- * Ring
- * Spiral
- * Loop
- * Birthday
- ** "Coffin in the Sky"
- ** "Lemon Heart"
- ** "Happy Birthday"
- * S
- * ''Tide''
Standalone novels
- Paradise
- The Shining Sea
- * republished – The Shining Sea –
- Promenade of the Gods
- Edge
- ''Ubiquitous''
Short story collections
- Death and the Flower
- * "Disposable Diapers and a Race Replica"
- * "Irregular Breathing"
- * "Key West"
- * "Beyond the Darkness"
- * "Embrace"
- * "Avidya"
- Dark Water
- * "Floating Water"
- * "Solitary Isle"
- * "The Hold"
- * "Dream Cruise"
- * "Adrift"
- * "Watercolors"
- * "Forest Under the Sea"
Short story
- "Drop" – Printed on three rolls of toilet paper in Japan in Japanese and in 2012.
Films adapted from his works
- Ring
- Ring
- Rasen
- The Ring Virus
- Ring 2
- Ring 0: Birthday
- Dark Water
- The Ring
- Dark Water
- Rings
- The Ring Two
- Open Water 2: Adrift
- Masters of Horror
- Sadako 3D
- Sadako 3D 2
- Sadako vs. Kayako
- Rings
- Sadako aka
- Sadako 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]