"Ring" author Koji Suzuki passes away; created classic horror character "Sadako".
Koji Suzuki, the author of the iconic Japanese horror novel "Ring," passed away on the 8th at the age of 68. His masterpiece was adapted into a film, giving birth to the iconic character Sadako and popularizing the "J-Horror" phenomenon worldwide.
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(Central News Agency reporter Dai Ya-Chen, Tokyo, 10th) Japanese horror novelist Koji Suzuki (real name Koji Suzuki), author of the classic "Ring" series, passed away from illness at a hospital in Tokyo on the 8th, at the age of 68.
NHK and Asahi Shimbun reported that Koji Suzuki was born in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and graduated from the Department of French Literature at Keio University. In 1990, he debuted with "Paradise," which won the Excellence Award at the 2nd Japan Fantasy Novel Award. The following year, he released the horror novel "Ring," which quickly gained popularity with its "cursed videotape" premise that anyone who watches it will die in seven days, establishing itself as a milestone in Japanese horror fiction.
In 1998, "Ring" was adapted into a film directed by Hideo Nakata, and the iconic scene of the classic character "Sadako" emerging from a television set became a famous moment in film history. This not only sparked a craze in Japan but also propelled the "J-Horror" trend across Asia and globally in the late 1990s.
In 2002, Hollywood also released a remake, making Sadako one of the most representative "horror film heroines."
Since then, Koji Suzuki continued to release works in the "Ring" series, such as "Spiral," as well as other horror novels like "Dark Water."
According to the publisher, Koji Suzuki still released his latest work last year but passed away from illness at a hospital in Tokyo on the 8th, at the age of 68. (Edited by Hsieh Yi-Hsuan) 1150510
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(Central News Agency reporter Dai Ya-Chen, Tokyo, 10th) Japanese horror novelist Koji Suzuki (real name Koji Suzuki), author of the classic "Ring" series, passed away from illness at a hospital in Tokyo on the 8th, at the age of 68.
NHK and Asahi Shimbun reported that Koji Suzuki was born in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and graduated from the Department of French Literature at Keio University. In 1990, he debuted with "Paradise," which won the Excellence Award at the 2nd Japan Fantasy Novel Award. The following year, he released the horror novel "Ring," which quickly gained popularity with its "cursed videotape" premise that anyone who watches it will die in seven days, establishing itself as a milestone in Japanese horror fiction.
In 1998, "Ring" was adapted into a film directed by Hideo Nakata, and the iconic scene of the classic character "Sadako" emerging from a television set became a famous moment in film history. This not only sparked a craze in Japan but also propelled the "J-Horror" trend across Asia and globally in the late 1990s.
In 2002, Hollywood also released a remake, making Sadako one of the most representative "horror film heroines."
Since then, Koji Suzuki continued to release works in the "Ring" series, such as "Spiral," as well as other horror novels like "Dark Water."
According to the publisher, Koji Suzuki still released his latest work last year but passed away from illness at a hospital in Tokyo on the 8th, at the age of 68. (Edited by Hsieh Yi-Hsuan) 1150510
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