Kōji Suzuki

Japanese writer (1957-2026)
Person human Q384863
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Kōji Suzuki

Summary

Kōji Suzuki is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hamamatsu[2]. He was born on May 13, 1957[3]. He passed away in Tokyo[4]. He died on May 8, 2026[5]. He worked as a writer[6], screenwriter[7], science fiction writer[8], and novelist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (986 views/month, #7,154 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Kōji Suzuki's place of birth was Hamamatsu[2].
  • Kōji Suzuki died in Tokyo[4].
  • Kōji Suzuki died in Tokyo[11].
  • Kōji Suzuki was born on May 13, 1957[3].
  • Kōji Suzuki died on May 8, 2026[5].
  • Kōji Suzuki held citizenship in Japan[12].
  • Japanese was Kōji Suzuki's native language[13].
  • Kōji Suzuki is identified as part of the Japanese people ethnic group[14].
  • Kōji Suzuki worked as a writer[6].
  • Kōji Suzuki's professions included screenwriter[7].
  • Kōji Suzuki worked as a science fiction writer[8].
  • Kōji Suzuki's professions included novelist[9].
  • Kōji Suzuki's education included a stint at Keio University[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Kōji Suzuki is Ring[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Kōji Suzuki is Spiral[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Kōji Suzuki is Dark Water[18].
  • Kōji Suzuki received the Shirley Jackson Award for Novel[19].
  • Kōji Suzuki received the Shirley Jackson Award[20].
  • Kōji Suzuki received the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement[21].
  • Kōji Suzuki is recorded as male[22].
  • Kōji Suzuki's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Kōji Suzuki's family name is recorded as Suzuki[24].
  • Kōji Suzuki's given name is recorded as Kōji[25].
  • Kōji Suzuki's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kōji Suzuki[26].
  • Kōji Suzuki's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: JP[29]

  • Began / founded: 1957-05-13[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2026-05-08[31]

  • Community tags: author, horror, japan[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 45ab0d98-11c1-45a2-8ba2-b26aff1d8296[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Kōji Suzuki was born in Hamamatsu[2]. He was born on May 13, 1957[3]. He is identified as part of the Japanese people ethnic group[14]. Japanese was his native language[13].

Education

Kōji Suzuki was educated at Keio University[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], screenwriter[7], science fiction writer[8], and novelist[9].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Ring[16], a literary work[34]; Spiral[17], a literary work[35]; and Dark Water[18], a film[36], directed by Hideo Nakata[37].

Recognition

Awards received include Shirley Jackson Award for Novel[19], a class of award[38], in United States[39]; Shirley Jackson Award[20], a literary award[40], in United States[41], founded in 2007[42], headquartered in Burlington[43]; and Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement[21], a class of award[44], founded in 1987[45].

Death and Burial

Kōji Suzuki died on May 8, 2026[5]. Recorded place of death include Tokyo[4], a metropolitan prefecture[46], in Japan[47], founded in 1868[48], headquartered in Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building[49].

Why It Matters

Kōji Suzuki ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (986 views/month, #7,154 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Works attributed to him include Ring[52], a literary work[53]; Spiral[54], a literary work[55]; Dark Water[56], a literary work[57]; and Loop[58], a literary work[59].

FAQs

Where was Kōji Suzuki born?

Kōji Suzuki was born in Hamamatsu[2].

Where did Kōji Suzuki die?

Kōji Suzuki died in Tokyo[4].

What did Kōji Suzuki do for work?

Kōji Suzuki worked as writer[6], screenwriter[7], science fiction writer[8], and novelist[9].

Where did Kōji Suzuki go to school?

Kōji Suzuki was educated at Keio University[15].

What awards did Kōji Suzuki receive?

Honors received include Shirley Jackson Award for Novel[19], Shirley Jackson Award[20], and Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . asahi.com. Retrieved . asahi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . nikkei.com. nikkei.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . bramstokerawards.horror.org. Retrieved . bramstokerawards.horror.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . asahi.com. Retrieved . asahi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [59] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20h ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 26
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'hy', 'it', 'ja',
    P14771 → 10611
    Place of death → Tokyo, Tokyo
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 4w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk archives portal person id → D0009072922
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  3. 4w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 122411
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  4. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → CE4E-1A67-5128-C79A-D5C5
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  5. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 6996
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  6. 15w ago · デステニーワールド · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0213885-Suzuki-Koji-1957
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P1559]]: 鈴木光司"
  7. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL1401109A
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  8. 21w ago · Y.haruo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Japanese writer (1957-2026)
    Represented by → Q139731466
    Birth name → {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '鈴木 晃司'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P1477]]: 鈴木 晃司"
  9. 21w ago · Vitedg · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Tokyo, Tokyo
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P20]]: [[Q1490]]"
  10. 21w ago · ~2026-28027-60 · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → +2026-05-08T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P570]]: 8 May 2026"
  11. 22w ago · Kethyga · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → —
    Family name → Suzuki
    Country of citizenship → Japan
    Ethnic group → Japanese people
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P12836]]: 27251384"
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