Ryūzō Saki (佐木 隆三, Saki Ryūzō, April 14, 1937 – October 31, 2015)[1] was a Japanese novelist and non-fiction writer, born in North Hamgyong, a province of what is now North Korea.[2] He was interested in high-profile crimes in Japan and published a number of non-fiction books about Japanese crimes.[2]
Ryūzō Saki | |||||
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| Native name | 佐木 隆三 | ||||
| Born | Ryozo Kosaki April 14, 1937 Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province, Korea under Japanese rule | ||||
| Died | October 31, 2015 (aged 78) Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan | ||||
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| Language | Japanese | ||||
| Genre | Non-fiction novel | ||||
| Years active | 1961–2015 | ||||
| Notable works | Vengeance is Mine (復讐するは我にあり, Fukushū suru wa Ware ni ari) | ||||
| Notable awards | 74th Naoki Prize | ||||
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| Kanji | 佐木 隆三 | ||||
| Kana | さき りゅうぞう | ||||
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On January 14, 1976, Saki was awarded the Naoki Prize for the novel Vengeance Is Mine based on Japanese serial killer Akira Nishiguchi.[2] The novel became the basis of Shohei Imamura's film Vengeance Is Mine.[3] He also wrote the books about Norio Nagayama, Tsutomu Miyazaki, Fusako Sano and Futoshi Matsunaga.
In 1992, Saki published a book about Japanese Resident-General of Korea Itō Hirobumi and Korean An Jung-geun, titled Itō Hirobumi to An Jung-geun.[4]
On 1 November 2015, he died from throat cancer in Kitakyūshū at age 78.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Award-winning novelist Ryuzo Saki dies at 78". The Mainichi. November 1, 2015. Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Ryūzō Saki Video | Interviews". Online Video Guide. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "SCREEN: FROM JAPAN, 'VENGEANCE IS MINE'". The New York Times. 1985-06-30. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ 伊藤博文と安重根 (in Japanese). Books Kinokuniya. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
External links
edit- Ryūzō Saki at IMDb
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