The first story in this collection has been adapted to film dark water, walter salles, and another, adrift is currently in production with dimension films. Dark water, a remake of the 2002 film directed by walter salles. If you enjoyed the ring trilogy, you still might have this collection of great japanese short stories. He has written several books on the subject of fatherhood. Continuing my immersion in the watery worlds of dark fiction, i turn my attention this month to the work of koji suzuki. Jul 29, 2011 these are my own personal views on this book, but as a newcomer to suzuki s works, dark water has managed to hook me in, further beckoning me to read some of his other books. I wasnt familiar with suzuki s work but had been told that my novel, bodies. If you have already seen the film, you will find that there are a lot of differences between the onscreen version and mr suzukis original creation.
Koji suzuki may offer ghosts, revenants and haunts in dark water, but theyre. Koji suzuki a collection of horror short stories from the acclaimed author of ring and spiral. However, whatever atmosphere he generates during the course of the film is squandered by a lazy, safe ending that reeks of producers meddling with an otherwise solid if not hackneyed story based on the novel by ring author koji suzuki. His first book, ring, became the japanese ringu and the american the ring. Koji suzuki is a japanese writer, who was born in hamamatsu and currently lives in tokyo. Koji suzuki, suzuki koji, born may 1957 is a japanese writer, who was born in hamamatsu and lives in tokyo. Sure enough he sees a body floating upside down in the water.
The film was remade in the united states in 2005, under the same title. The other day, sipping hot tea in a french restaurant in the. Floating water was the inspiration for the walter salles film, dark water. Buy dark water book online at best prices in india on.
The big book of adventure stories the imperfectionists. A collection of horror short stories from the acclaimed author of ring and spiral. Koji suzuki project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Dark water is the english title of a collection of short stories by koji suzuki. Buy dark water book online at low prices in india dark. Aug 10, 2014 if you enjoyed the ring trilogy, you still might have this collection of great japanese short stories. James than it does to clive barkers the books of blood. The best stories are the opening story, floating water the source for the movie dark water and solitary isle. Koji suzuki a haunting collection of short stories from koji suzuki, author of the smash thriller ringback cover. Both american and japanese versions of dark water were inspired by koji suzukis short story floating water, included in the book dark water, published in 1996 and released in an english translation in 2004. Suzuki demonstrates the power of his psychological insight into the mechanics of fear in this highly atmospheric collection of stories unified by the theme of water.
The film is based on floating water, a short story by koji suzuki who also wrote the ring series of novels, from his horror anthology also titled dark water. Horror tales, japanese, translations into english koji suzuki, translations into english. Floating water, solitary isle, the hold, dream cruise, adrift, watercolors, forest under the sea. Buy dark water by koji suzuki from amazons fiction books store. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The real sequel, an avidlyawaited followup to the epochmaking ring, is the acclaimed spiral, in which suzuki folds the story back on itself, reinterprets it, and adds levels of complexity, science, and horror. He also directed dark water 2002 from suzukis short story floating water, which frames this haunting collection from one of japans most celebrated writers. Dark water, a 2007 film starring chartchai ngamsan. The book im looking at, dark water originally honogurai mizu no soko kara is a. Suzuki is the author of the ring cycle of novels, which has been adapted into a film series. This is the 6th book ive read by koji suzuki, and ive loved every single one i hesitated to buy dark water, as i thought it would be something id already seen the first story, floating water, was made into the movie called dark water along with a u. Water is the common element to all the stories in dark water.
Koji suzuki was born on may, 1957 in hamamatsu, shizuoka, japan. I wasnt familiar with suzukis work but had been told that my novel. Before he wrote his novel ring, he already published a novel entitled. The book was first published in 1996, and released in 2004 in english translation. The collection is called, honogurai mizu no soko kara or from the depths of dark waters in japan. Dark water is the english title of a collection of short stories by koji suzuki, originally published in japan as honogurai mizu no soko kara kanji.
A haunting collection of short stories from koji suzuki, author of the smash thriller, ring, which spawned the hit film and sequels. Suzuki, an award winning japanese writer of horror, fantasy and sf is best known for his ring novels, which inspired the famous succession of japanese films before a series of american remakes. Jul 05, 2016 continuing my immersion in the watery worlds of dark fiction, i turn my attention this month to the work of koji suzuki. Apr 25, 2004 discover book depositorys huge selection of koji suzuki books online. Read dark water, by koji suzuki online on bookmate a selection of deliciously spooky short stories from the japanese master of suspense, the acclaimed author of ring. Floating water adapted to film by japanese ring director hideo nakata. The first story floating water has been filmed twice, once in japan and remade. Nagata directed ringu, ring 2, and the ring two the 2005 sequel to the ring, which starred naomi watts. This is the 6th book ive read by koji suzuki, and ive loved every single one. He attended keio university where he majored in french. To ask other readers questions about dark water, please sign up. After graduating he held numerous odd jobs, including a stint as a cram school teacher.
Dark water is a remake of the 2002 japanese movie honogurai mizu no soko kara 2002, which was based on the short story floating water from the horror anthology honogurai mizu no soko kara 1996 by japanese writer koji suzuki. In floating water the background of the two main characters the mother and the daughter are the same as you see in the movie. Original title, from the depths of dark waters, honogurai mizu no soko. The first story in the collection has been filmed as dark water. Dec 04, 2002 but theres no denying that he excels at making creepy films, dark water included. Dark water honogurai mizu no soko kara 1996 includes an original. Dark water by koji suzuky a haunting collection of short stories from koji suzuki, author of the smash thriller, ring, which spawned the hit film and.
For anyone who hasnt been scared by a book for a while, this is perfect. Though there is a ring 2 movie, it has nothing to do with koji suzukis story. A haunting collection of short stories from koji suzuki, author of the. And the plot of the two movies are adapted from the first chapter of this collection called fuyu suru mizu or floating water. The first story, floating water relies strongly on the unreal but suzuki at. Koji suzuki born march, 1957, japanese screenwriter. Koji suzuki dark water content prologue i floating water ii solitary isle iii the hold iv dream cruise v adrift vi watercolours vii forest under the sea epilogue prologue whenever her son and his family came down from tokyo to spend time with her, kayo would take her little granddaughter yuko out on early morning walks. Both movies are adaption of one of the short stories in the collection book by koji suzuki the author of ringu. Koji suzuki was born in 1957 in hamamatsu, southwest of tokyo. There is also a manga adaptation that holds little similarity to the film, although the apartment building is similar. Dark water, a japanese horror film directed by hideo nakata.
He is a writer and actor, known for rings 2017, dark water 2002 and the ring 2002. Floating water fuyu suru mizu was adapted as dark water. Suzuki, an award winning japanese writer of horror, fantasy and sf is best known for his ring novels, which inspired the famous. Two films based on the story floating water from suzukis book dark water. Framed by a prologue and epilogue themselves almost stories, and setting and then closing the scene the collection isnt one of real horror stories, but they are meant to be unsettling, spooky and haunting rather than outright scary.
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