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]
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佐木 隆三 | |
Born | (1937-04-14)April 14, 1937 North Hamgyong |
Died | October 31, 2015(2015-10-31) (aged 78) Kitakyūshū |
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]
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