Ryūzō Saki

Japanese writer (1937–2015)

Non-fiction writer
Honorary director of the Kitakyushi City Museum of Literature
Former visiting professor at Kyushu International University

LanguageJapaneseGenreNon-fiction novelYears active1961–2015Notable worksVengeance is Mine (復讐するは我にあり, Fukushū suru wa Ware ni ari)Notable awards74th Naoki PrizeJapanese nameKanji佐木隆三Kanaさきりゅうぞう

Transcriptions
Romanization	Saki Ryūzō

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]

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

^ ^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.