Overview
- Japanese media reported he died at a Tokyo hospital at age 68, according to Times Now.
- His 1991 novel Ring introduced a cursed videotape that kills viewers seven days after they watch it.
- Hideo Nakata’s 1998 film Ringu adapted the book and turned the ghost Sadako into a global horror icon.
- He debuted with Rakuen in 1990, earned a Japan Fantasy Novel Award prize, and later wrote Dark Water.
- National Herald notes his reach extended through sequels, remakes, and honors such as the Shirley Jackson Award for Edge.