Izumi Suzuki

Izumi Suzuki
Izumi Suzuki
鈴木いづみ
	Suzuki's 1968 high school graduation portrait
Born	July 10, 1949; Itō, Shizuoka, Japan
Died	February 17, 1986 (aged 36); Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	Shizuoka Prefectural Itō High School
Occupations	Novelist; short story writer; essayist; actor;
Years active	1966–1983
Spouse	Kaoru Abe (m. 1973; div. 1977)
Children	1

Izumi Suzuki (鈴木いづみ, Suzuki Izumi, July 10, 1949 – February 17, 1986) was a Japanese writer and actress, known for her science fiction stories and essays on Japanese pop culture. Married to avant-garde saxophonist Kaoru Abe until his death from overdose,^[1] she is also known for her association with photographer Nobuyoshi Araki.

^ Seaman, Amanda C. (April 2010). "Two for One: Pregnancy and Identity in Hasegawa Junko's "The Unfertilized Egg"". Japanese Language and Literature. 44 (1): 1-20. Retrieved 13 March 2023 – via JSTOR. Suzuki was the widow of avant-garde jazz saxophonist Abe Kaoru (who died at 29 from an overdose), and hanged herself in February 1986.

[Seaman-1] Seaman, Amanda C. (April 2010). "Two for One: Pregnancy and Identity in Hasegawa Junko's "The Unfertilized Egg"". Japanese Language and Literature. 44 (1): 1-20. Retrieved 13 March 2023 – via JSTOR. Suzuki was the widow of avant-garde jazz saxophonist Abe Kaoru (who died at 29 from an overdose), and hanged herself in February 1986.

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