Hojojutsu: Watatani Kiyoshi’s Zokuzoku Kobudō bunken-shū
Published in 1975 as a guide the martial art of hojojutsu, this book contains a series of elaborate hojojutsu ties, as well as a...
Learning from the Past: Showa Era Rope and the Future of Kinbaku
Lately I have been reviewing a lot of older style rope, primarily focused on Nureki Chimuo's instructional videos from Fuji Planning. I am really...
Junko Mabuki: Japan’s Second Queen of SM
Those who follow the history of SM in Japanese popular culture are undoubtedly aware of the legendary Roman Porno actress Naomi Tani. Roman Porno...
The Art of Fantasy: Yamada Akihiro (山田彬弘)
One of the mainstays of Japanese SM magazines in the 1960s and 1970s was fantasy fiction. Because printing photos was expensive and required high...
Sun & Moon (June 1977): Bamboo Torture Images
While many readers may be familiar with the SM better known SM magazines in Japan, such as Kitan Club and Uramado, one smaller magazine, Sun & Moon,...
Nikkatsu’s Mystery Bakushi
One of Nikkatsu studio's most controversial films was the 1977 picture "Fairy in a Cage," written by the legendary Oniroku Dan and starring Naomi...
Ozuma: Phantom Mirror (1976)
From Ozuma's 1976 Bondage Art Book
Kunisada, “Beating a Courtesan with a Cherry Branch” (1861)
"Beating a Courtesan with a Cherry Branch" (1861)
Unusual kabuki scene of a samurai preparing to beat a bound courtesan with a flowering cherry branch....
Juan Maeda: from “Original Illustrations”
Erotic Artist Juan Maeda (前田寿安 b. 1939) is an artist known for his intense imagery and for his serialized art work for the graphic...
The Art of Fuzoku Soushi (1954 vol 1)
Published in 1953-1954, Fuzoku Soushi was the first magazine Minomura Kou edited after his departure from Kitan Club and his move from Osaka to Tokyo.
The...
Shuntei: Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Shuten-doji’s
Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Shuten-doji's
Great scene of Minamoto no Yorimitsu (Raiko) and his men entertaining the demon Shuten-doji with wine and dancing. Shuten-doji had...