Roppongi Kaoru in SM緋の手帖 (”Pocket SM Scarlet”)
The SM Scarlet was a magazine edited by 楡賢一郎, published in a few issues around 1979. I have chosen images from number 2 and 4, showing Roppongi Kaoru’s ropework.
No 2, 4 and 5 ( around 1979)
Publisher: 浪漫社
Roppongi Kaoru: Strange Fruit (1983)
A long time ago already, I made a post about Roppongi Kaoru’s ”Strange Fruits” in the deleuxe edition – a beautiful book in every sense, included on Master K:s shortlist of ”The 10 Greatest Kinbaku Photography Books Ever Published”.
Recently, I got hold also of this ”edited” version, published one year later, in 1983. It is a slimmer volume, not as extravagant in its packaging, but still a very beautiful hardbound book in A4-format. I note also that this later version has the title ”Strange Fruit” without the surprising plural ”-s” that was on the 1982 edition. (”Strange Fruit” is of course the title of a song made famous by Billie Holiday – based on a poem by Lewis Allan from 1937, protesting against the lynching of African Americans.)
See my earlier posts about Roppongi Kaoru here: https://kinbakubooks.wordpress.com/category/roppongi-karou/
Rope: Roppongi Kaoru
Photo: Ishigaki Akira
ISBN: 4-88302-118-1
Kai-ichi Seda: ともこ 妖しさの彩り
Kai-ichi Seda, born 1933, was active under many pseudonyms (as was many other in SM-publishing of his generation), in this publication he is called ”Yasushi Arakawa”. You can read more about him here: http://www.nawapedia.com/index.php?title=Kai-ichi_Seda
Here, I will just mention that Kai-ichi Seda was working with the Kitan Club magazine in its last phase (1967–1975, as it was published by Akatsuki), and then went on to publish some other smaller magazines, including Sun & Moon where Roppongi Kaoru joined him for the first issues. It seems, Kai-ichi Seda made also several other collaborations with Roppongi Kaoru.
Publisher たざわ書房, 1982
Kinbaku Books 