Muku Youji: 夢少女伝説 (Yume shojodensetsu) ”Legendary dream girls”
A thick paperback collection of Muku Youji’s pencil images, all in black and white, with reasonable quality. I choose two of the images as they show versions of the ”Daruma shibari”.
ISBN 4-86135-119-7
Publisher: マイウェイ出版, 2005
Miura Takumi: 緊縛美少女図鑑 偏愛 (2002)
ISBN: 4-8128-0727-1
Publisher: Tsukasa shobo, 2002
In a recent interview with Osada Steve, Wykd Dave posed the question ”Are there important figures in the history of Japanese bondage that you feel we should know about in the West but that we aren’t aware of?”
After going through some of the history of Kinbaku, Steve-san answered: ”Regarding Japanese rope artists that so far have evaded the radar in the West, I’d say that Miura Takumi (神浦匠) is perhaps the most underrated nawashi outside of Japan.” (Read the whole interview with Osada Steve here: http://rope-topia.com/osada-steve-interview/ )
Here is a link to an interview Osada Steve did with Miura Takumi, from 2008: http://www.tokyobound.com/blog/?p=162
Again breaking my own rules for the blog, I include also a reference to some DVDs with Miura. While all excellent, I especially want to give my highest recommendations to the DVD series Miura did together with Akechi Denki – I have learned very much from them: 緊縛技形宝典 (1-4), 2005–2006
The DVD緊縛-緋影神縛円舞 documents a live performance from 2006.
The photo-CD-rom お母さんの秘密(with the small cover, from 2005) is with the model Camelia Tsubaki and shows rope and SM-play, including some waterbondage…
Maeda Juan: Art Works 責め絵集 (seme-e shu)
A hardbound book with the artwork of Maeda Juan. In the new edition of The Beauty of Kinbaku, Master ”K” describes Maeda’s style as ”’lyrical’ but also shocking” – and indeed some of the torturous and bloody images from this book I choose not to present here on the blog. They are all, however, done with mastery.
ISBN-13: 978-4921181017
Publisher: エロスJapan / Soft Magic, 2000
Ozuma Kaname: 刺青美浪漫―小妻容子妖美世界
A thick book of images only, collecting many of Ozumas typical scenes with tattooed and bound women.
ISBN-13: 978-4861351884
Publisher: マイウェイ出版, 2005
Ai-nawa Stories: 愛縄物語
This softcover book, printed on rather cheap paper, collects the work of four artists under the headline ”Eros Painters of the Showa Age”: Muku Youji, Maeda Juan, Oki Shoji and Kasama Shiro. In addition to some classic Muku-drawings, you also get some of his cartoons / manga. Each artist is also presented with a short biography and a portrait.
ISBN-13: 978-4434076688
Publisher: マガジン・ファイブ, 2006
Dan Oniroku and Oki Shoji: The Sensual Stories of Showa, No. 1
This is the first volume of a series with Dan Oniroku’s stories, made into manga by Oki Shoji.
ISBN-13: 978-4434046834
Publisher: マガジン・ファイブ, 2004
Shima Shikou: Nekketsu nyotai chokyo 3
This publication features the work of Shima Shikou, who is very often himself also visible in the images. Famous for his ”hard style” SM, Shima Shikou was one of the first to introduce needle play in Japan – pictures of this are also included. Lots of outdoor images and a long interview. Some colour, but most black and white photo.
Publisher: Million Mook, 2006
No ISBN.
