Kinbaku-paraphernalia… This makes me wonder just how well-known Itoh Seiu is in Japan. A series of eight plastic figurines, depicting Itoh Seiu and some of the scenes he created.
These are not bodies in random poses wrapped haphazardly in rope. The same company also made a series of eight figurines based on the work of Muku Youji – they do seem to have some insight into the history of kinbaku…
Nureki Chimuo: ”The Illustrators of Kitan Club”
奇譚クラブ の絵師たち
Small format paperback-book, with lots of images in black and white, documenting the illustrations through the decades of the Kitan Club.
Publisher: Kawade Bunko, 2004
ISBN: 978-4309474595
I will not try to capture what I owe to this author in this blog-post, just give the details to his books so far.
Master K
”Shibari”
Publisher: Glitter / Secret, 2004
ISBN: 978-908770620
Preface by Matthias Grimme
Kinbaku, text and images by Master K
Master K
”The Beauty of Kinbaku”
Publisher: King Cat Ink, 2008
ISBN: 978-0-615-24876-9
Master K
”A Social History of Japanese Erotic Bondage – The Beauty of Kinbaku”
緊縛の文化史
Publisher: Suirensha, Tokyo 2013
ISBN 978-4-86369-299-2
Akira Naka: Kinbaku-Net Vol. 1
This photo-booklet shows snapshots from a number of Akira Naka’s DVD:s. It also includes two DVD:s (”Blog works number one”, and another collection). It was signed by Akira Naka himself, for me and my rope-partner during his Master Class in London, October 2013 (each of the ten participating couples were given one).
Yellows the Revenge
Photo: Akira Gomi
Rope: ?
ASIN: B006OWFK9E
Million Mook, 1993
風俗奇譚 緊縛フォト集
Fuzoku-Kitan (Kitan Kinbaku Photo-collection)
1970, nr 5
Nureki Chimuo and Naka Akira: Kinbiken communications 2
緊美研通信
Publisher: Million Mook
ISBN: 4-8130-0423-7
Rope: Nureki Chimuo and Naka Akira
Photo: Keisuke Higure and Akio Fuji
2000
Photo-book with CD-ROM
Yukimura Haruki: Kinbaku Master Series 1: ”Nawa-midara”
Photo: Sugiura Norio
ISBN 978-4-7769-0595-0
Publisher: Sanwa Mook, 2010
Thick photo-book in small format. Includes a DVD
Yukimura Haruki’s petit Kinbaku
雪村春樹のプチ縄講座彼女としたい縛り方入門
ISBN 978-4-8130-9024-3
Publisher: Haruwarabe / Taiyo, 2007
DVD-tutorial and small booklet with photos
How-to Kinbaku: Marai Masato
”Marai Masato’s art of bondage for seniors” (2009)
麻来雅人流上級者のための緊縛術
ISBN 978-77690444-1
Publisher: Sanwa Mook, 2009
Photo-book and DVD
”Marai Masato’s art of bondage for seniors 2” (2010)
麻来雅人流上級者のための緊縛術 2
ISBN 978-4-7769-0559-2
Publisher: Sanwa Mook, 2010
Photo-book and DVD
Marai Masato: ”Introduction to Kinbaku” (2012)
縛り方講座入門編
ISBN 978-4-86135-961-3
Publisher: My Way Mook, 2012
Photo-book and DVD
Marai Masato: ”Further introduction to Kinbaku” (2013)
縛り方講座応用編
ISBN 978-4-86511-091-3
Publisher: My Way Mook, 2013
Photo-book and DVD
Kinbaku Books 
