Kai-ichi Seda: ともこ 妖しさの彩り

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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

Roppongi Kaoru: Goodbye Naomi – Images of the Queen of Kinbaku (1979)

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Naomi Tani: Goodbye Naomi – Images of the Queen of Kinbaku (1979)

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Roppongi Kaoru: Goodbye Naomi – images of the queen of kinbaku (1979)
さよならナオミ SMの女王・谷ナオミ緊縛写

In 1979, the actress Naomi Tani unexpectedly decided to retire at the height of her career. The same year, she released a record with her voice – and also this beautiful photo book, with photos – some of them film stills, and a concluding listing of some of  her appearances in  “pink” movies involving rope.
In order not to change the focus of this blog from Japanese kinbaku photo-books, I will not enter a discourse about her movies, just mention that a few of them are available with English subtitles here: http://japaneiga.free.fr/pinku.html

For example:
“Flower and Snake” (1974)
“Wife to be Sacrificed” (1974)
“Tattooed Flower Vase” (1976)
“Noble Lady, Bound Vase” (1977)
And her last movie: “Rope and Skin” (1979)
Perhaps it should be mentioned also that she makes a rare appearance in Hideo Nakata’s documentary movie “Sadistic and Masochistic” (2002)

Roppongi Kaoru: Strange Fruits

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Strange Fruits
Rope: Roppongi Kaoru
Photo: Ishigaki Akira
Publisher: Doyou Shuppan Shinsha, Tokyo (1982)

Hardbound deluxe book, with black silk slipcase, in cardboard box

This book is included on Master K:s shortlist of ”The 10 Greatest Kinbaku Photography Books Ever Published”, check it out here:
http://www.thebeautyofkinbaku.com/kinbakuandartchap1.html

 

PS Now, see also my post on the edition version:

https://kinbakubooks.wordpress.com/2016/08/04/roppongi-kaoru-strange-fruit-1983/