Primary-source writings and related research materials by and about Nureki Chimuo.
This archive brings together primary-source writings by and about Nureki Chimuo preserved through the Kinbaku Research Platform. Translations retain their original translator and editor credits.
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At the Theater
The light shifted from a bright rose color to a slightly darker bluish light, and next to appear on stage was Inariyama Konjuro. He was tall, like many young people today, with slender, long limbs, and he looked quite handsome. The outer corners of both eyes were slightly upturned and his jawline wa…
Read translationDon’t Let the Pot Call the Kettle Black
Mizuki Kageo-sama It’s been a while. I’m still doing well. Yesterday and the day before, I visited the Sex Industry Museum both days. Upon returning home from the museum yesterday, I received word from Director Nakahara Rutsu that Mizuki-san had just called, expressing concern that new drafts of my …
Read translationUndeterred, I Dream Again
Mizuki Kageo-sama. I have received your communication to me via the Sex Industry Museum. I understand you also visited the museum almost immediately after I did. I’m glad to hear you are well. I must explain a little more about why I caused you concern. It concerns the discontinuation of “Secret Bon…
Read translationA New SM Writer Debuts!
Kayako Saeki-san. Through the hands of Director Nakahara Rutsu of the Sex Industry Museum, I have received your book, “Kayako Saeki Novel Collection Vol. 1.” Thank you for the gift and your letter to me. The moment I held it in my hands, “Oh wonderful! This is great! What a fantastic book!” I couldn…
Read translation“Bloody Flower Karuta” and “Tsubomi: Demon-Slaying Sword”
Akio Otakuro-sama. I have indeed received the package containing the various materials. Thank you very much. I am deeply grateful for your kind letter to me, and for your thoughtful and intimate essay about me and those around me during my time at “Raina” and “Suspense Magazine.” The volume of “Bloo…
Read translationAwe-inspiring Decadent Beauty
Why do audiences flock to this three-and-a-half-hour show performed in this small theater with such fervor and frenzied passion? It’s a question I’ve been asking myself for quite some time. Though I’ve wondered about it, I’ve never given it much thought. I myself am quite a fan of this stage, even i…
Read translationHanshiro Mikazuki’s Butt
The host, Hanshiro Mikazuki, appears to the tune of an enka melody and dances with confidence, moving his arms and legs with ease. Just as he turned his back to the audience at the perfect spot in the center of the stage and gave his hips a little wiggle, I got an erection as if struck by lightning.…
Read translationShunnosuke is Beautiful As Well
I finished writing “Mikazuki Hanshiro’s Butt” and immediately faxed it to Rakka-san. I reread it once more, and about thirty minutes later, I sent the manuscript to R-san. If I don’t send it to R-san, it can’t be posted on the “Talking Theater” section of the website. (I’m not really sure if it’s ca…
Read translationIt’s Time for Me to Die, But…
The Talking Theater came to an abrupt halt once again. R-san’s eyes are scary. I’ll explain. I’m extremely busy right now. I’m really swamped. I’m so busy I’m out of R-san’s sight. Long, long ago, my elders warned me not to go around proudly boasting, “I’m so busy I could die…” They said it was a ba…
Read translationThe Meaning of Chikushozuka
We watched a rare full-length kyogen play, the sort rarely staged these days, from 11:30 AM until nearly 4 PM. Afterward, we walked along the vibrant, fresh-green Uchibori-dori, from Hayabusa-cho to Miyakezaka and from Sakuradamon to Hibiya Park, all the way to Matsumoto-ro inside the park, passiona…
Read translationSeries 2: “Hostage” Script
I’m going to go ahead and publish the screenplay for “The ‘Too Cute’ Series, Part 2” by Nureki Chimuo right here. If all goes according to plan, filming based on this script will begin in fifteen days. Characters Fuyuko Her older sister, Natsuko The Bad Guy Introduction: Keep the overall lighting di…
Read translationShirai Gonpachi, The Old Woman Slayer
At the storytelling club where we meet once a month to practice, I was delivering the opening lines of “Gozonji: Suzugamori” with great enthusiasm, all the while keeping a watchful eye on the tachi-e stage. As I got more and more into it, listening to my own voice, I found myself becoming entranced,…
Read translationEight Days Before Filming “Hostage”
The script for the video “Hostage” I wrote the other day has been well received, and I was especially grateful to hear “it’s interesting” from Yamanouchi Sachi-san, who is handling the overall production and direction, and from Nakahara Rutsu-san, who originally conceived the project. As I mentioned…
Read translationFive Days Before the Filming of “Hostage”
At the invitation of Yamanouchi Sachi-san, the executive producer and director of the bondage drama “Hostage,” the production staff gathered at the Sanwa Publishing studio. With filming set to begin in five days, this meeting was held to review the theme of the production. The cameraman, Ryu, was th…
Read translationThree Days Before Filming “Hostage”
As I prepare for the upcoming shoot of “Hostage” before I even start thinking about lighting or the cameraman (though those are certainly important too), there’s something more fundamental, my own issue, that I need to think about more deeply. That is the issue of shibari. When I think about it, sin…
Read translationTwo Days Before Filming “Hostage”
One of the staff members who had read the previous post, “Three Days Before Filming ‘Hostage,’” called me right away. “I could really feel your (Nureki’s) passion for this upcoming shoot, and it gave me so much courage, it made me eager to do my very best to help out. By the way, I told him that the…
Read translationThe Day Before Filming “Hostage”
I received a letter by express mail from Kasumi Kotobuki in Okinawa. Mr. Kotobuki is the husband of Shion, who appears in “Hostage.” About a month and a half ago, he called me and said he wanted to come along when Shion was filming her next scene, but I heard he has fallen ill and is currently hospi…
Read translationGorobei the Brawler
This theater company’s performances do not have a program. The performances change every day. When there are two performances a day, the matinee and evening programs are different. In other words, they perform completely different plays in the afternoon and evening. That is likely why they do not pr…
Read translationKago Tsurube’s Standing Illustrations
To my Acchitei Master (An Apology and a Request). I apologize for the trouble I caused by, as usual, acting on a whim and getting carried away, even going so far as to ask questions of you, my busy master, regarding a figure like “Gorobei the Brawler,” who is not widely known. I hope to see you soon…
Read translationOkon, the Beggar Woman Suffering from Syphilis
Based on the rakugo story “Sano Jirozaemon,” the kabuki play “Kago Tsurube: Sato no Eizame” was created, and it turned out to be quite entertaining. Thanks to the individual ingenuity of the actors, it became a wildly popular play and is considered one of the masterpieces of the genre. When I was fi…
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