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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The Unfortunate World of Show Business
According to the essay “The History of ‘Tachi-e’” by Hiro Nagai (published by Geisosha/Etoku), the seventh line on the first page reads, “...an unfortunate art form that vanished in just over thirty years since its inception…” That is exactly right. Tachi-e is, after all, an unfortunate art form… It…
Read translation“Hostage,” Currently in Editing
I received a letter from my old friend Mizuki Kageo. It was a letter that had been placed in an envelope, stamped, and sent through mailboxes and post offices, carried by human hands and feet, and delivered right to my door. I can almost feel Mizuki’s warmth in the elegant, high-quality paper envelo…
Read translationI’m So Embarrassed, I Can’t Even Stand It
To Nakahara Rutsu-san. My, what a careless thing I’ve done. This is exactly what they mean by “I’m deeply ashamed.” In last night’s “Nureki Newsletter,” I mistakenly referred to the current (fourth-generation) Sakata Tojuro as Nakamura Tojuro, and sent it off via fax without correcting it. That was …
Read translationYou’re Pretty Good at This
To Master K. From Nureki. I have read your letter. I apologize for my rudeness the other day. You went out of your way to come all that distance just to see me, yet because I was constantly in such a hectic and tense state, we weren’t able to talk properly. It was a shoot at the studio where I was t…
Read translationLoose Rope and Tight Rope
I received a phone call from Mr. N, an old acquaintance who reads this “Talking Theater” every time. “...After seeing Nureki Sensei’s bondage session, I can’t stop thinking about the ‘kuzushi-nawa’ that Master K, an American, is said to have mentioned. Could you please explain what it is in a little…
Read translationEven if They Call me a Weed
Most of the novels, plays, screenplays, essays, and illustrated stories I have written over the years under various pen names are currently housed at the Sex Industry Museum in Iidabashi, though not all of them. It amounts to about sixty or seventy percent of my total body of work. I have no idea wh…
Read translationThe Anniversary of My Kiss with Taeko Sakai
As I mentioned in my previous post, about 70 percent of the materials I wrote in the past are currently being preserved at the Sex Industry Museum. If I include even small sidebars and articles, the total number of pieces I’ve written likely reaches as many as a thousand. (After all, I’ve been writi…
Read translationThe Mysterious Old Man
This is a real mess. I’m going to be the instructor for a theater workshop. I’ll be speaking as an instructor in front of people who are studying to become actors or actresses, as well as men and women who are already working in the theater. What’s more, this request comes from a very reputable, off…
Read translationMinomura Ko’s Kindness
I just can’t seem to write it. I can’t write the very first line. It’s not that I’m being lazy. I may be incredibly fickle, but I don’t think I’m lazy by nature. I’ve never missed a deadline when asked to write a manuscript. But this time, I’m at a loss as to where and how to begin. I’m confused abo…
Read translationReply to Otaguro-san
Mr. Akiyoshi Otaguro. I am very sorry for the delay in replying to thank you for sending me yet another package containing so many valuable materials. Thank you very much. I have indeed received it. Everyone is busy these days, and while saying I was busy is hardly an excuse at this point, I have si…
Read translationThere Were Still Classic Music Cafes
While I was writing this “Talking Theater” piece last time, I received a call from Director Nakahara, who told me she had obtained some back issues of “Kitan Club.” These were three issues, published on January 5, February 25, and April 10, 1949, and she said she would send me copies of the covers f…
Read translation“The Daydreaming Girls Club” is Amazing!
Whoa, that was fun! I just finished reading the first issue of The Daydreaming Girls Club’s “Isis’s Backyard.” It was so much fun! All the stories, poems, essays, reviews, and senryu featured in the issue were great, but I especially loved the story “Yasagure M Night” (by Azumi Tachimori)! The reaso…
Read translationReply to Kayako Saeki
Kayako Saeki, thank you very much for your kind letter. I’ve had a series of events I had to attend over the past few weeks, and while I was busy with those, I completely neglected to reply to your letter. I’m so sorry. It really is a case of “no time to spare.” It was a truly luxurious and heartfel…
Read translationI’m Heading Over to the Old Shed
Rakka-san. Yesterday, after saying goodbye to you, it was still early, so I decided to go see a movie. I walked all the way to that theater and stood there thinking for a little while. It was a double feature of two somewhat appealing comedies. The American film “The Hangover” and the U.S.-U.K. co-p…
Read translationRental Cushions. 100 Yen Apiece
I went to that coffee shop an hour before the agreed time. I planned to work on the draft of “The Story of Minomura Ko,” which I am currently writing while sipping my coffee. It looks like it will be a five-volume series, and I’m prepared to write about 1200 pages in total, but so far I’ve only writ…
Read translationI Bought Two Pairs of Slippers
Tomorrow is the day I will lose the virginity I have held onto for so long. Actually, saying that it’s the day my “hymen,” which I’ve protected for so long, will be broken would be a more shocking way to put it. time. No, no, come to think of it, it’s not really something I’ve felt I’ve been protect…
Read translationThe Tomoshibi-za Begins to Move
I don’t know what twist of fate it was, but I’ve been so busy these past few months that I haven’t had a moment to write “Talking Theater.” Whether you call it work or favors I’ve been asked to do, tasks just kept piling up one after another, and I didn’t even have time to get a good night’s sleep. …
Read translationA Warm, Down to Earth Atmosphere
Fuyuki Sawato, did you get a chance to read our last spoken word play, “The Tomoshibi-za Moves?” We’ve decided to film you for our next “Tomoshibi-za” production. As for Tomoshibi-za, it’s pretty much as I described last time, but I’ll go over the finer details when we meet next time. The new locati…
Read translationHiromi Saotome’s New Photo Book
I write a regular column titled “Dear Editor, This is Nureki Chimuo, Bondage Specialist” for every issue of “SM Net,” a magazine published by Sunny Publishing. In the seventeenth installment, I wrote an article titled “I’m Going to Create a True Bondage Photo Book!” Immediately after reading it, I r…
Read translationFrom “Tomoshibi-za” to “Tomoshibi”
Continuing from my previous post, I’ll write about the preparations for the photo shoot for “Hiromi Saotome’s New Photo Book.” This text is less intended for Hiromi Saotome, photographer Yamanouchi, and producer Nakahara, who will be participating in this shoot, and more of a personal reminder for m…
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