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Kinbaku Timeline

A chronology of people, publications, images, ideas, and practices documented in the Japanese SM Magazine Archive.

Dates and appearances describe material currently documented in the archive. They should not be read as claims of absolute historical first occurrence.

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1977
May
Article / Feature Sun & Moon 62–63

Bondage by Request

A photographic feature depicting a male model, initially in sailor-style clothing and later undressed, subjected to elaborate rope restraint and posed submission.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 64–65

A Moment of Ecstasy

N.

The first part of N.’s photographic sequence presents a bound subject in staged domestic and bedroom settings, emphasizing rope restraint, exposure, and eroticized vulnerability.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 66–67

A Moment of Ecstasy, Part Two

N.

The continuation of N.’s sequence shows further intimate bondage tableaux in which the subject is restrained and posed across a bed and against patterned furnishings.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 68–73

Pregnant-Woman Bondage

Nakamiya Sakae

A photographic and instructional feature presents a pregnant woman bound in varied rope configurations, including seated, reclining, standing, and restrained postures, with discussion of technique and bodily positioning.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 74–78

The Pleasure of Peeping, Part Two

Oka Jun

This second installment explores voyeuristic pleasure through erotic anecdotes, commentary, and staged photographs of women subjected to blindfolding, gagging, rope bondage, and other intimate scenes.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 79–84

Captivated by a Mysterious Bondage Belt

Takasugi Kei

An erotic narrative follows an older man’s recollection of pursuing and restraining a female student with a distinctive bondage belt, rope, blindfolds, and other restraints, accompanied by staged images of the episodes.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 85–90

Bamboo Torment Image

Taga Kin

An illustrated practical feature presents bamboo-based bondage devices and configurations, explaining their construction and use for immobilization, positional restraint, suspension, sensory restriction, and corporal punishment.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 91–96

From SMP to SMG?

Suzuki Kōichi

A mixed photographic and narrative feature describes the production of SM films and staged erotic scenes, including the recruitment and direction of performers, photography, secrecy, and the author’s encounter with a woman involved in…

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September
Magazine Issue Sun & Moon

October 1977

The October 1977 issue is the most self-consciously historical and reflective of the three. Its opening photography still emphasizes restraint as spectacle, but the issue devotes substantial attention to the history of SM publishing,…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 3–5

The Image of Discipline

A photographic feature presents staged scenes of women undergoing elaborate rope restraint, blindfolding, suspension, and disciplined poses in domestic and studio-like settings.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 8–16

The Three Bagworms: A Roundtable

A long-form roundtable brings together SM writers, editors, and participants to discuss personal experience, bondage practice, erotic photography, publishing, changing sexual culture, and the future of specialist magazines.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 17–22

Beloved Wife Bondage Diary

Ichinose Sōshi

A husband records a domestic bondage diary describing the progressive tying, positioning, blindfolding, gagging, and photographing of his wife in consensual marital SM scenes.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 23–32

An Abnormal Sex Life

Aoki Shigeru

An extended erotic reportage follows a woman’s “abnormal” SM relationship, detailing staged sessions involving submission, restraint, punishment, specialized equipment, and photographic documentation.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 33–44

Collector of Humiliation: A Record of Solitary Pleasure

Moriyama Shūichi

Moriyama Shūichi surveys the development of postwar Japanese SM magazines and image culture through memories of collecting publications, models, photographs, and bondage materials, linking archival preservation to changing tastes in humiliation and restraint.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 45–54

I Am the Bachelor King

Katsura Keiki

Katsura Keiki presents a first-person erotic memoir about his relationships, domestic life, encounters with SM enthusiasts, and experiments involving bondage, discipline, and partner exchange, framed by reflections on SM magazines and changing sexual cultures.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 59–60

Love Slave

Shima Shikō

This photographic feature presents a woman as a “love slave” in a series of staged rope-bound scenes involving blindfolding, exposure, and submissive poses.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 65–66

Special Training Sequence

Y.Y.

Y.Y.’s staged photographic sequence depicts a woman undergoing a stylized bondage and discipline routine through successive rope-bound positions, including standing and floor-based restraints.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 67–68

Reader-Submitted Photographs

Ichinose Sōshi

A reader-submitted photographic feature by Ichinose Sōshi showing a woman in several staged rope- and chain-bound poses, including restrained and gagged compositions.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 69–70

Scramble

Editorial Special Photography

A photographic feature presenting staged scenes of a blindfolded and harnessed woman subjected to varied bondage and restraint poses.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 71–75

Dazzling Menstrual Belt

Mutsuki Shōichirō

A historical and cultural account of menstrual belts, tracing their development from earlier Japanese practices through modern commercial products and their adoption in erotic and fetish contexts.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 76–80

Continuing to Dream, Now…

Kawabe Seiya

A mixed photographic narrative follows Chieko’s progression from an encounter with the photographer through increasingly controlled posing, nudity, rope restraint, commands, and submission-oriented performance.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 81–83

The Beauty of Rope and Leather

Inayama Tamio

An essay compares the aesthetic and cultural qualities of rope and leather in Japanese and Western SM, emphasizing natural materials, traditional kinbaku, and the symbolic meanings of restraint, accompanied by illustrative bondage photographs.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 84–91

Training Beautiful Things in Submission

Shima Shikō

A staged erotic reportage follows the coercive training of a female submissive through repeated sessions involving rope restraint, blindfolding, positional bondage, sensory control, and commanded movement, with detailed descriptions of techniques and interactions.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 92–98

Fortune Is Unpredictable

Kohinata Tokuma

An interview-style erotic feature explores unpredictable encounters, the formation of M-submissive identities, and the dynamics of training, authority, and erotic negotiation between partners, illustrated with staged bondage and submission photographs.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 99–103

My SM Play Technique

Roman School

An illustrated practical guide to rope bondage describes suspension setups, tying points, body positioning, equipment, weight distribution, and safety considerations for staged SM photography and play.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 118

Transformed Arousal

Ranma Dō

A full-page erotic illustration depicts a coercive bondage fantasy in which bound and restrained women are confronted by an armed male figure.

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October
Magazine Issue Sun & Moon

November 1977

Issue No. 5 of Sun & Moon presents Japanese SM culture as a world increasingly organized around ordinary couples, amateur photographers, reader correspondence, private collections, and self-described practitioners. Unlike magazines built primarily around professional…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 3–5

I Am Miko

A photographic feature presenting Miko in a series of staged rope-bondage scenes, including standing, seated, and floor-bound positions. The images emphasize elaborate restraint arrangements and the subject’s physical submission.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 9–30

A Challenge from a Married Couple Who Play

Urado Hiroshi

An erotic reportage and photographic portfolio documenting the Tamaki married couple’s shared SM life and a staged session of consensual bondage. The feature describes their relationship, negotiation of roles, rope restraint, sensory restriction, corporal…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 31–34

Miscellaneous Thoughts on Sadism

Sakuma Kazuyuki

Sakuma Kazuyuki reflects on his long-standing interest in sadism, tracing its development from reading fetish magazines and private fantasies to experimentation with bondage, discipline, and other erotic practices. He distinguishes consensual, controlled sadistic play…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 35–45

The Woman Who Awakened My Sadistic Nature

Shima Shikō

A first-person account of how an encounter with Chizuko led the narrator to discover and develop his sadistic desires. The narrative describes escalating sexualized rope restraint, humiliation, coercion, and staged bondage scenes, accompanied by…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 46–47

The Woman Who Came from the North Like a Wild Goose

Seta Kaiichi

An erotic reportage piece recounting the unexpected correspondence and meeting with a female reader from northern Japan, leading to a documented bondage photography session. The article emphasizes the relationship between reader participation, editorial discovery,…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 48–54

Diary of Erotic Bondage

Ichinose Sōshi

A photographic diary documenting an extended domestic bondage session involving a married couple, with staged scenes of rope restraint, blindfolding, gagging, positional control, and self-conscious performance for the camera. The accompanying narration presents the…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 55–56

Sano Misako: Substitute Wife

A photographic feature presenting Sano Misako in staged “substitute wife” bondage scenarios. The images depict blindfolding, gagging, rope restraint, and submissive poses in a domestic setting.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 57–58

Record of Bondage and Erotic Torment

Ichinose Sōshi

Ichinose Sōshi’s photographic record of elaborate rope bondage and erotic torment. The sequence shows gagging, bound limbs, constrained floor positions, and frame- or apparatus-assisted restraint.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 59

Hamura Shigeki Survey Album, Part Two

The second installment of Hamura Shigeki’s survey album presents photographic scenes of nude women bound in domestic or staged settings. The feature emphasizes the visual documentation of bondage poses and restrained bodies.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 60–61

The Bound Woman of Memory

Ōizumi Kazuya

Ōizumi Kazuya’s “The Bound Woman of Memory” is a photographic feature depicting women in varied states of nude bondage, including standing, reclining, and visibly restrained poses. The images frame bondage as a remembered and…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 62

Roppongi Kaoru Bondage Portfolio

Roppongi Kaoru

A photographic portfolio by Roppongi Kaoru presenting several staged rope-bondage scenes involving a bound female subject in varied floor and seated positions. The emphasis is on the visual display of intricate restraint and bodily…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 63

Birth of a Slave Wife

Wada Eiji

A staged photographic sequence titled “Birth of a Slave Wife,” depicting a restrained and blindfolded subject in domestic bedroom settings alongside bondage-related implements. The imagery presents the transformation into a submissive marital role as…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 64–65

M-Woman T Living in the West, Part Three

A photographic continuation of “M-Woman T Living in the West,” depicting a person undergoing varied rope-bound, blindfolded, and constrained positions in domestic settings and with simple suspension or restraint apparatus.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 68–70

I Am Miko, Part Two

A photographic feature centered on Miko in a sequence of staged bondage scenes. The images depict varied restrained positions, including spread-eagle and suspended or elevated arrangements, emphasizing visual presentation and bodily vulnerability.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 71–77

My SM Play Technique, Part Two: Inverted Suspension

Roman-ha Sei

Roman-ha Sei presents practical instructions for inverted suspension using rope, covering positioning, knotting, padding, equipment, and safety precautions. Illustrated demonstrations show different suspension arrangements and ways to support and control the suspended body.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 78–80

Pseudo-Childbirth

Mutsuki Fueichirō

An account of “pseudo-childbirth” that stages a medicalized childbirth scenario through pregnancy imagery, obstetric equipment, vaginal insertion, and simulated labor. The article blends erotic role-play with clinical procedure and restraint imagery.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 81–86

Miscellaneous Impressions of SMP

Suzui Koreo

A wide-ranging essay on SMP that discusses the psychology and practice of restraint, including rope materials, tying methods, positional bondage, blindfolding, and related photographic demonstrations. It also reflects on personal experience and invites readers…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 87–89

Training a Female Member into an M-Woman

Utsunomiya Esuo

Utsunomiya Esuo recounts an S-club experiment in which a female member is gradually trained and conditioned into an “M-woman,” using staged bondage, sensory restriction, positional restraint, and disciplined submission. The account is accompanied by…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 90–97

Birth of a Slave Wife: Submitted Account

Wada Eiji

Wada Eiji presents a submitted narrative about Ryoko, a married woman whose relationship with her husband develops into an increasingly elaborate slave-wife arrangement. The account emphasizes domestic authority, bondage routines, sexual submission, bodily control,…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 98–103

Confession: My Ideal Partner

Oga Takashi

A first-person confession about an ideal BDSM partner, describing the narrator’s relationship with Yuuko and her gradual introduction of him to bondage, erotic discipline, nudity, and other submissive scenarios. The illustrated account emphasizes her…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 104–105

Echoes from the City

Chiba Ōmura Moriyoshi

An essay presenting the viewpoint of readers who identify with enema-based erotic punishment, reflecting on the practice’s representation in SM publishing and its place within contemporary fetish culture. The piece also invites further reports…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 106–107

The Urge to Promote M-Infection

Nakabayashi Yoshio

A personal essay about the author’s desire to introduce his wife to masochistic and bondage practices. Drawing on marital experimentation, bondage photography, and reflections on sexual responsiveness, it describes attempts to cultivate an ongoing…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 108–109

My Pornographic Library

Shinjuku Tarō

A collector’s account of building a private library of SM and pornographic books, magazines, photographs, and related materials. The article discusses rare and imported publications, specialist shops and mail-order sources, changing availability, and the…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 110–112

Starving for the Real Thing

Nagoya Kenji

Nagoya Kenji critiques contemporary SM magazines for relying on attractive covers and thin, commercial content rather than presenting convincing or challenging material. He compares recent publications with earlier SM culture, discusses bondage and fetish…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 113

My Wife Is Indifferent

Kamakura Toita Yasuhisa

A personal reader account describing a wife who is indifferent to SM and unwilling to be tied, while the husband hopes that exposure to SM photographs or participation in a photo session might change…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 114–115

Toward the World of M

Matsuyama Hiranoga

A reader describes discovering Sun & Moon, developing an interest in SM and erotic imagery, and discussing these interests within his marriage. The personal letter also reflects on finding partners, exchanging correspondence, and the…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 116–117

Aurora

“Aurora” presents an editorial meditation on sexual consciousness, S/M roles, mutual relationships, and the value of individual sexual self-expression. It introduces or promotes a magazine space for readers’ writings and imagery, accompanied by erotic…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 118

Transformative Arousal

An editorial reflection on the magazine’s transformation from a privately circulated coterie publication into a commercially distributed SM magazine. It discusses the response of hidden practitioners and readers, reviews featured reporting and photography in…

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November
Magazine Issue Sun & Moon

December 1977

The sixth issue of Sun & Moon, published in December 1977, continues the magazine’s distinctive project of turning private SM practice into a participatory print culture. Its central subjects are amateur photography, domestic rope…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 3–6

Special Photographs of Watanabe Yoshimi

Watanabe Yoshimi

A photographic feature on Watanabe Yoshimi depicts a model in staged rope-bondage scenes, including overhead suspension, spread-eagle restraint, blindfolding, and bindings arranged across the body.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 9–25

Photographic Record of Watanabe Yoshimi

Urado Hiroshi; photography by Seta Kaiichi

A photographic feature documenting Watanabe Yoshimi through an accompanying narrative about staged rope-bondage sessions arranged with her husband and photographer Seta Kaiichi. The images show her blindfolded, gagged, tied in varied positions, and suspended…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 26–29

Design for an SM Playroom

Taga Kin

Taga Kin presents a detailed concept for constructing an SM playroom, framed as a synagogue-like private space and illustrated with exterior, floor-plan, interior, and construction images. The proposal incorporates movable and temporary posts, suspension…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 30–43

On Making SM Films

Urado Hiroshi

A behind-the-scenes account of producing SM films, centered on the making of 貴婦人・縛り壺 and related productions. The director discusses casting, scripts, budgets, locations, rope arrangements, performer direction, filming techniques, censorship, and the practical difficulties…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 44–45

Forms of Love

Kawabe Seiya

An essay reflecting on changing representations of bondage and SM, questioning rigid distinctions between normal and abnormal desire. It presents SM as one possible form of love and considers the roles of personal feeling,…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 61–62

Record of Bondage and Erotic Torment

Ichinose Sōshi

Ichinose Sōshi’s photographic record documents elaborate scenes of bondage and erotic torment, with a woman tied, blindfolded, and arranged in varied seated, standing, and reclining positions. The feature foregrounds rope work, restrictive posture, and…

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 63–65

An M-Woman Is Better Plump

photographs supplied by Takeuchi Iwao

A photographic portfolio presenting a plump “M-woman” in staged scenes of nudity, collaring, blindfolding, chaining, and submissive display. The images emphasize her body and ritualized restraint as erotic spectacle.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 66

Pet Miko

A photographic feature depicting “Miko” as a collared and leashed pet, posed on the floor and subjected to controlled, physically restrictive positions. The imagery combines pet-role presentation with staged dominance and submission.

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Article / Feature Sun & Moon 67–69

Tanigawa Kiyoshi Photo Report

Tanigawa Kiyoshi

A photographic report by Kiyoshi Tanigawa depicting models subjected to elaborate rope bondage, restraint, blindfolding, gagging, and staged punishment scenes. The sequence includes indoor positional bondage and outdoor/tree-based restraint imagery.

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