This month Chikuma Shobo published Bakushi: Scenes from Nikkatsu’s Roman Porno SM Dramas, the biography of legendary movie rigger Urado Hiroshi.  Urado Hirsohi has a very long history in the Japanese SM world, as part of the first generation to bring SM to mainstream consciousness in Japanese popular culture.   His rope work was seen by millions … Continue reading The Bonds of Kinbaku: Urado Hiroshi’s Legacy