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May 4, 2020
episode 21: Love in the Time of Katsukawa
Music by Buffalo Daughter and Juanes
Narrated by Faviola Llervu
September 28, 2018
episode 20: What is a Takatekote
Music by Buffalo Daughter and Ottawan
Narrated by Faviola Llervu
June 23, 2018
episode 19: Terra Cognita
Music by Buffalo Daughter and The Offspring
Narrated by Faviola Llervu
Huge thanks to Gorgone for permission to use their image.
March 27, 2018
episode 18: Crossed in Translation 2
Music by Buffalo Daughter and Interpol
Narrated by Faviola Llervu
October 18, 2017
episode 17: Twelve Months of Strange Punishments
Music by Dolce Triade and Interpol
Narrated by Faviola Llervu
May 5, 2017
episode 16: Like a Horse to Water
Music by Dolce Triade
Narrated by Faviola Llervu
December 20, 2016
minisode: Crossed in Translation
Music by Dolce Triade
Narrated by Faviola Llervu
June 20, 2016
episode 15: A Conversation with Nawashi Kanna and Kagura
Music by Buffalo Daughter
Narrated by Faviola Llervu
Thanks to Demonsix for arranging the talk.
Thanks to Mistress Iris for interpreting, and thanks to Criss Cross,
Stabstabstab and Nyadom.
Stabstabstab and Nyadom.
Here are a few pictures Nawashi Kanna and Kagura kindly let me post here to share with you:
April 20, 2016
episode 13: 5 Shibari Myths
Music by Dolce Triade
Narrated by Faviola Llervu
Thanks to OkieNawa for letting me use a photo of his awesome tying in the video.
January 21, 2016
Oiwa at LACMA
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has put another rope bondage
netsuke on display in their netsuke collection.
netsuke on display in their netsuke collection.
Last week, I took a few photos of a carving by Shotaro Nishino. It features the
characters Oiwa and Kohei from the ghost story Yotsuya Kaidan.
characters Oiwa and Kohei from the ghost story Yotsuya Kaidan.
Oiwa’s story is mentioned in Episode 10 (Little House on the Moor).
This is from the scene where Oiwa and Kohei’s bodies are tied to a door and tossed into the river.
Below are a few other images of the same scene that have appeared in story books and prints.
December 20, 2015
episode 12: Burned Alive
Music by Buffalo Daughter and Johnny Cash
Sound clip from Army of Darkness.
Narrated by Faviola Llervu
December 9, 2015
Karakuri Peep Shows
While following up on the Yaoya Oshichi story (briefly mentioned in Episode 6),
I came across a few videos of peep show devices featuring Oshichi.
I came across a few videos of peep show devices featuring Oshichi.
This video is of a public exhibition at the Yokohama History Museum. It shows Oshichi tied on a horse and tied before the magistrate.
This video is at the Kamata Festival and shows pictures of Oshichi tied on a horse and tied during her execution.
The peep show in this video is titled “The Fate of the Unfaithful.” There’s an image of a rope capture 3/4 into the video.
October 20, 2015
episode 10: Little House on the Moor
Music by Buffalo Daughter and L'Orchestra Numerique
Narrated by Faviola Llervu
September 20, 2015
episode 9: Subterranean Hojo Blues
Music by Buffalo Daughter and Plastilina Mosh
Narrated by Faviola Llervu
Quotes for the Tokyo Christian persecution in 1623 are from
“The Great Martyrdom in Edo 1623” by Hubert Cieslik.
“The Great Martyrdom in Edo 1623” by Hubert Cieslik.
Left: Ginko Adachi (1878). Right: “Early Japanese Christian Persecution Collection.” Kitan Club (1952)
From “Tormented Skin.” Fuzoku Soshi (1953)
Left: Hojojutsu Picture Collection. Right: Fuzoku Kitan (1960) and Female Detective Diaries (1974)
August 20, 2015
episode 8: The Wind Beneath My Rings, Part 2
Music by Buffalo Daughter and Janelle Monae
Narrated by Faviola Llervu
Readings by Feenix and Gray Miller Creative, LLC.
Left: From “Selected Suspension Torments.” Fuzoku Soshi (1954). Right: From “Suspension Research.” Fuzoku Soshi (1954)
From “An Account of Suspension Torment Mistakes.” Fuzoku Kitan May 1961
From “Yukiko Rika Suspension Torment Special Photo Collection.” Kitan Club Feb. 1963
Left: From “Suspension Torment.” (1960). Right: From “Upside Down Open Leg Pole Suspension.” Masato Marai’s Advanced Kinbaku Arts 2. (2010)
Hajime Kinoko on Bazooka TV
July 21, 2015
episode 7: The Wind Beneath My Rings
Music by Buffalo Daughter
Narrated by Faviola Llervu
June 20, 2015
episode 6: Vogon Poetry
Music by Buffalo Daughter
Narrated by Faviola Llervu
Here are a few images talked about in this month's podcast.
Start of “Ushiro Takatekote Shibari (simple)” from Mai Randa’s Complete Kinbaku Manual.
Completed front view
“Gote Shibari” from Chiaki Kanou’s SM Kinbaku Course.
“Kyoubu Kinbaku” (Chest/Breast Bondage) showing rope added to the gote shibari.
From "Introduction to Foreign Literature." Kitan Club 1955.
From illustration in a 1814 telling of the Eight Dog Chronicle.
Closeup of Goemon Ishikawa (1851)
From the Pictorial Book on the Penal Affaris of the Tokugawa Government (1893)
SM Kitan illustration
1963 illustration of Yaoya Oshichi by Ichimu Obinata. I mispronounced Oshichi as Onana in the podcast.
Takatekote photo from Beautifully Bound (1953)
Two photos from "Reflections on Kinbaku Beauty Through the Gote and Takatekote." (1953)
Photo from "Practical Bondage Photography: An Example of the Takatekote Shibari" (1961)
Front and back photos from "Chimuo Nureki's How to Tie Classroom - One Rope Takatekote." (1985)
Front and Back photos of the takatekote shibari from Go Arisue's Book of Five Rings for Rope Arts. (2005)
Example of a straight-legged ebi shibari (top photo) (1955)
June 3, 2015
Pre-modern "doubled rope" illustrations
In episode 5, I said I would put up a few pre-modern illustrations
showing what might be doubled rope. Check them out and
let me know if you think the rope is doubled.
showing what might be doubled rope. Check them out and
let me know if you think the rope is doubled.
Closeup from a 1887 storybook.
Illustration from a 1882 storybook.
Closeup from a 1786 children’s picture book.
Closeup from a theater season program (undated).
May 20, 2015
episode 5: The Tools That Shape Us
Music by Buffalo Daughter
Narrated by Faviola Llervu
From the Sadistic Sister - Masochistic Girlfriend SM guide (2013)
From the Really Right Sex SM guide (2012)
From the You Are Mine SM guide (2009)
From Go Arisue's Kinbaku Book of Five Rings vol.1
From Akira Naka's How to DVD
From Haruki Yukimura's Petit Rope Course
Cover of Sanada's Intro to Learning Kinbaku series
From Hiroshi Urado's You Can Play S&M (1972)
From "Applying rings with vinyl cord" article. Kitan Club (1953)
From Ambient M (2000)
From "Spots of kinbaku feeling caused by straw rope" article. Kitan Club (1953)
Kaoru Roppongi's "How to tie classroom" article. (1977)
From Seiko Fujita's Illustrated Art of Rope Capture
Illustration from 300-ri Behind Enemy Lines (1931)
Rumi Kasuga. Kitan Club (1954)
Photo from "Take the Lady's Hands" Uramado (1959)
April 20, 2015
episode 4: On the Shoulders of Giants
Part 1 - Denki Akechi
Part 2 - Chimuo Nureki
Part 3 - Hajime Kinoko
Music by Buffalo Daughter
Narrated by Faviola Llervu
April 20, 2015
episode 3: Wherefore Art Thou Kinbaku
Music by Buffalo Daughter
Narrated by Faviola Llervu
This is translation of an article by Seiu Ito and published in
Seiu Ito's Photo Book: Seme-e Women (1996).
Seiu Ito's Photo Book: Seme-e Women (1996).
Images mentioned in episode:
Osaka Full Color News (1875)
Pictorial Book on the Penal Affairs of the Tokugawa Government. (1893)
Image from “Moral Lessons Through Pictures of Good and Evil” (1880). I said 1875 in the podcast. I apologize. The date of this print should be 1880.
“Prawn Torment” in Big Secret Book of Punishments (1836)
“Suspension Torment” in Big Secret Book of Punishments (1836)
February 20, 2015
episode 2: Snow Torment Photo Journal
Music by Buffalo Daughter
Narrated by Faviola Llervu
Reading by Gray Miller Creative LLC, Bacon Andrew, and BDT.
This is translation of an article by Seiu Ito and published in
Seiu Ito's Photo Book: Seme-e Women (1996)
Seiu Ito's Photo Book: Seme-e Women (1996)
January 20, 2015
episode 1: Introduction
Music by Buffalo Daughter
Narrated by Faviola Llervu
Intros for all audio versions by BDT