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| + | '''Toshiyuki Suma''' played an important role in the formation of post-war SM culture. Suma did editorial work for early SM magazines such as ''[[Kitan Club]]'', ''[[Uramado]]'', ''[[SM Collector]]'', ''[[Abu Hunter]]'' and ''[[SM Kitan]]''. He is also famous for his SM illustrations and left behind a large body of work as a writer and kinbakushi. | ||
==Activities== | ==Activities== | ||
| − | + | Artist, Editor, Writer, Kinbakushi. | |
==Alternate Name(s)== | ==Alternate Name(s)== | ||
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''Since it is believed that Suma's autobiographies include some invented anecdotes, the biographical data below could contain inaccuracies. Therefore, the following biography may be corrected in the future.'' | ''Since it is believed that Suma's autobiographies include some invented anecdotes, the biographical data below could contain inaccuracies. Therefore, the following biography may be corrected in the future.'' | ||
| − | 1920: Born in Kyoto to a family that ran a printing business out of their home<ref group=" | + | 1920: Born in Kyoto to a family that ran a printing business out of their home<ref group="※">After his father's death, Suma's uncle, Kanbee Suma, became the head of the family.</ref><ref name="star">Minomura, Kou. "A Great Star Has Fallen." ''SM Collector'' Nov. 1980: 96-111. Print.</ref>. |
| − | c | + | 1932(c): As a child, he encountered [[Seiu Ito]]'s torment art in the book ''Documentation on Abnormal Customs'', which he found in his grandfather's book collection<ref name="star"></ref><ref name="akita"> Akio, Fuji, Masami Akita, and Chimuo Nureki. ''History of Japanese Kinbaku Photography 1.'' Tokyo: Jiyukokuminsha, 1996. Print.</ref>. |
| − | 1930s: Left the Kyoto School of Fine Arts at mid term and became the live-in apprentice to the Japanese painter Baisen Kobayashi<ref group=" | + | 1930s: Left the Kyoto School of Fine Arts at mid term and became the live-in apprentice to the Japanese painter Baisen Kobayashi<ref group="※">in a place called the Saganosho Babachou Tenryuji in the Ukyo ward of Kyoto. </ref><ref name="star"></ref><ref name="akita"></ref>. |
| − | 1939 | + | 1939: May. Volunteered for the Navy in Maizuru, Kyoto<ref name="paradise">Shimokawa, Koushi. ''The Paradise Trade - A History of the Essential Nature of Post War Accounts.'' Tokyo: Chikuma Shobo, 1998. Print.</ref>. |
| − | 1944 | + | 1944: Mar 18. Suma's ship, the ''Hokuriku Maru'', sank in the Bashi Channel<ref group="※">Suma's account could be nothing but a fictional story, but a merchant transport ship called the ''Hokuriku Maru'' actually existed. The ''Hokuriku Maru'' was commissioned by the Navy in 1941 and served in the sea battles of Guadalcanal, Midway and the attack on Menado in 1942. In 1944, the Hokuriku Maru left Singapore loaded with 6700 tons bauxite, 600 tons of oil, 256 soldiers and headed toward Moji. On March 18th at 1:14 a.m., while in the China Sea roughly 300km southeast of Hong Kong, an ammunition explosion in the second hold caused the first hold to explode, which ignited and detonated the oil tanks in the third hold, reaching the engine room. Everything was lost in five minutes. Eight soldiers, 25 guards and 55 sailors perished.</ref>. |
| − | c | + | 1945(c): Suma was discharged from the Navy and wandered across Japan and was employed at various jobs before becoming an editorial reporter for the evening newspaper ''Central Kyoto News''.<ref name="akita"></ref>. |
| − | 1947 | + | 1947: summer. [[Kiyoshi Sugiyama]], who worked at the ''Central Kyoto News'', took Suma to the editorial office of ''[[Kitan Club]]'' (Akebono Shobo), which gave Suma a chance to begin drawing illustrations for ''[[Kitan Club]]''<ref group="※">There's a conflict in stories between whether ''[[Kitan Club]]'' was founded in 1946 or in October of 1947. A visit will be made this summer to try to confirm the latter.</ref>. There were other irregularly published pulp magazines besides ''[[Kitan Club]]'', and Suma drew illustrations for ''Jouen Shin-syu'' and others as well.<ref group="※">[[Shizuo Yagi]], who used the alias [[Mineko Tsuzuki]], took over as editor of ''Glamorous New Collection''.</ref><ref name="akita"></ref>. |
1950: The name "Reiko Kita" and "Toshiyuki Suma" began to appear on ''[[Kitan Club]]''<ref name="SMpedia">[http://smpedia.com/index.php?title=箕田京二 "Kyoji Minota" in SMpedia]</ref>. | 1950: The name "Reiko Kita" and "Toshiyuki Suma" began to appear on ''[[Kitan Club]]''<ref name="SMpedia">[http://smpedia.com/index.php?title=箕田京二 "Kyoji Minota" in SMpedia]</ref>. | ||
| − | 1951 | + | 1951: Dec. Began full participation at ''[[Kitan Club]]''<ref name="SMpedia"></ref>. |
1952: ''[[Kitan Club]]'' changed from a size of A5 to B5 and promoted its "abnormal" content. | 1952: ''[[Kitan Club]]'' changed from a size of A5 to B5 and promoted its "abnormal" content. | ||
| − | 1953: Resigned from ''[[Kitan Club]]'' and published the private fanzine called ''Tanoshimi Soushi''<ref name="akita"></ref><ref group=" | + | 1953: Resigned from ''[[Kitan Club]]'' and published the private fanzine called ''Tanoshimi Soushi''<ref name="akita"></ref><ref group="※">''Tanoshimi Soushi'' which earned about twenty fans and printed some 20-50 copies. The magazine continued for eight issues.</ref>. Reiko Kita's art appears in the December issue of ''[[Fuzoku Soushi]]''. |
| − | 1954: Traveled to Tokyo in the autumn of 1954<ref name="kitahara">Kitahara Dohmu. ''Tokyo Fetish Club.'' Tokyo: San'ichi Shobo, 1996. Print</ref><ref group=" | + | 1954: Traveled to Tokyo in the autumn of 1954<ref name="kitahara">Kitahara Dohmu. ''Tokyo Fetish Club.'' Tokyo: San'ichi Shobo, 1996. Print</ref><ref group="※">[[Seiu Ito]] and Torirou Miki are considered to have encouraged Suma to go to Tokyo.</ref>. He meets [[Seiu Ito]] in person for the first time<ref group="※">[[Seiu Ito]] and Reiko Kita had exchanged written correspondence for a number of years before this. At first, Itou believed that Reiko Kita was actually a female artist. Moreover, it's said that until the end of his life, Itou pretended that Suma was Reiko Kita's husband.</ref><ref name="star"></ref><ref name="akita"></ref>. |
| − | 1955: With the cancellation of ''[[Fuzoku Soushi]]'', Suma began working for ''[[Amatoria]]'' magazine (published by [[Kubo Shoten]]), and he launched ''[[Kappa]]'' the predecessor of ''[[Uramado]]''.<ref name="akita"></ref><ref group=" | + | 1955: With the cancellation of ''[[Fuzoku Soushi]]'', Suma began working for ''[[Amatoria]]'' magazine (published by [[Kubo Shoten]]), and he launched ''[[Kappa]]'' the predecessor of ''[[Uramado]]''.<ref name="akita"></ref><ref group="※">The magazine changed its name due to a complaint from Koubunsha, which published Kappa Books.</ref>. |
1956: Founded ''[[Uramado]]'' magazine, published through [[Kubo Shoten]]<ref name="eshi">Nureki, Chimuo. ''The Artists of Kitan Club.'' Tokyo: Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2004. Print.</ref>. | 1956: Founded ''[[Uramado]]'' magazine, published through [[Kubo Shoten]]<ref name="eshi">Nureki, Chimuo. ''The Artists of Kitan Club.'' Tokyo: Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2004. Print.</ref>. | ||
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1970: Suma and [[Chimuo Nureki]] left Kubo Shoten and founded [[Abu Production]], where Suma was an executive head. They published ''[[Abment]]'' which terminated in Sep. 1970. | 1970: Suma and [[Chimuo Nureki]] left Kubo Shoten and founded [[Abu Production]], where Suma was an executive head. They published ''[[Abment]]'' which terminated in Sep. 1970. | ||
| − | 1970 | + | 1970: Nov. Involved in the foundation of ''[[SM Select]]''. |
| − | 1971 | + | 1971: Oct. Involved in the foundation of ''[[SM Collector]]''. |
1970s: Suffered a cerebral aneurysm; received treatment at Spring Sanatorium in Shichi-zawa, Atsuki city, Kanawaga<ref name="eshi"></ref>. | 1970s: Suffered a cerebral aneurysm; received treatment at Spring Sanatorium in Shichi-zawa, Atsuki city, Kanawaga<ref name="eshi"></ref>. | ||
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==Interesting point(s)== | ==Interesting point(s)== | ||
| − | * Suma's nomme de plume of "Minomura Kou" was taken from the Malaysian expression, "A little rest."<ref name="eshi"></ref>. | + | * '''Suma''''s nomme de plume of "Minomura Kou" was taken from the Malaysian expression, "A little rest."<ref name="eshi"></ref>. |
* It seems that Suma was commissioned by Edogawa Ranpo to paint a boy's picture<ref name="kitahara"></ref>. | * It seems that Suma was commissioned by Edogawa Ranpo to paint a boy's picture<ref name="kitahara"></ref>. | ||
| − | * There is a tape recording of war anecdotes<ref group=" | + | * There is a tape recording of war anecdotes<ref group="※">"At the time he was a prisoner of war, a bunch of enemy army nurses came along and performed "ejaculation derby" with the japanese military prisoners, and at the end strong-chinned 'Utamaro'." However, Suma's account needs verification.</ref> exchanged between Terayama Shuuji and Suma Toshiyuki<ref name="kitahara"></ref>. |
| − | * Suma Toshiyuki was a boxing fan. One day, Suma took [[Chimuo Nureki]] to a bar called Tako Beya (Tako Room, which means cramped quarter) and told him, "This is a bar run by Kappa Seisaku ([[Hachiro Tako]]), a former domestic boxing champion."<ref name="chat">Nureki, Chimuo. ''Nureki Chimuo's Chat Theater #97.'' 2009. Web. 19 Oct 2009.</ref> | + | * '''Suma Toshiyuki''' was a boxing fan. One day, '''Suma''' took [[Chimuo Nureki]] to a bar called Tako Beya (Tako Room, which means cramped quarter) and told him, "This is a bar run by Kappa Seisaku ([[Hachiro Tako]]), a former domestic boxing champion."<ref name="chat">Nureki, Chimuo. ''Nureki Chimuo's Chat Theater #97.'' 2009. Web. 19 Oct 2009.</ref> |
| + | * '''Suma''' first came into contact with [[Seiu Ito]] when Ito wrote to him at [[Kitan Club]] and offered his guidance for SM illustrations. | ||
==Selected Works== | ==Selected Works== | ||
===Magazine Articles=== | ===Magazine Articles=== | ||
* A Great Star Has Fallen (''[[SM Collector]]'', Nov. 1980. Memorial dedication to [[Seiu Ito]]) | * A Great Star Has Fallen (''[[SM Collector]]'', Nov. 1980. Memorial dedication to [[Seiu Ito]]) | ||
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Spring Rope Series<ref | + | *
Spring Rope Series<ref ggroup="※" title varied with each issue, such as "Erotic Rope Abnormal Play," "Erotic Rope's Preferred Setting," etc..</ref> (Monthly serial in ''[[SM Collector]]'', Oct. 1978 - July 1979) |
* My Rope's Personal History (Monthly serial in ''[[SM Collector]]'', June - Dec. 1981) | * My Rope's Personal History (Monthly serial in ''[[SM Collector]]'', June - Dec. 1981) | ||
*
Kou Minomura's Obscene Record | *
Kou Minomura's Obscene Record | ||
Revision as of 14:15, 11 September 2020
Suma (須磨) family name, Toshiyuki (利之) first name, (1920-1992)
Toshiyuki Suma played an important role in the formation of post-war SM culture. Suma did editorial work for early SM magazines such as Kitan Club, Uramado, SM Collector, Abu Hunter and SM Kitan. He is also famous for his SM illustrations and left behind a large body of work as a writer and kinbakushi.
Activities
Artist, Editor, Writer, Kinbakushi.
Alternate Name(s)
須磨利之(Japanese), Reiko Kita, Kou Minomura, Kyoji Minota, Eijiro Takenaka[1] etc..
Biography
Since it is believed that Suma's autobiographies include some invented anecdotes, the biographical data below could contain inaccuracies. Therefore, the following biography may be corrected in the future.
1920: Born in Kyoto to a family that ran a printing business out of their home[※ 1][2].
1932(c): As a child, he encountered Seiu Ito's torment art in the book Documentation on Abnormal Customs, which he found in his grandfather's book collection[2][3].
1930s: Left the Kyoto School of Fine Arts at mid term and became the live-in apprentice to the Japanese painter Baisen Kobayashi[※ 2][2][3].
1939: May. Volunteered for the Navy in Maizuru, Kyoto[4].
1944: Mar 18. Suma's ship, the Hokuriku Maru, sank in the Bashi Channel[※ 3].
1945(c): Suma was discharged from the Navy and wandered across Japan and was employed at various jobs before becoming an editorial reporter for the evening newspaper Central Kyoto News.[3].
1947: summer. Kiyoshi Sugiyama, who worked at the Central Kyoto News, took Suma to the editorial office of Kitan Club (Akebono Shobo), which gave Suma a chance to begin drawing illustrations for Kitan Club[※ 4]. There were other irregularly published pulp magazines besides Kitan Club, and Suma drew illustrations for Jouen Shin-syu and others as well.[※ 5][3].
1950: The name "Reiko Kita" and "Toshiyuki Suma" began to appear on Kitan Club[5].
1951: Dec. Began full participation at Kitan Club[5].
1952: Kitan Club changed from a size of A5 to B5 and promoted its "abnormal" content.
1953: Resigned from Kitan Club and published the private fanzine called Tanoshimi Soushi[3][※ 6]. Reiko Kita's art appears in the December issue of Fuzoku Soushi.
1954: Traveled to Tokyo in the autumn of 1954[6][※ 7]. He meets Seiu Ito in person for the first time[※ 8][2][3].
1955: With the cancellation of Fuzoku Soushi, Suma began working for Amatoria magazine (published by Kubo Shoten), and he launched Kappa the predecessor of Uramado.[3][※ 9].
1956: Founded Uramado magazine, published through Kubo Shoten[7].
1959: Intesified his association with Oniroku Dan around this time[Citation needed].
1960: Uramado changed from edge binding to inner binding and championed the "abnormal magazine."
1961: Hiroshi Urado participated in Uramado's editing room.
1962: Passed the editorial baton to Chimuo Nureki, who became Uramado's new editor-in-chief. Worked on editing Light and the girls' magazine Lyric Literature[3].
1970: Suma and Chimuo Nureki left Kubo Shoten and founded Abu Production, where Suma was an executive head. They published Abment which terminated in Sep. 1970.
1970: Nov. Involved in the foundation of SM Select.
1971: Oct. Involved in the foundation of SM Collector.
1970s: Suffered a cerebral aneurysm; received treatment at Spring Sanatorium in Shichi-zawa, Atsuki city, Kanawaga[7].
1989: The documentary video Jouen - The world of Minomura Kou was made by Syoichi Yoshimura. Directed by Haruki Yukimura. Chimuo Nureki, Oniroku Dan, Tetsuro Sakuragi, Go Arisue, Yoji Muku and Syoichi Yoshimura appeared in the video.
1992: Died at the age of 72.
Interesting point(s)
- Suma's nomme de plume of "Minomura Kou" was taken from the Malaysian expression, "A little rest."[7].
- It seems that Suma was commissioned by Edogawa Ranpo to paint a boy's picture[6].
- There is a tape recording of war anecdotes[※ 10] exchanged between Terayama Shuuji and Suma Toshiyuki[6].
- Suma Toshiyuki was a boxing fan. One day, Suma took Chimuo Nureki to a bar called Tako Beya (Tako Room, which means cramped quarter) and told him, "This is a bar run by Kappa Seisaku (Hachiro Tako), a former domestic boxing champion."[8]
- Suma first came into contact with Seiu Ito when Ito wrote to him at Kitan Club and offered his guidance for SM illustrations.
Selected Works
Magazine Articles
- A Great Star Has Fallen (SM Collector, Nov. 1980. Memorial dedication to Seiu Ito)
-
Spring Rope SeriesCite error: Invalid
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invalid names, e.g. too many) (Monthly serial in S&M Sniper, May 1993 - Jan. 1995)
- Rope Companion Record (Serialized in Kinbiken News, April-May 1990. March - June 1991)
Photo Collections
- Utsukushiki Imashime (1953) Bondage: Kou Minomura. Photography: Tetsuzo Tsukamoto.
References
- ↑ Painted in the style of Eitaro Takenaka. Years later, Suma was visited by Eitaro Takenaka's son, the critic Tsutomu Takenaka.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Minomura, Kou. "A Great Star Has Fallen." SM Collector Nov. 1980: 96-111. Print.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Akio, Fuji, Masami Akita, and Chimuo Nureki. History of Japanese Kinbaku Photography 1. Tokyo: Jiyukokuminsha, 1996. Print.
- ↑ Shimokawa, Koushi. The Paradise Trade - A History of the Essential Nature of Post War Accounts. Tokyo: Chikuma Shobo, 1998. Print.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Kyoji Minota" in SMpedia
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Kitahara Dohmu. Tokyo Fetish Club. Tokyo: San'ichi Shobo, 1996. Print
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Nureki, Chimuo. The Artists of Kitan Club. Tokyo: Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2004. Print.
- ↑ Nureki, Chimuo. Nureki Chimuo's Chat Theater #97. 2009. Web. 19 Oct 2009.
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