Toshiyuki Suma
Suma (須磨) family name, Toshiyuki (利之) first name, (1920- 1992)
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Activities
Painter/illustrator, rope artist, writer and editor. Suma did editorial work in early SM magazines like "Kitan Club," "Uramado," "SM Collector," "Abu-Hunter" and "SM Kitan." He played an important role in the formation of post-war SM culture and left behind first-class work as a writer and rope artist.
Alternate Name(s)
須磨利之(Japanese), Reiko Kita, Kou Minomura, Eijiro Takenaka[1], etc. (See below)
===Kitan Club aliases===[2] Reiko Kita、壬生すみ子(writer)、藤安節子(writer)、竹中えいじろ(artist)、今幾久造(artist)、花山剣作(writer)、鬼山絢作(consultant, writer)、赤坂剛(writer)、秋山ルミ子(writer)、三村幾夫(writer)、染田玄(writer). Art signed as "MINOMURA," "晃," "KEN," "弱" and "えいじろ."
Fuzoku Soushi aliases
Uramado aliases
SM magazine aliases
(Incomplete)
Biography
Since it is believed that Suma's autobiographies include a few invented anecdotes, the biographical data below could contain inaccuracies. Therefore, the following biography may be corrected in the future.
1920, Suma was born in Kyoto to a family who ran a printing business out of their home[3].
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