Utsukushiki Imashime
美しき縛しめ (Japanese)
Description
Utsukushiki Imashime (Beautiful Bindings, Beautifully Bound) is a photo book series first published in 1953. The first two volumes were printed in a photo album style, and the rest were printed in magazine style.
Publication Dates
1953-1966
Publishers and Editors
Tenseisya
Utsukushiki Imashime No.1
Titled: Utsukushiki Imashime: An Album of Only Bound Women[1] (July 1953)
Published: July 1953
Bondage: Ko Minomura
Photography: Tetsuzo Tsukamoto
Models: Tanako Kawabata
Contents: Prawn Torment, Takatekote, Caterpillar, Chains, Alcove Ornament, Red and White, Ganjigarame, Fetters, Whipping, Candle Torment, Pulley Suspension, Resignation, Straw Rope, Sacrificial Alter, Gag.
Utsukushiki Imashime No.1 is a hand-made photo album with a brown cover. Photos are pasted onto the pages, and each photo page alternates with a printed page giving a title and description of photo.
Utsukushiki Imashime No.2
Titled: Utsukushiki Imashime 2: 32 Figures of Only Bound Women
Published: December 1953
Bondage: Takashi Tsujimura
Photography: Tetsuzo Tsukamoto
Models: Masako Honda, Namiko Murata, Shinobu Takase[2], Hisako Kumoi, Tanako Kawabata, Harue Asa, Fumi Sugi, Toshiko Sakaguchi, Ayako Nakatomi.
Utsukushiki Imashime No.2 is a hand-made photo album with a red cover. Photos are pasted onto the pages, and each photo page alternates with a printed page giving a title.
Utsukushiki Imashime No.3
Title: UTUKUSIKI IMASIME
Published: 1964 Cover
Models:
Utsukushiki Imashime No.3 is printed in magazine format. Titles are applied collage-style into the photos.
Utsukushiki Imashime No.4
Titled: Voluptuous and Trim
Published: 1964
Models: Ryoko Nagano, Keiko Otsuka, Akiko Satsuki, Mariko Arai.
Utsukushiki Imashime No.4
Titled: Group Photo Collection of Gorgeous Women in Bondage
Published: 1964
Models: Kiyoko Yamahara, Yoko Kimura, Misako Tamada[3], Keiko Otsuka
Utsukushiki Imashime No.5
Titled: Female Punishment and Torture Special Collection - Japanese Edition
Published: 1965
Models: Kiyoko Yamahara, Nonoko Miki
Utsukushiki Imashime No.6
Titled: Album Utsukushiki Imashime No.6 - One Hundred Alluring Views of Bound Beautiful Women
Published: August 1965
Models:
Utsukushiki Imashime No.7
Titled: Seeking the Allure of Tattoos
Published: 1966
Models:
Utsukushiki Imashime No.8
Titled:
Published: 1966
Models:
Utsukushiki Imashime No.9
Titled: Female Punishment and Torture Special Collection - Western Edition
Published: 1966
Models:
Utsukushiki Imashime No.10
Titled: One Hundred Views of Bound Beautiful Women
Published: 1966
Models:
Utsukushiki Imashime No.11
Titled: 120 Sheet Portfolio of Beautiful Bondage Forms
Published: 1966
Models:
Interesting points
It is claimed to be the first kinbaku photo book.[citation needed]
