The new AV Law (AV新法, AV shinpo) came into force in Japan on June 23, 2022, and completely upended the country’s pornography industry and, with it, the professional shibari sector.
Aoi Marie (葵マリー) is one of the historic names of Japanese SM. Since the eighties, the title has been passed down hereditarily and has become a “brand” in the world of adult entertainment.
Let us take a closer look at this system of generations and at the figure of the different Aoi Maries.
This delightful 1969 film, Blind Beast (Moju, 盲獣), is a complete guide to understanding the delicate aesthetic blend the Japanese call “grotesque” (or “guturesque,” depending on who says it).
Go, Go, Second Time Virgin (ゆけゆけ二度目の処女, Yuke Yuke Nidome no Shojo, 1969), directed by Wakamatsu Koji, is a raw, disturbing work that tells the story of two teenagers, Poppo and Tsukio, whose lives are marked by trauma and violence.
The International Shibari Film Festival (ISFF) held its first edition on July 2 at the Cinéma Aventure in Brussels. It was organized by the Belgian collective Atelier Mae and served as the opening night of Graines de Cordes III, a four-day gathering held in Namur.
On May 30, 2023, Shura: Rope Sisters (しゅら -縄の姉妹-), a film directed by Tohjiro, premiered at the Theater Guild Daikanyama in Tokyo, continuing his attempt to build bridges between the most extreme porn and independent auteur cinema.
Some careers look contradictory from the outside. That of Tohjiro—the professional name of Ito Chisho (伊藤智生), also credited as Ito Yuichi (伊藤裕一) in some early works—is one of them.
Wakamatsu Koji (若松孝二) was born in 1936 (year 11 of the Showa era) and died in 2012 (year 24 of the Heisei era). He was a Japanese film director known for his provocative style and his uncensored view of sexuality and violence.
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