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An Edo-period erotic melodrama follows the intertwined desires of Gonza, Oyuki, and others amid clandestine meetings, seduction, jealousy, and shifting sexual alliances. The story develops into a tale of marital betrayal and revenge, culminating in violence an...

A comic-erotic story centers on Kasai, an electrical-company inspector who discovers unauthorized use of electrical equipment in Chiyo’s household and threatens a fine. His investigation turns into flirtation and sexual bargaining, with the fine, letters, and...

A sensationalized erotic case narrative recounts a woman’s encounters with men during travel and at a hot-spring inn, including deliberate body display, voyeuristic attention, and sexual experimentation. The account develops into an emotionally troubled story...

An eroticized harbor narrative centers on a young woman who works as a boatwoman at Yobuko Harbor, describing her maritime labor, interactions with visiting sailors and passengers, and the sexual relationships that develop around the harbor. The story combines...

A sensational fictional narrative about Oroku, a woman from a remote mountain community, whose relationships with men become entangled in betrayal, jealousy, pursuit, and violent confrontation. The story combines erotic melodrama with depictions of marginal ru...

A fictional drama set in an apartment housing kept women, where financial dependence, loneliness, and the women’s relationships with visiting men produce rivalry and emotional upheaval. Secret affairs and attempts to escape restrictive circumstances develop in...

An erotic historical adventure in which a powerful general becomes entangled with a seductive actress whose beauty and provocative behavior disrupt military discipline and household order. The story combines sexual intrigue, manipulation, jealousy, and comic-s...

A political adventure serial imagining a violent foreign invasion of Hokkaidō, accompanied by maps, military speculation, espionage, and resistance planning. Fishermen, villagers, soldiers, and Communist organizers become involved in a tense struggle over coas...

A miscellaneous editorial section combining a candid advice column on sexual and marital concerns with entertainment features, humorous manga, shogi puzzles and problems, short-fiction and manuscript solicitations, reader correspondence, and publication notice...

Seta Kaiichi reflects on the three-year development of Nichigetsusha and the magazine’s changing editorial direction. He discusses the “Tomoe/Egara” project, the relationship between photography and performance, and the contributions of SUN & MOON participants...

The supplied page is a table of contents that identifies Hayashi Munehiro as the author of the issue’s “Greetings” item, but it does not reproduce the greeting text itself.

A special feature documenting the production of the SUN & MOON cover, presented through staged bondage photography and cover-design credits. The feature emphasizes the visual construction of the magazine’s anniversary cover.

The contents page lists “Immersed in Pleasure” as one of the issue’s photographic or literary features, but provides no substantive article text or imagery beyond its title and placement in the table of contents.

A dramatic feature presented as an episode of oppressive heat and intense sensation, described in the contents as taking place in a scorching room with hot winds swirling.

A feature about Misako, portrayed through the idea of a “proxy wife,” suggesting an intimate or erotic narrative focused on substituted marital roles and relationships.

A profile or account of Kitajima Taeko, presented as someone who volunteers for BDSM training and discipline.

A special color photographic feature documenting staged BDSM scenes involving rope bondage, immobilization, sensory restriction, gagging, and other forms of erotic discipline.

A photographic feature centered on Mrs. S in a series of posed rope-bondage scenarios, showing full-body and close-up views of restraint and handling.

A photographic feature on Pet Miko depicting a bound model in staged floor-based restraint scenes, including hands-on rope manipulation and constrained postures.

A photographic feature presenting elaborate rope-bound poses inspired by the erotic imagery associated with Utamaro. The staged indoor tableaux emphasize composition, restraint, sensual display, and the visual relationship between the bound body and surroundin...

A photographic practice album documenting a model’s progressive bondage scenes, including spread-eagle positions, rope suspension or securing, clothespin adornments, and controlled sensory play. The sequence has the feel of a private visual notebook recording...

A photographic bondage feature presenting a pregnant woman posed in a domestic “cage” and restrained with rope while moving through crouched and kneeling positions. The images emphasize staged erotic submission, bodily vulnerability, and the visual spectacle o...

A photographic feature on Watanabe Yoshimi set in a bath and shower environment, depicting nude and partially restrained poses amid running water, bathing fixtures, and tactile close-ups. Its imagery combines water, physical exposure, and theatrical bondage ro...

A photographic feature presenting an underground aesthetic through staged images of a masked woman posed in elaborate rope bondage and provocative domestic tableaux. The sequence emphasizes costume, restraint, body display, and carefully composed black-and-whi...

A photographic record showing a woman being positioned and photographed in varied rope-bondage configurations, with a male photographer or partner directing the session. The images document the process, poses, and visual presentation of the bondage scene rathe...

A Sun & Moon PR page advertises THE KIKI, a limited-edition publication from 日月舎, with sample cover imagery, a ¥1,700 mail-order price, and publisher/contact information. The page functions primarily as a promotional and ordering notice rather than an edito...

An illustration feature presenting a sequence of stylized erotic bondage scenes, including rope restraint, suspension, contorted poses, and partnered encounters. The images emphasize sensual pleasure, vulnerability, and the theatrical visual language of Japane...

An illustrated essay examining female seppuku in Japanese history and literature, contrasting women’s methods, circumstances, and symbolic meanings with male samurai suicide. The accompanying staged photographs dramatize ritualized self-disembowelment and rela...

A color photographic feature portraying Kue, a married woman described as longing for abuse, in staged scenes of nudity, bondage, restraint, and physical domination. The images emphasize ritualized sadomasochistic performance and the visual dynamics of captivi...

A photographic sadomasochistic feature depicting a woman restrained while her breasts are compressed between wooden boards and subjected to escalating physical pressure. The images emphasize staged bondage, bodily distress, and endurance within an erotic tortu...

A photographic feature showing a woman bound and suspended or positioned with all four limbs restrained while attendants apply candle heat to her body. The sequence presents staged BDSM torment through immobilization, exposure, and controlled sensation.

A photographic feature depicting a young wife restrained with rope in outdoor and traditional domestic settings, progressing through posed scenes of bondage and physical submission.

A photographic sequence centered on inverted suspension with the subject’s limbs spread and secured by rope, incorporating candlelight and staged ritualistic imagery.

A photographic feature depicting a woman restrained in a chair during and after an enema administered with an irrigator, emphasizing physical discomfort and endurance.

A photographic feature showing a woman bound into forced bent and contorted postures, with restraints applied to her limbs and body and imagery emphasizing pain, helplessness, and submission.

A photographic feature presenting a woman in staged, dreamlike scenes of bondage, blindfolding, and rope restraint. The sequence uses theatrical poses, unusual angles, and dark interiors to evoke a trance-like or surreal erotic realm.

A photographic feature depicting outdoor and indoor BDSM training scenarios, with women restrained, bound, blindfolded, and posed in rustic or domestic settings. The sequence emphasizes rope bondage, physical control, and staged disciplinary tableaux.

A photographic feature centered on Mrs. Akiko Honma in staged scenes of masochistic bondage and submission. The images show elaborate black-and-white rope arrangements, bound poses, and apparent group participation in a ritualized feast setting.

A photographic feature documenting Mrs. Shizue Takada undergoing an introductory bondage and restraint session. The sequence shows rope binding, blindfolding, gagging, immobilization, and supervised positioning in a staged S&M setting.

A photographic bondage feature depicting a woman in staged rope restraints, blindfolds, gags, and restrictive positions, with several scenes involving assisting or observing partners. The sequence emphasizes elaborate physical restraint, erotic power exchange,...