Showa era

昭和時代 (Japanese) Shōwa era (1926-1989)

The Shōwa era is the period between the Taishō era (1912-1926) and the Heisei era (1989-2019). This era encompasses the years from the "erotic-grotesque nonsense" movement, the first generation of post-war SM fans, the first live SM performances, and the SM VHS era into the dawn of the internet in Japan.

Selected Shōwa Individuals

Illustrators

Ran Akiyoshi (1922-1981)

Suku Gurote

Namio Harukawa (1947-2020)

Gekko Hayashi (1923-1998)

Seiu Ito

Akira Kasuga (1926-2011) aka Do Shoichi

Juan Maeda

Suehiro Maruo

Yoji Muku

Shoji Oki

Kaname Ozuma (1939-2011) aka Yōko Ozuma

Takashi Shima

Toshiyuki Suma (1920-1992) aka Reiko Kita

Kinbakushi and Mistresses

Denki Akechi (1940-2005)

Mary Aoi

Go Arisue (1954-)

Mai Hana

Rumi Kasuga

Masato Marai

Takeshi Nagaike (1945-)

Chimuo Nureki (1930-2013)

Eikichi Osada (1925-2001)

Roman Hasei

Takashi Tsujimura (1921-1987)

Hiroshi Urado (1933-)

SM Models

Masako Ibuki

Tanako Kawabata

Masako Maeda

Yukio Mishima (1925-1970)

Keiko Otsuka

Yukiko Rika

Kise Sahara

Hiromi Saotome

Naomi Sugishita

Yuri Sunohara

Naomi Tani

Writers

Tadao Chigusa

Oniroku Dan

Seiu Ito

Chimuo Nureki (1930-2013)

Hiromi Saotome

Toshiyuki Suma (1920-1992) aka Reiko Kita

Tetsuzo Tsukamoto

Photographers

Akio Fuji

Teruo Ishii (1924-2005) Filmmaker

Seijun Suzuki (Filmmaker)

Kinichi Tanaka

Tetsuzo Tsukamoto

Editors

Minoru Yoshida

Toshiyuki Suma (1920-1992)

Seishiro Ueda

Publications

Magazines

Amatoria

Fuzoku Soshi

Fuzoku Kitan

Kitan Club

S&M Sniper

SM Collector

SM King

SM Select

Sun&Moon

Uramado

Yomikiri Romance

Books

Flower and Snake (seialized story)

Torment Research (1950 edition)

SM Play - You Can Play S&M (1972)

Domesticated Yapoo (serialized story)

Film and Video

Fuji Video (video label)

Nikkatsu (Film Studio famous for Roman Porno)

In the Realm of the Senses (1976)

SM Venues

Akasaka Blue Chateau

Nakano Queen

Osada Seminar