Go Arisue (有末 剛, Arisue Gō) is one of the world’s leading kinbakushi—Japanese bondage artists and rope masters. Born in 1954, he became obsessed with rope early, inspired by legendary bondage artist Seiu Ito’s paintings and by the work of Akira Minomura. Today he lives in Tokyo as a performer, tutor, and author, and occasionally teaches workshops abroad—making him a primary name for anyone serious about kinbaku/shibari craft rather than Western rope fashion alone.
Career in Magazines and Film
Arisue’s professional career began in the 1970s with SM magazines such as SM Select and SM Fan. He also tied for film, including the erotic romance Angel Guts: “Akai Nawa Hateru Made” (Until the Red Rope Runs Out), directed by Suzuki Junichi in 1987. In 2004 he did rope work and appeared in Flower and Snake, starring Aya Sugimoto and directed by Takashi Ishii—a remake of the 1974 soft-core classic based on Oniroku Dan’s SM novel. He is also featured in Bakushi (2007), Ryūichi Hiroki’s documentary on Japanese bondage art.
Books
- Kinbakushi A’s Ecstasy And Gloom — Ohta Publishing, 2008
- Arisue’s Kinbaku Theory and Practices — Sanwa Publishing, 2008
- Kinbaku Mind and Techniques 1 — Jugoya, 2009
- Kinbaku Mind and Techniques 2 (Floor Works 1) — Jugoya, 2009
Why Rope Players Study Arisue
Arisue bridges classic Japanese SM magazine culture, cinema rope, and modern international workshop circuits. Related topics: kinbaku, shibari, bondage riggers, Seiu Ito, Oniroku Dan film adaptations, and Tokyo’s living rope schools. For BDSM readers who want Japanese bondage as discipline and aesthetic—not only as Instagram geometry—Arisue’s films, docs, and technique books are essential entry points.
