Chigusa Tadao 千草忠夫
Japanese SM fiction writer (died 1995) who, according to Japanese Wikipedia, debuted in the February 1960 issue of Kitan Club and had published about 250 books by 2009, counting separate editions.
Japanese Wikipedia identifies Chigusa Tadao (千草忠夫) as a Japanese writer of SM fiction. Japanese Wikipedia dates Chigusa’s death to January 12, 1995, and records that the work was reissued in books and magazines after the author’s death.
Writing
Japanese Wikipedia reports that Chigusa’s debut piece was “Shiyū,” printed in the February 1960 issue of Kitan Club as a prize-winning reader submission. Japanese Wikipedia says Chigusa wrote for 35 years using the main name Chigusa Tadao and many other pen names, including Tsukumo Jūrō, Suzu Kyū, Yamaki Rei and Miki Shun. The same article estimates Chigusa’s output at about 250 books as of 2009, counting separate editions of the same work, and says that many shorter works were never collected in book form. Japanese Wikipedia says the early use of different names was attributed to concerns about publishing several works by a newcomer in one magazine or many in a competing magazine.
The historian Kawahara Azumi’s 2021 article on the editor Nureki Chimuo (Iida Toyoichi) supports the pen-name list. In the interview, Iida says that Tsukumo Jūrō, Suzu Kyū, Yamaki Rei and Miki Shun were all names of Chigusa, and that Iida coined Suzu Kyū. The interview also names Chigusa as the real author behind Tsukumo Jūrō, one of six writers of the ten-volume series Uramado sōsho, issued between 1959 and 1965. Kawahara’s own commentary counts Chigusa, together with Dan Oniroku, among the professional SM authors that Kitan Club produced.
Magazines and drawings
Japanese Wikipedia lists the magazines that carried Chigusa’s writing. They include Kitan Club, Uramado, SM Select, SM Fan, SM King, SM Collector, S&M Sniper, SM Mania and Mania Club. The article adds that Chigusa also drew tied-figure pictures (shibarie) under the name Chihyaku Ran.