Arisue Go is one of Japan's most famous, accomplished and prolific nawashi (rope-bondage artists), with a distinguished career that already spans four decades. Born in 1954, Arisue's interest in rope work dates back to childhood, when at an early age he was awakened to the eroticism of traditional Japanese bondage. Inspired by the paintings of legendary bondage artist Ito Seiyu and the works of Minomura Ko, editor of the epoch-making SM magazine Kitan Club, he began to teach himself the traditional techniques of shibari (rope bondage), a uniquely Japanese art form based an ancient martial skills.

Arisue began his career as a nawashi in the 1970s. This was a golden era for SM publications in Japan, and he did extensive work for well-known magazines such as SM Select and SM Fan. He also did the bondage for movies, including the erotic romance "Akai Nawa Hateru Made" (Until the Red Rope Runs Out), directed by Suzuki Junichi. In the 1980s, as audio-visual products became affordable for individuals and the market for such materials boomed, Arisue collaborated on numerous videos under famous bondage labels, including Cinemagic, Toho, Taiyo Tosho, Hoyusha and Sanwa Shuppan. He also produces his own bondage video label, Azabu Eiga.

In Japan, bondage often makes an appearance in collections of art photographs of beautiful celebrities, and Arisue has done the bondage for softly erotic photos of famous mainstream actresses and even a female pro wrestler. He has produced many books on the history and art of Japanese bondage.

Arisue does regular bondage shows in Japan, and has a special interest in multimedia performances in cooperation with other artists, including dancers, manga artists and other performers. At the SM performance festival Show-Up Omiya, he performed on stage while a movie was projected in the background.

Most recently, Arisue did the rope work and appeared in the mainstream movie "Hana to Hebi"("Flower and Snake"), directed by Ishii Takashi and based on the SM novel by Dan Oniroku. This movie, and its sequel, has helped make Arisue Go a name recognized outside of SM circles. Arisue was recently profiled in a four-page article in a mainstream men's magazine, and is currently in negotiations with one of Japan's top publishers to publish his novel about life as a nawashi.

Amid such varied bondage work, Arisue Go has one basic aim: to learn traditional techniques and apply them as he expands the boundaries of his own unique form of bondage. To date, he has performed more than 10,000 bondages