Publisher/日進社

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"Japan's Drug Scourge (Signed)" is a photo collection by one of Japan's leading postwar photographers, Katsuo Kenmochi. Amid the globally popular Japanese photography scene of the 1960s and 1970s, centered around artists from VIVO, PROVOKE, CAMP, and other labels, this unique man's presence must not be forgotten. Katsuo Kenmochi, a photographer who, for over 40 years, worked with the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare and the National Police Agency to put a stop to the drug vortex spread by American soldiers following Japan's defeat in the war, produced reportage. Furthermore, in order to avoid secrecy and human rights violations in drug investigations, he mastered the abstraction of photographic expression through innovative photographic techniques and the use of mechanisms. He utilized these techniques to create a unique worldview in the artistic expression of "sexuality" and "eroticism," making him active not only as a journalist but also as an artist. This 529-page book is a compilation of years of drug research, with the first 300 pages being just under photo plates and the last 200 pages being just over text. It also includes many of the images from "The Fort Document" and "The Wages of Pleasure." Photogravure printing. Signed .