This book explores censorship, particularly film and video censorship, in Japan in modern times. It shows how most censorship has been the film and video industry exercising self-censorship, but how this system has been problematic in that it has allowed dominant players in the industry to impose their own standards.

List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Glossary 1 Introduction Major Analytical Themes Conceptual Schemes Organization of the Book Methodological Difficulties Organization of Chapters 2 A Brief History of Censorship in Japan Introduction Early censorship in Imperial Japan Meiji Period Taisho and Showa Periods Post-war Japan From State Censorship to Self-regulatory or industrial Inspection Conclusion 3 What Is Japanese Adult Video? Introduction A Brief History of Japanese Adult Videos Tantai and Kikaku AVs Kikaku AVs The Saviour Ideology Conclusion 4 Society of Japanese Adult Video Industry: AV studios, regulators and distributors Introduction The Organization of AV Makers Wholesalers and Rental Shops Biderin as a the Most Dominant Self-regulatory Body in the AV industry Conclusion 5 How Biderin Regime Was Founded? Biderin was the self-regulatory body in the AV industry in the 1980s and 1990s Introduction Biderin was a Self-regulatory Body The Organization of Biderin The Relationship between Biderin and the State (Police) Control of Wholesalers and Rental Shops Biderin and AV Makers Inspection Process Conclusion 6 Medirin: the Emergence of a New Regime in the AV Industry The Concept of Social Drama The Breaching Stage The Crisis Stage: Medirin Getting Recognition Conclusion 7 From Biderin Via Medirin to Eizorin: The collapse of Biderin and the Return of Order Introduction Redressive Stage: Biderin Incident The New 'Censoring' body: Eizorin Reintegration The Search for a New Order Conclusion 8 Adult Video Inspection at Eizorin Introduction Inspecting Adult Video at Eizorin Conclusion 9 Changing Landscapes: The Emergence of a New Categorical Classification of Japanese AVs Introduction Medirin and AVs-for-Sale The Changing Adult Video Landscapes Conclusion 10 Conclusion Bibliography