sentences:  A list released post-World War II by one of the buying clubs distributing these works, "Sōtaikai", revealed the then president of Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association Kiyosaku Toyohara, along with many other intellectuals of the time, as members of the buying club.To describe such books as "underground" may be an understatement, as the scale of these operations were quite large, evidenced by lawyers who testified against such buying clubs.Large publishing companies during this time period also engaged in "guerrilla releases".