Love Cinema

Love Cinema (ラブシネマ) is a series of Japanese films by CineRocket, it consists of six straight-to-video releases by independent filmmakers via a brief but exclusive run at the minuscule Shimokitazawa cinema in Tokyo. The six films were conceived as low budget exercises to explore the benefits afforded by the low-cost Digital Video medium such as the increased mobility of film and the low-lighting conditions available to the filmmakers.

All six volumes are produced by Reiko Arakawa and Susumu Nakajima with Akira Saitō and Hisanori Endō serving as executive producers on all six volumes.

Each film are officially titled as Love Cinema Vol. [number]: [Title of film]

Volume English title Native spelling Director Runtime (minutes) Release date
1 Tokyo Trash Baby 東京ゴミ女 Tokyo gomi onna Ryuichi Hiroki 88 2000
2 Amen, Somen and Rugger Men! 絵里に首ったけ Eri ni kubittake Mitsuhiro Mihara 85 4 November 2000
3 Enclosed Pain 閉じる日 Tojiru hi Isao Yukisada 91 25 November 2000
4 Stake Out 張り込み Harikomi Tetsuo Shinohara 79 2001
5 Gips ギプス Gipusu Akihiko Shiota 83 2001
6 Visitor Q ビジターQ Bijitā Kyū Takashi Miike 84 10 March 2001
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