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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