is a series of Japanese films

Cinema of Japan

The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...

 by CineRocket, it consists of six straight-to-video

Direct-to-video

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 releases by independent film

Independent film

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makers via a brief but exclusive run at the minuscule Shimokitazawa

Shimo-Kitazawa Station

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 cinema in Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

. The six films were conceived as low budget exercises to explore the benefits afforded by the low-cost Digital Video

Digital video

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 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 Saitô and Hisanori Endô serving as executive producer

Executive producer

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s 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 Ryuichi Hiroki is a Japanese artist, film director, and film editor.-Biography:Ryūichi Hiroki is now one of the most prolific film directors in Japan. He is a pioneer in using digital video to shoot theatrical films in Japan...	88	, 2000 Japanese films of 2000 A list of films released in Japan in 2000 .-2000:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
2	Amen, Somen and Rugger Men!	絵里に首ったけ	Eri ni kubittake	Mitsuhiro Mihara Mitsuhiro Mihara -Filmography:*真夏のビタミン *風の王国 *燃えよピンポン *絵里に首ったけ...	85	4 November, 2000 Japanese films of 2000 A list of films released in Japan in 2000 .-2000:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
3	Enclosed Pain	閉じる日	Tojiru hi	Isao Yukisada Isao Yukisada from Kumamoto, Japan is a Japanese film director. He served as assistant director on Shunji Iwai's Love Letter, April Story, and Swallowtail Butterfly.-Director:* OPEN HOUSE * A Closing Day...	91	25 November, 2000 Japanese films of 2000 A list of films released in Japan in 2000 .-2000:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
4	Stake Out	張り込み	Harikomi	Tetsuo Shinohara Tetsuo Shinohara Tetsuo Shinohara is a Japanese film director. His film First Love was the 3rd Best Film at the 22nd Yokohama Film Festival.-Filmography:# Ogawa no Hotori # Clearless...	79	, 2001 Japanese films of 2001 A list of films released in Japan in 2001 .-2001:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
5	Gips	ギプス	Gipusu	Akihiko Shiota Akihiko Shiota is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.-Career:Born in Kyoto Prefecture, Shiota attended Rikkyō University, where he began making 8mm films in the tradition of other Rikkyō students like Kiyoshi Kurosawa...	83	, 2001 Japanese films of 2001 A list of films released in Japan in 2001 .-2001:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
6	Visitor Q Visitor Q is a controversial 2001 film directed by Japanese director Takashi Miike. It was filmed as the sixth and final part of the Love Cinema series consisting of six straight-to-video releases by independent filmmakers via a brief but exclusive run at the minuscule Shimokitazawa cinema in Tokyo...	ビジターQ	Bijitā Kyū	Takashi Miike Takashi Miike is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over seventy theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. In the years 2001 and 2002 alone, Miike is credited with directing fifteen productions...	84	March 10, 2001 Japanese films of 2001 A list of films released in Japan in 2001 .-2001:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...