v-film
n.— «Shimizu debuted in 2000 with two shot-on-video, released-to-video features (“V-films,” in Japanese parlance) called Ju-on (starring Kill Bill’s Chiaki Kuriyama) and Ju-on 2.» —“‘Grudge’ Match” by Andy Klein CityBEAT (Los Angeles, California) Oct. 21, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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