V-Cinema


 
 

Japanese V-Cinema is the direct-to-video industry that appeared in Japan in the 1980s. The term is a trademark of Toei Company but has been used in the West to describe any Japanese direct-to-video or -DVD release. Unlike its Western counterpart, this industry has a considerably better reputation, with directors making V-Cinema movies sometimes by choice, due to the creative freedom afforded by the less stringent censorship of the medium, and the riskier content the producers will allow.

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Notable examples are director Takashi Miike, who has released several direct-to-video films after his theatrical debut, and Takashi Shimizu, whose Ju-on series of films started out as V-Cinema, becoming surprise hits as the result of favorable word of mouth.

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Incidentally, former television performer Masashi Tashiro has acted as V-Cinema's director after he was dismissed from the entertainment world, too.

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The term OVA (Original Video Animation) is applied when the film in question is anime.

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Japan: For other uses, see Japan (disambiguation)....

Direct-to-video: ....

Toei Company: Toei Company, Ltd. (東映 Tōei) is a Japanese movie studio. It also owns Toei Animation....


V-Cinema related Images and Photos (experimental)

Cinema
Cinema
Cinema Pathe
Cinema Pathe
Cinema Verite (BD)
Cinema Verite (BD)
Cinema Verite (DVD)
Cinema Verite (DVD)
Cinema Paradiso
Cinema Paradiso
Cinema Noir 2011 Wall Calendar
Cinema Noir 2011 Wall Calendar
Cinema Noir 2012 Wall Calendar
Cinema Noir 2012 Wall Calendar
Dancing Cinema 2012 Wall Calendar
Dancing Cinema 2012 Wall Calendar
Cinema of Fear Leatherface Stylized Rotocast Figure
Cinema of Fear Leatherface Stylized Rotocast Figure
Cinema of Fear Tiny Terrors Freddy & Jason Mini Figures Set
Cinema of Fear Tiny Terrors Freddy & Jason Mini Figures Set
New Pornographers: Twin Cinema
New Pornographers: Twin Cinema
New Pornographers: Twin Cinema
New Pornographers: Twin Cinema

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Japan (2) - OVA (1) - Ju-on (1) - Anime (1) - Toei Animation (1) - Movie studio (1) - Takashi Shimizu (1) - Toei Company (1) - Direct-to-video (1) - Censorship (1) - Takashi Miike (1) - Producers (1) -
 

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