''Longinus'' is a 2004 Japanese
action horror featurette
In the American film industry, a featurette is a kind of film that is shorter than a full-length feature, but longer than a short film. The term may refer to either of two types of content: a shorter film or a companion film.
Medium-length film ...
directed by
Ryuhei Kitamura.
Synopsis
A war rages on, its end unknown, covering the world in despair. At a military
field hospital
A field hospital is a temporary hospital or mobile medical unit that takes care of casualties on-site before they can be safely transported to more permanent facilities. This term was initially used in military medicine (such as the Mobile A ...
, a group of soldiers bring in one of their own, wounded by a large, vicious, bite-like wound, along with a large box. The soldiers are visibly shaken. Suddenly, an enigmatic man appears. As he starts to tell them the legend of the
Lance of Longinus
The Holy Lance, also known as the Lance of Longinus (named after Saint Longinus), the Spear of Destiny, or the Holy Spear, is the lance that pierced the side of Jesus as he hung on the cross during his crucifixion.
Biblical references
The l ...
, their night of unimaginable terror begins.
Cast
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Atsushi Sakurai
* Kanae Uotani
* Yumi Kikuchi
* Minoru Matsumoto
* Taro Kanazawa
* Kazuhito Ohba
* Takehiro Katayama
* Shion Machida
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Hideo Sakaki
* Toshiyuki Kitami
External links
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Reviews
Nippon Cinema
2004 films
Films directed by Ryuhei Kitamura
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