Kamen Rider The Next (仮面ライダー THE NEXT Kamen Raidā Za Nekusuto) is a 2007 Japanese Tokusatsu Film directed by Ryuta Tasaki and written by Toshiki Inoue. The film was released on October 27, 2007. The film borrows elements from the Kamen Rider television series and is a sequel to the Kamen Rider The First movie (which was a film adaptation of the original Kamen Rider series). The film is largely of the horror genre, unlike The First which was mostly action sci-fi, mostly in an attempt to capitalize on the success of films such as Ju-On: The Grudge and the Ringu film series