Kamen Rider The Next

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kamen Rider The Next
Directed by Ryuta Tasaki
Produced by Kazuo Katō
Shinichirō Shirakura
Naomi Takebe
Kōichi Yada
Written by Toshiki Inoue
Music by Goro Yasukawa
Cinematography Issei Tanaka
Editing by Eiryō Ōhata
Distributed by Toei Co. Ltd
Release date(s) October 27, 2007 (Japan)
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Preceded by Kamen Rider The First
IMDb profile

Kamen Rider The Next (仮面ライダー　ＴＨＥ　ＮＥＸＴ Kamen Raidā Za Nekusuto?, Masked Rider The Next) 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 V3 television series and is a sequel to the Kamen Rider The First movie (which was a film adaptation of the original Kamen Rider series). Actor Kazuki Kato, who had previously portrayed Daisuke Kazama/Kamen Rider Drake in Kamen Rider Kabuto, portrayed Shiro Kazami/Kamen Rider V3.[1] Both Masaya Kikawada and Hassei Takano reprise their roles as Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1 and Hayato Ichimonji/Kamen Rider 2, respectively. It was given a PG-12 rating for its brief nudity and mild violence.[2]

Contents

[edit] Plot

Two years after the end of Kamen Rider the First, a strange series of murders occur with people dying in a most gruesome fashion with a song played by pop star Chiharu playing at the site of the murder. Meanwhile, Takeshi Hongo has become a high school science teacher. A student in Takeshi's class named Kotomi Kikuma is best friends with Chiharu and is worried about her since her disappearance. Then a mysterious woman, known as the Chainsaw Lizard, appears alongside six new Riders known as the Shocker Riders.

Chiharu has a brother named Shiro Kazami, who is president of the rising IT enterprise ExaStream. Takeshi and Kotomi investigate Kazami, but soon discover that Shocker used nano-technology to turn Kazami into a cyborg code-named "V3". V3 and the Shocker Riders attack Takeshi, forcing him to become Kamen Rider 1 once again. Kamen Rider 2 then re-appears to aid Kamen Rider 1 once more. Scissors Jaguar, another Shocker creation, begins a plan to convert all humans in Japan into cyborgs by spreading the same nanobots used to create V3. The three Riders put aside their differences to fight Shocker together and save Chiharu, who is the victim of the very same nano-technology.

[edit] Characters

[edit] Heroes

  • Kamen Rider 1
  • Kamen Rider 2
  • Kamen Rider V3

[edit] Villains

  • V3: Becomes Kamen Rider V3
  • Scissors Jaguar
  • Chainsaw Lizard
  • Shocker Riders - Alternative Riders based on Kamen Rider 2. They are mass produced as soldiers of Shocker, and are enhanced in terms of abilities and powers under the nano-technology.

[edit] Cast

  • Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1 (本郷 猛／仮面ライダー１号 Hongō Takeshi/Kamen Raidā Ichigō?) - Masaya Kikawada (黄川田 将也 Kikawada Masaya?)
  • Hayato Ichimonji/Kamen Rider 2 (一文字 隼人／仮面ライダー２号 Ichimonji Hayato/Kamen Raidā Nigō?) - Hassei Takano (高野 八誠 Takano Hassei?)
  • Shiro Kazami/Kamen Rider V3 (風見 志郎／仮面ライダーＶ３ Kazami Shirō/Kamen Raidā Bui Surī?) - Kazuki Kato (加藤 和樹 Katō Kazuki?)
  • Kotomi Kikuma (菊間 琴美 Kikuma Kotomi?) - Miku Ishida (石田 未来 Ishida Miku?)[2]
  • Chiharu (Chiharu Kazami (風見 ちはる Kazami Chiharu?)) - Erika Mori (森 絵梨佳 Mori Erika?)[2]
  • The Great Leader of Shocker (ショッカー首領 Shokkā Shuryō?, Voice) - Gorō Naya (納谷 悟朗 Naya Gorō?)
  • Scissors Jaguar (シザースジャガー Shizāsu Jagā?) - Tomorowo Taguchi (田口 トモロヲ Taguchi Tomorowo?)[2]
  • Chainsaw Lizard (チェーンソーリザード Chēnsō Rizādo?) - Rie Mashiko (益子 梨恵 Mashiko Rie?)
  • Yamazaki (山崎 Yamazaki?) - Shinji Rokkaku (六角 慎司 Rokkaku Shinji?)
  • Takako Miki (未來 貴子 Miki Takako?)
  • Shindou (進藤 Shindō?) - Kyusaku Shimada (嶋田 久作 Shimada Kyūsaku?)
  • Yosuke Saito (斎藤 洋介 Saitō Yōsuke?)
  • Shocker Soldiers/Shocker Riders (ショッカー戦闘員／ショッカーライダー Shokkā Sentōin/Shokkā Raidā?, Voice) - Katsumi Shiono (塩野 勝美 Shiono Katsumi?)

[edit] Suit actors

  • Kamen Rider 1 (仮面ライダー１号 Kamen Raidā Ichigō?) - Hiroshi Maeda (前田 浩 Maeda Hiroshi?)
  • Kamen Rider 2 (仮面ライダー２号 Kamen Raidā Nigō?) - Tomohiko Akiyama (秋山 智彦 Akiyama Tomohiko?)
  • Kamen Rider V3 (仮面ライダーＶ３ Kamen Raidā Bui Surī?) - Makoto Ito (伊藤 慎 Itō Makoto?)
  • Scissors Jaguar (シザースジャガー Shizāsu Jagā?) - Tomotaka Watanabe (渡辺 智隆 Watanabe Tomotaka?)
  • Chainsaw Lizard (チェーンソーリザード Chēnsō Rizādo?) - Ayako Hino (日野 綾子 Hino Ayako?)

[edit] Songs

Theme song
  • "Chosen Soldier"
    • Lyrics & Artist: ISSA
    • Composition: Daisuke Imai (今井 大介 Imai Daisuke?)
Insert song
  • "Platinum Smile"

[edit] References

  1. ^ 仮面ライダーＶ３　２７年ぶり復活. Retrieved on 2007-06-08. (Japanese)
  2. ^ a b c d 今秋公開の映画「仮面ライダー THE NEXT」はPG-12. Retrieved on 2007-07-15.

[edit] External links

v • d • e
 
Kamen Rider Series
Created by Shotaro Ishinomori
Shōwa TV series:
Kamen Rider  • V3  • X  • Amazon  • Stronger  • Skyrider  • Super-1  • BLACK  • BLACK RX
Heisei TV series:
Kuuga  • ΑgitΩ  • Ryuki  • 555 (φ's)  • Blade (♠)  • Hibiki  • Kabuto  • Den-O  • Kiva
Specials:
Original films:
ZO  • J  • World  • THE FIRST  • THE NEXT
Heisei films:
Manga and books:
Spirits  • Card Warrior  • EVE -GAIA-
American series:
See also:
Languages