Wonderland Anime Film Unveils Exciting New Trailer Featuring Star-Studded Cast & SEKAI NO OWARI’s Theme Song
Discover the latest cast additions—Subaru Kimura, Ayumu Murase, Yūki Ono, and Natsuki Hanae join the lineup!
New Cast Members Announced for Fushigi no Kuni de Alice to -Dive in Wonderland- Anime Film
Subaru Kimura, Ayumu Murase, Yūki Ono, and Natsuki Hanae have joined the cast of the highly anticipated anime film adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic children's novel, Alice in Wonderland.
Film Trailer Released
The official website for Fushigi no Kuni de Alice to -Dive in Wonderland- has streamed the full trailer for the film. The trailer not only reveals more cast members but also features a preview of the theme song "Zukan" (Guidebook) performed by SEKAI NO OWARI.
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New Cast Members
The newly announced cast includes:
- Subaru Kimura as Tweedledum (upper left in visual)
- Ayumu Murase as Tweedledee (upper right)
- Yūki Ono as Yamane (lower left)
- Natsuki Hanae as a mysterious apple-shaped character (lower right, character name not yet announced)
Teaser Visual
Story and Release Date
The film centers on Rise, a modern-day girl who accidentally finds herself in Wonderland, where she meets Alice. The movie is set to premiere in Japan on August 29.
Returning Cast Members
Additional previously announced cast include:
- Nanoka Hara as Rise
- Maika Pugh as Alice
- Mayu Matsuoka as The Queen of Hearts
- Kōji Yamamoto as The Mad Hatter
- Norito Yashima as The March Hare
- Ryūichi Kosugi as Humpty Dumpty
- Kappei Yamaguchi as The White Rabbit
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as The Cheshire Cat
- Takahiro Yamamoto as The Caterpillar
- Shōtarō Mamiya as Akira Urai, a butler who invites Rise to Wonderland
- Keiko Toda as Ayako Azumino, Rise's grandmother
Creative Team
The film is directed by Toshiya Shinohara (Black Butler, A Lull in the Sea, The aquatope on white sand), with animation by P.A. Works. The script is written by Yūko Kakihara (Blue Box, Urusei Yatsura 2022, The aquatope on white sand).
Production is coordinated by Shochiku and TBS.
Additional Staff
- Original Character Design: Tomomi Takada, Jun Suzuki, Hiranko Konohana
- Character Design: Kousuke Kawazura, Mio Fujishima
- Animation Directors: Kanami Sekiguchi, Kousuke Kawazura
- Concept Design: Kiyoshi Arai
- Art Director: Kentarō Akiyama
- Director of Photography: Tomo Namiki
- Color Key Artist: Miho Tanaka
- 3D Director: Haruki Suzuki
- Editing: Ayumi Takahashi
- Sound Director: Haru Yamada
- Sound Effects: Naoto Yamatani
- Sound Production: Sound Team Don Juan
- Music: kotringo
About the Source Material
Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland is a timeless story about a young girl who follows a talking white rabbit into Wonderland, a mysterious place filled with peculiar characters and surreal adventures. Since its publication, the story has become deeply embedded in pop culture, inspiring countless adaptations in anime, manga, video games, and more.
This new P.A. Works anime film marks Japan's first theatrical adaptation of the beloved novel. It's notable that there was a prior anime adaptation—a 1983-1984 TV series from Nippon Animation and Apollo Film.
Sources: Press release, official movie website, Comic Natalie