Dive in Wonderland Anime Film's Long Promotional Video Features SEKAI NO OWARI's Song
Band performs "Zukan" theme for August 29 film
On Wednesday, the official website of Fushigi no Kuni de Alice to -Dive in Wonderland- (Alice in Wonderland -Dive in Wonderland-), which is Japan's first anime film adaptation of Lewis Carroll 's classic children's novel Alice in Wonderland, released a promotional video featuring the film's theme song "Zukan" (Guidebook) by SEKAI NO OWARI .
The plot of the movie revolves around Rise, a contemporary young woman who accidentally discovers Wonderland and encounters Alice there.
The film will open on August 29.
The cast includes:
- 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 that invites Rise to Wonderland
- Keiko Toda as Ayako Azumino, Rise's grandmother
- Subaru Kimura as Tweedledum
- Ayumu Murase as Tweedledee
- Yūki Ono as Yamane
- Natsuki Hanae as a mysterious apple-shaped character
Toshiya Shinohara ( Black Butler , A Lull in the Sea , The aquatope on white sand ) is directing the film at P.A. Works . Yūko Kakihara ( Blue Box , Urusei Yatsura 2022, The aquatope on white sand ) is penning the script. Shochiku and TBS are listed as production coordinators.
Other staff members include:
- 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
- Compositing 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
In essence, Alice in Wonderland is a narrative about a young female protagonist named Alice who embarks on a journey through a fantastical realm after she follows a talking white rabbit into a rabbit hole. This literary masterpiece has significantly influenced popular culture, with its themes and symbols being incorporated into various forms of media such as anime, manga, and video games.
The anime adaptation of Nippon Animation and Apollo Films was based on a previous book.
Sources: Fushigi no Kuni de Alice to -Dive in Wonderland- film's website ( link ) via Ota-Suke ( link )
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