'Dive into Wonderland!' - Report on the premium stage greetings for the film 'Alice in Wonderland - Dive in Wonderland -' by eight cast members including Nanoka Hara and the director
Dive in Wonderland , the first animated feature film in Japan based on Lewis Carroll's classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , was released nationwide on Friday, August 29, 2025. On Saturday, August 30, 2025, the first weekend after its release, a premium stage greeting to commemorate the release was held at Marunouchi Piccadilly, with eight cast members, including lead actress Nanoka Hara as Rise and Mica Pyu as Alice, and director Toshiya Shinohara taking to the stage.
Official website for the animated feature film 'Alice in Wonderland -Dive in Wonderland-'
The main visual for the film looks like this. In the center are Azumino Rise, a university student played by Hara Nanoka, and Alice played by Maika Pyu. The film is based on 'Alice in Wonderland,' but the story is a little different from the original, as Rise, a university student struggling with job hunting, visits 'Wonderland' and meets Alice and the inhabitants of Wonderland.
Appearing on stage (from left) were Yuki Ono, who played the Dormouse and other characters, Tomohito Yashima, who played the March Hare, Mayu Matsuoka, who played the Queen of Hearts, Maika Pyu, who played Alice, Nanoka Hara, who played Rise Azumino, Keiko Toda, who played Fumiko Azumino, Shotaro Mamiya, who played Kou Urai, Toshiyuki Morikawa, who played the Cheshire Cat, and director Toshiya Shinohara. The event was moderated by TBS announcer Maino Sasaki.
The dubbing for this work took place about a year ago, with Hara and Maika recording together for about a week. For Hara, this was her second time dubbing for an anime since her role as Iwato Suzume in 'Suzume no Tojimari,' so she was constantly nervous.
Toda, who played Fumiko, the grandmother of Hara's character Rise, said, 'She's a very refined grandmother, and it would be an impossible casting for her in a live-action version,' but Yashima, who is close to Toda, responded, 'That's not true!'
Yashima said that when he was in his 20s, he was a 'regular mob character' in the anime 'Rurouni Kenshin,' playing roles where he got killed every week, and that he enjoys having his own character, his own microphone, and being able to voice it.
Morikawa, who voiced the Cheshire Cat, a character with a particularly strong impact in the original work, revealed that he struggled with what kind of voice he should use, but when Director Shinohara and Sound Director Yamada Haru told him to 'use a cool voice,' he said, 'That was fine,' and enjoyed playing the role. Just as Matsuoka wore a red dress to match the Queen of Hearts, Morikawa also appeared on stage in a purple shirt to match the Cheshire Cat.
Ono Yuki also mentioned that he used to co-host a morning children's program with Hanae Natsuki, who played Ringo, and that he and Hara had previously worked together. At the time, Hara called the two MCs 'Ono-chan' and 'Hana-chan,' and he even had the opportunity to stop by Ono's recording.
Mamiya played the role of Urai, secretary to Fumiko, played by Toda. When she received the offer, she thought, 'Is there really a character like Urai in Alice?' The dubbing took about half a day, and the other day, she had a group of interviews, so she revealed that she spent the whole day talking about how bad she was at her job.
In response to the question, 'If you were to go to Wonderland, what kind of world would you like to go to?', Tigers fan Mamiya answered, 'I'd like to go through the pennant race where they became the number one team in 38 years.' When he continued, 'Maybe this year too...?', Baystars fan Morikawa appeared from the side and said, 'We don't know yet what year it will be,' and Yashima chimed in from afar, 'It's unrelated, but I'm a Hiroshima fan!'
The atmosphere was lively and lively, leading Hara to reply, 'I had so much fun listening to your talk, I want to go to a wonderland where we can all chat forever.' Maika and the others were also enthusiastic, so Yashima volunteered to coordinate the schedule, saying, 'Then let's go!'
By the way, Hara-san turned 22 on August 26th, so a surprise birthday cake was prepared at the venue.
At the end, a photo session was held with the audience holding playing cards.
To conclude the photo session, Hara called out, 'To Wonderland,' and all attendees shouted, 'Dive in!' The speakers watched as everyone practiced 'Dive in!' to see if they could do it properly, making for a harmonious and lively event.
'To Wonderland' and 'Dive in!' conclude the stage greeting for the movie 'Alice in Wonderland -Dive in Wonderland-' - YouTube
The film 'Alice in Wonderland - Dive in Wonderland -' is now showing in cinemas nationwide from Friday, August 29, 2025.
Long PV | Theatrical animation 'Alice in Wonderland -Dive in Wonderland-' released nationwide from Friday, August 29th - YouTube
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