Earlier today, the official website for the Ni No Kuni film updated with a new teaser trailer and key visual. We break the details down below.

Trailer

The 90-second promo introduces the film’s main characters, and previews the dialogue.

Key Visual

The image features Yū, Haru, and Kotona in the heart of a bustling city.

Ni no Kuni opens on August 23.

Yoshiyuki Momose (Modest Heroes, Ghiblies) will direct the project at OLM, with Level 5’s Akihiro Hino (Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katori no Nazotoki File, Mobile Suit Gundam AGE) writing the script. Composer Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, Nausicaa) will score the soundtrack.

The confirmed voice cast includes:

Yū: Kento Yamazaki
Haru: Mackenyu
Kotona: Mei Nagano
Asha: Mei Nagano
Yoki: Mamoru Miyano
Gabaras: Kenjiro Tsuda
Velsa: Maaya Sakamoto
Saki: Maaya Sakamoto
Balton: Kouichi Yamadera
Danpo: Yuuki Kaji
King Flanders: Masatō Ibu
Mysterious Man: Tsuyoshi Muro

Ni No Kuni is based on the video game series of the same name. The first game, Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn, launched on Nintendo’s DS handheld in December 2010, and sold more than 500,000 units in Japan. The second game, Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, launched in November 2011 on Sony’s Playstation 3 console, and received a western release in early 2013. The entry was universally acclaimed, and moved more than move million units in its lifetime.