True Machination (film)

True Machination (Japanese: 真の機械加工, Hepburn: Shin no kikai kakō) is a 2006 Japanese animated action-thriller film based upon Ryotaro Sekizawa's 1991 manga of the same name. The film was directed by Katsuhito Akiyama, written by Sekizawa and Hideki Kakinuma, and produced by Anime International Company. Featuring the voices of Chiwa Saito, Jurota Kosugi, Ken Narita, Mamoru Miyano, Romi Park, Emi Shinohara, Koji Tsujitani and Fumihiko Tachiki, the film's story centers on a girl named Mika Yamazaki who gets caught in the middle of a conspiracy plot ran by a terrorist named Jiro Nonoka, and she learns that she might be the central link in order to foil his plan.

Produced over a four year period beginning in 2002, True Machination was released in Japan on August 12, 2006, and was later released in North America on March 2, 2007. It received generally positive reviews from critics.

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Release
True Machination was released in Japan by Toho on August 12, 2006. During it's run the film made back a total of ¥470 million at the Japanese box office, drawing in about over 300,000 people during it's run.

Internationally, the film's distribution rights were acquired by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions. In the United States, the film was released in select theaters by Destination Films on March 2, 2007. The film was released in the United States in two formats: a subtitled release featured in fewer cinemas, and an English dubbed version produced by Studiopolis. Ryotaro Sekizawa, having been an English speaker and a longtime fan of American cinema, flew over to the United States to not only promote the film, but also serve as the producer of the English dub. During it's theatrical run in America, the film grossed $158,328 at the box office. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment later released the film on DVD and Blu-ray on August 14, 2007.

Critical Reception
True Machination received generally positive reviews from critics. It holds a 80% "Certified Fresh" approval rating on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 82 reviews, with an average rating of 7.30/10 and the consensus reading, "With some very impressive animation and fun action, True Machination is an entertaining and thought-provoking action thriller that shows Ryotaro Sekizawa has a knack for writing media in this genre." On Meacritic, the film has a score of 77 out of 100 based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews." It was also nominated for the Best Feature Length Theatrical Anime Award at the sixth-annual Tokyo Anime Awards during the 2007 Tokyo International Anime Fair, but lost to Satoshi Kon's Paprika.