Drama ·Comedy ·Romance · Japan · 2002 · 1h 58m

Travail

とらばいゆ

Travail poster
Director
Kentaro Otani
Cast
Asaka Seto as Asami Honjo Shinya Tsukamoto as Kazuya Miyamae Mikako Ichikawa as Rina Honjo Jun Murakami as Hiroki Yajima Miyako Yamaguchi as Yoshie Honjo Ren Osugi as Muraoka
Crew
Kazuhiro Suzuki — Director of Photography Shuichi Kakesu — Editor Kentaro Otani — Screenplay Osamu Kubota — Producer Kiichi Mutô — Producer Yuji Tsuzuki — Production Design
Synopsis

Asami and Rina are two sisters who are both professional shogi players in the same B League. Both are also unsatisfied with their partners — Asami is in a slump and is danger of slipping into the C League and she blames her husband Kazuya, and Rina is tired of her boyfriend Hiroki, an unsuccessful musician.

Mood & Themes
shogi
Key Collaborators
Kentaro Otani Director Kazuhiro Suzuki Director of Photography Shuichi Kakesu Editor Kentaro Otani Screenplay Osamu Kubota Producer Kiichi Mutô Producer Yuji Tsuzuki Production Design Kaori Kaiga Costume Design
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