Travail
2002, Japanese. Directed by Kentaro Otani.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 23 March 2002
- Original title
- とらばいゆ
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kentaro Otani
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Travail runs 118 minutes (1h 58m).
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Travail isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 March 2002. (Checked 5 November 2026.)
What movies are like Travail?
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Who directed Travail?
Travail (2002) was directed by Kentaro Otani and stars Asaka Seto, Shinya Tsukamoto, Mikako Ichikawa.