Travail

2002 1h 58m JA

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 5

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Asaka Seto
Asami Honjo
Shinya Tsukamoto
Kazuya Miyamae
Mikako Ichikawa
Rina Honjo
Jun Murakami
Hiroki Yajima
Miyako Yamaguchi
Yoshie Honjo
Ren Osugi
Muraoka
Kazuma Suzuki
Takahara
Kaori Tsuji
Ai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kentaro Otani
Writers: Kentaro Otani
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kentaro Otani, shot by Kazuhiro Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shuichi Kakesu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Asaka Seto and Shinya Tsukamoto and Mikako Ichikawa carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0340410 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kentaro Otani directs. Kazuhiro Suzuki behind the camera. Shuichi Kakesu cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 24 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Kentaro Otani, shot by Kazuhiro Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Shuichi Kakesu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Asaka Seto and Shinya Tsukamoto and Mikako Ichikawa carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0340410 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.