Travail
โ 7.4 ยท 2002 ยท 118m ยท Drama ยท Comedy ยท Romance
Asami and Rina are two sisters who are both professional shogi players in the same B League. Both are also unsatisfied with their partners โ 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.
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