Travail (2002)

Original title

とらばいゆ

Directed by

Kentarō Ōtani

Genre

drama film, romantic comedy film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 58m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A woman pursues a career as a professional shogi player in Japan. She balances her ambition with personal relationships and the challenges of a male-dominated field.

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What happens

Travail or A Woman's Work (Japanese: とらばいゆ, Hepburn: Torabaiyu) is a 2002 Japanese romance comedy drama film about female professional shogi players directed by Kentarō Ōtani and starring Asaka Seto, Shinya Tsukamoto and Mikako Ichikawa. It was released on 23 March 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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