
Travail
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Asaka Seto
Asaka Seto
Asami Honjo
Asaka Seto
Asami Honjo


Shinya Tsukamoto
Shinya Tsukamoto
Kazuya Miyamae
Shinya Tsukamoto
Kazuya Miyamae


Mikako Ichikawa
Mikako Ichikawa
Rina Honjo
Mikako Ichikawa
Rina Honjo


Jun Murakami
Jun Murakami
Hiroki Yajima
Jun Murakami
Hiroki Yajima


Miyako Yamaguchi
Miyako Yamaguchi
Yoshie Honjo
Miyako Yamaguchi
Yoshie Honjo


Ren Osugi
Ren Osugi
Muraoka
Ren Osugi
Muraoka


Kazuma Suzuki
Kazuma Suzuki
Takahara
Kazuma Suzuki
Takahara


Kaori Tsuji
Kaori Tsuji
Ai
Kaori Tsuji
Ai


Yuu Tokui
Yuu Tokui
Yuu Tokui


Rieko Adachi
Rieko Adachi
Rieko Adachi
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