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.
Unfortunately the movie Travail is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Art | Yuji Tsuzuki | Production Design |
| Production | Osamu Kubota | Producer |
| Production | Kiichi Mutô | Producer |
| Art | Takamasa Suzumuru | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Tadashi Ueda | Music |
| Sound | Tetsuya Kobayashi | Sound |
| Sound | Yasuyuki Konno | Sound Effects |
| Lighting | Toshiatsu Agatsuma | Gaffer |
| Editing | Shuichi Kakesu | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kaori Kaiga | Costume Design |
| Directing | Kentaro Otani | Director |
| Writing | Kentaro Otani | Screenplay |
| Camera | Kazuhiro Suzuki | Director of Photography |
