Jiro Dreams of Sushi

March. 09,2012      PG
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Revered sushi chef Jiro Ono strives for perfection in his work, while his eldest son, Yoshikazu, has trouble living up to his father's legacy.

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Reviews

Vashirdfel
2012/03/09

Simply A Masterpiece

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Pacionsbo
2012/03/10

Absolutely Fantastic

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Odelecol
2012/03/11

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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Jonah Abbott
2012/03/12

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

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billion_mucks
2012/03/13

I love Jiro. He makes sushi and has the philosophy of a samurai sword master, doesn't bend but is flexible, is dry but has a quick wit, and controls his sons dominantly but loves them abundantly.The movie is really not about sushi (which it really very much is) but more about being driven professionally into one thing and one thing only. To Jiro, it was sushi. In my case, it is compulsive stress eating.We all are the best at something-

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kz917-1
2012/03/14

I really thought I would like this film. I am learning to enjoy sushi more and more and have seen other films on this topic. But no, that was not to be. I finally gave up after about thirty minutes into the film. Jiro may very well be a sushi master but this film did not do him or sushi any favors.

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Dylan Stek
2012/03/15

"Jiro Dreams of Sushi" is a documentary about Jiro, an 85-year old sushi master, who runs his restaurant in the subways of Tokyo.Jiro is a real shokunin, a craftsman who lives his craft fully. He leaves home at 5AM and comes home at 10PM. In between, his careful attention goes only to making the most rich and tasteful sushi there can be. The documentary is an ode to this dedication. It does not try to approach the subject with an intellectual attitude, but rather shows us the world how it must look from the eyes of the master. The whole movie is accompanied by classical music and half of the movie is comprised of shots of the art. Fish being sliced, octopus being massaged, rice being cooked and the sushi being formed. Of course Jiro's sushi is not only the result of his skill and dedication, as nothing in this world is separable from it's environment. The movie investigates the different artisans Jiro buys his ingredients and why exactly they deliver the most sublime ingredients. THe movie investigates the hard and long path that Jiro's apprentices have to take before they can even form their first sushi. And the movie investigates the paths of Jiro's two sons, both following in his fathers footsteps.If you have appreciation for beauty, dedication and the strive for perfection, watch this documentary.

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Richard Taylor
2012/03/16

This film showed that with talent and great amounts of hard work, success can be achieved, but more than anything I felt like I was being told that "giro is the greatest and don't bother thinking anything other than that".I found it rather interesting looking into the art of sushi more than I have ever before but, not being a massive eater of sushi, after a while the interest faded to boredom. Repeatedly seeing different fish cut and served, rolled and served.. it went on for some time. Throughout the film you got the sense that Jiro wasn't the friendliest person in the world, however the film only focused on his success and technique, I think it would have been interesting to see his wife's point of view.All in all, interesting to see high quality sushi but not enough of a background story for me to love it.

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