broken-stairs This movie popped up many times in my Netflix stream and I ignored it because it didn't really sound interesting. Eventually, I decided to give it a shot; something so highly rated on IMDb is worth it. I watched the movie with my family at home, who are not an easy crowd and I often defend my choices against their harsh opinions.However, this time, what a bore! This movie has no conflict. You've got a man whose story was that he was poor and became a sushi master (this is maybe 5 minutes of the movie). There is no critique of the chef, just endless praise.A couple things are interesting, such as the fish shopping and the difficulties the workers experience due to the perfectionism of Jiro. The other good aspect is the cinematography. Beautiful shots of sushi placed on plates. There is a little more information about Jiro's philosophy of food.The rest of the movie I can't even recall. It's slow, uninformative, and completely biased. There is nothing to keep your attention in this film. I find nothing interesting about a chef who is good at his specialty and maintains an unopposed mastery of it.If they wanted to make this a good movie and Jiro is really "perfect," at least show critics of his food being berated for not liking the food. Another thing that would have made this interesting is to learn more about the fish market or spend more than just a few minutes on the history of sushi or his upbringing. These things feel like footnotes to a long standing ovation to someone who has mastered sushi.I just can't believe the almost unanimous positive reaction the film gets. I was so disappointed, I had to give my two cents. I have defended many movies to my family but besides what I mentioned above as positives, I couldn't find anything to outweigh the dragging pace and conflict-less story of Jiro Dreams of Sushi.

Chris Nguyen A simple 10 seat restaurant without restroom. If you want to eat there book a month in advance cost at least 30,000 yen no appetizers only the finest sushi. Michelin Guide awarded Sukiyabashi Jiro three stars meaning worth the trip to Japan. The first sushi restaurant to have the honor. Its all achieve behind the scenes by the preparations by his apprentices and his same attitude supplier/handlers. His apprentices goes through 10 year training if you can make it that long you can consider to be a first class sushi chef. First they hot hand towel the guest after that they can prepare the fish and after 10 years learn to cook the egg sushi. His quality of food is achieve by his trusted vendors specialize with their area of expertise. His tuna vendors only deals with tuna his shrimp vendors only deals with shrimps. Even he has a certain method of cooking rice , his rice vendor only sells certain rice to Jiro saying he wont sell his rice because only Jiro knows how to cook it properly.He admits that relationship with his sons when they were children wasn't the best.It is a tradition for the oldest to take over the family business so older son have to live up to the expectation. It will hard to follow a great mans footstep. The younger son open up his own sushi restaurant, a similar restaurant the interior is just reverse to the interior of his father and since he feels his sushi is not as good as his father his prices are cheaper. The film only capture the aspects of the restaurant but not much of his personal life. A couple mentions of his parents. Not sure if there is a wife because there no mentioning.The way David Gelb directed itself work of art. The sequence of scenes classical music playing in the background while they preparing the ingredients combined with the narration and close up of the finish sushi. The close up on the hands making the sushi. Yamamoto is says Jiro is maestro of an orchestra. Jiro have a keen eye for details from the seat arrangements making the sushi smaller for the ladies so it doesn't interrupt the flow noticing if the guest are left handed. describe Jiro sushi course like sonata his course in 3 movements : first classic fish like tuna and halibut the second an improvisation on the fresh catch of the day. the Final movement close with eel and egg.If you enjoy sushi you will enjoy this documentary. At 85 Jiro Ono still working hard to hone his craft. No tricks or shortcuts just hard work and dedication. David Gelb gives a behind the scene on Sukiyabashi Jiro a three star Michelin restaurant giving insight on his methods of madness. Mentioning to the camera you shouldn't complain about your work always improve your skill. As a sushi master he makes sure that everything is up to his standard.From his supplier to his apprentices preparing the ingredients so he can make high quality sushi. Simply a perfectionist he is truly a man with passionate a master in the art of sushi.

politic1983 In the UK, if you're a half decent chef the pattern to follow is: get a bit good at cooking, open your own restaurant, get your own TV show, open your own range of Sainsbury's couscous, get caught shop lifting. It's all become a bit boring and predictable now, with famous chefs becoming bigger television personalities and businessmen rather than ding what their supposed skill is: making bloody good beans on toast.This is not the case with Ono Jiro, a sushi chef working out of a small bar in Ginza, Tokyo. As with many restaurants in Tokyo, that sit in the basements of building complexes or Metro stations, Jiro's restaurant, Sukiyabashi Jiro, looks small and underwhelming from the outside. But with three Michelin stars to its name and worldwide fame among the world's top chefs, this is an exclusive restaurant where only the most fat and/or annoying can dine.David Gelb's documentary is one without narrative or particular linear structure. The focus is more on interviews with the man himself and his wider team about their relationship and the fine details that go into the set up. After 75 years in the sushi game, the mentality comes across as keep it simple and stay on top of each and every fine detail. So far, only one other restaurant has been opened: by his younger son in another Tokyo district.Staying in control is Jiro's main aim, wanting to still be able to determine what happens in his restaurant each day, rather than relying on others to take charge. Indeed, the most interesting part of the documentary is his relationship with his elder son, Yoshikazu, who by tradition will take over the restaurant when his father is no longer able.With his father 85 at the time of the filming, Yoshikazu is starting to take greater responsibility for the restaurant under the watchful eye of his father; an eye that makes both chefs and diners nervous.With his age and masterful nature, Jiro is able to spout various words of wisdom, showing a man that, as Craig Charles will slightly offensively put, is a a 'happy, slappy, Jappy chappy.' Complete with various money-shots of freshly prepared sushi throughout, the film, much like the eating experience at Sukiyabashi Jiro is made out to be, is a short but enlightening one.politic1983.blogspot.com

annuskavdpol Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a movie about a senior citizen who is teaching his one son about sushi in Japan. This movie has a universal theme. It is about love versus money. In a sense it is a very refreshing film to watch. The story does not have much depth to it. In contrast it is a very simple and straight-forward story of triumph and happiness. Perhaps living the simple life is key. Perhaps each and every one of us should look on to life as finding a passion and following it to the end. But what happens when one finds ones passion and loses it again? What happens if an individual does not know what the meaning of their life is and has no one to guide them into understanding it? What happens when the odds are against the individual making it so challenging to reaping any kinds of forward rewards? Is this movie superficial? Did it leave out the trial and tribulations, or was this movie about the exception rather then the rule? Existentialism is a positive and a negative emotion. Existentialism is about risk, which includes a possible success and a possible failure. Jiro Dreams of Sushi did show that the main character could not fail. He needed to succeed no matter how high the cost - and this one factor led the main character to succeed and to reach a level of absolute perfection. This level of perfection made the lead character feel very good about himself. In a sense this is a utopia. A utopia - one of complete balance and harmony with man and his relationship to nature.Written by Annuska Canada