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''Jiro Dreams of Sushi'' is a 2011 Japanese-language American
documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...
directed by
David Gelb David Gelb (born October 16, 1983) is an American film director and co-founder of Supper Club, a production company. He is most known for his documentary work on the subject of food and cuisine, including the 2011 film '' Jiro Dreams of Sush ...
. The film follows , an 85-year-old
sushi is a Japanese dish of prepared , usually with some sugar and salt, accompanied by a variety of , such as seafood, often raw, and vegetables. Styles of sushi and its presentation vary widely, but the one key ingredient is "sushi rice," also ...
master and owner of Sukiyabashi Jiro, previously a Michelin three-star restaurant. Sukiyabashi Jiro is a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant located in a
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subway station. As of 2014, Jiro Ono serves a
tasting menu A tasting menu is a collection of several dishes in small portions, served by a restaurant as a single meal. The French name for a tasting menu is ''menu dégustation''. Some restaurants and chefs specialize in tasting menus, while in other cases ...
of roughly 20 courses, for a minimum of JP¥30,000 (US$270). The film also profiles Jiro's two sons, both of whom are also sushi chefs. The younger son, , left Sukiyabashi Jiro to open a mirror image of his father's restaurant in
Roppongi Hills is a development project in Tokyo and one of Japan's largest integrated property developments, located in the Roppongi district of Minato, Tokyo. Constructed by building tycoon Minoru Mori, the mega-complex incorporates office space, apartm ...
. The 50-year-old elder son, , obliged to succeed his father, still works for Jiro and is faced with the prospect of one day taking over the flagship restaurant.


Production and release

Initially, Gelb had planned to do what he had nicknamed "Planet Sushi", inspired by the
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of the
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Originally, I was going to make a film with a lot of different sushi chefs who all had different styles, but when I got to Jiro's restaurant, I was not only amazed by how good the sushi was and how much greater it was than any other sushi restaurant I had ever been to, but I also found Jiro to be such a compelling character and such an interesting person. I was also fascinated by the story of his son, who is fifty years old, but still works for his father at the restaurant. So, I thought, "Here's a story about a person living in his father's shadow while his father is in a relentless pursuit of perfection." It was the makings of a good feature film.
Food critic Masuhiro Yamamoto connected Gelb with Jiro.
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took Gelb one month (January 2010), augmented by additional scenes shot later that year in August; editing took 10 months. ''Jiro Dreams of Sushi'' debuted in the US in 2011 at the
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and was an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival in the same year. The documentary was made available on
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streaming on August 28, 2012. , the film has grossed US$2,552,478 in North America. It is ranked 70th of all US Documentaries on
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.


Critical reception

The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics. The film earned a rating of 99% on
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based on 88 reviews and an average rating of 7.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Beautiful, thoughtful, and engrossing, ''Jiro Dreams of Sushi'' should prove satisfying even for filmgoers who don't care for the cuisine." On
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, the film has a score of 77 out of 100, based on 27 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Roger Ebert called it a "portrait of
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" and concluded:
While watching it, I found myself drawn into the mystery of this man. Are there any unrealized wishes in his life? Secret diversions? Regrets? If you find an occupation you love and spend your entire life working at it, is that enough? Standing behind his counter, Jiro notices things. Some customers are left-handed, some right-handed. That helps determine where they are seated at his counter. As he serves a perfect piece of sushi, he observes it being eaten. He knows the history of that piece of seafood. He knows his staff has recently started massaging an octopus for 45 minutes and not half an hour, for example. Does he search a customer's eyes for a signal that this change has been an improvement? Half an hour of massage was good enough to win three
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.


Soundtrack

Gelb, a "huge Philip Glass fan", has commented on his use of Philip Glass compositions in the film's soundtrack:
In hindsight, I think it works because Philip Glass's music is kind of a metaphor for Jiro's work ethic, because it's repetitive but it also builds on itself and escalates, and it's the same with Jiro's work. Because every day he's going, he's doing the same routine, and trying to do everything exactly the same, but just reaching for that one step of improvement, and I feel like the music's doing the same thing, so they match perfectly.
The soundtrack includes the following: #
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: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Opus 35 – Allegro Moderato.
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(violin),
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/ London Philharmonic Orchestra # Philip Glass: "I'm Going to Go Make a Cake" from the soundtrack ''The Hours'' # Max Richter: "Berlin by Overnight" # Glass: "Morning Passages" from the soundtrack of ''The Hours'' # Richter: "On the Nature of Daylight" # Richter: "Infra 5" # Glass: "Gertrude Leave the Summer House" from ''In the summer house'' # Glass: Etude No. 5 # The Ontic: "Off to Market" # Anugama: " African Journey" from Album "Exotic Dance" # Glass: "A Choice" from the soundtrack of ''The Hours'' # Glass: String Quartet No. 4 ''Buzcak'': I.
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# Glass: Etude No. 2 # Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467 – Andante.
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(piano),
Neville Marriner Sir Neville Marriner, (15 April 1924 – 2 October 2016) was an English violinist and "one of the world's greatest conductors". Gramophone lists Marriner as one of the 50 greatest conductors and another compilation ranks Marriner #14 of the ...
/ Academy of St. Martin in the Fields #
Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ''Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wor ...
and Michael Kohlbecker: Cello Suite no. 1: Prelude. Performed by Fûnf D. # Glass: "The Hours" from the soundtrack of ''The Hours'' # Glass: "Invitation" from the soundtrack of ''
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See also

* '' Chef's Table'' — a food documentary series created by Gelb


References


External links

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''Jiro Dreams of Sushi'' – video review
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'', by
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among others 2011 films 2011 documentary films American documentary films Documentary films about food and drink Films scored by Philip Glass Films scored by Max Richter 2010s Japanese-language films Films set in Tokyo Films shot in Tokyo Sushi Japan in non-Japanese culture 2010s American films