Review of Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011) by Dustyn D — 06 Jan 2013
This documentary follows an 85-year old master sushi chef, Jiro, who runs a small sushi restaurant in the basement of a building in downtown Tokyo. Everything he does is artistic and percise. Only serving sushi and only seating 10 people at a time, Jiro is a renowned sushi chef in all of the world.
He lives and breaths for what he does, his apprentices must take 5 years of their lives to learning how to prepare the perfect sushi in order to become a full time worker. Besides this we get the relationship between he and his son who is the heir to his restaurant and has been waiting years for Jiro to finally retire.
The way this documentary is shot is simple, yet elegant which makes the content almost meaningless as we see sushi being prepared and served. Everything is so perfect which makes such a simple thing so diverse.
This could be one of the best documentaries I have ever seen, which I am shocked to say. It still sits in my head after watching it a month ago.
This review of Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011) was written by Dustyn D on 06 Jan 2013.
Jiro Dreams of Sushi has generally received very positive reviews.
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