Jiro Dreams of Sushi <\/i>is the story of 85 year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world\u2019s greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station. Despite its humble appearances, it is the first restaurant of its kind to be awarded a prestigious 3 star Michelin review, and sushi lovers from around the globe make repeated pilgrimage, calling months in advance and shelling out top dollar for a coveted seat at Jiro\u2019s sushi bar.<\/p>\n
For most of his life, Jiro has been mastering the art of making sushi, but even at his age he sees himself still striving for perfection, working from sunrise to beyond sunset to taste every piece of fish, meticulously training his employees, and carefully molding and finessing the impeccable presentation of each sushi creation. At the heart of this story is Jiro\u2019s relationship with his eldest son Yoshikazu, the worthy heir to Jiro\u2019s legacy, who is unable to live up to his full potential in his father\u2019s shadow.<\/p>\n
The feature film debut of director David Gelb, Jiro Dreams of Sushi<\/i> is a thoughtful and elegant meditation on work, family, and the art of perfection, chronicling Jiro\u2019s life as both an unparalleled success in the culinary world, and a loving yet complicated father.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A thoughtful and elegant meditation on work, family, and the art of perfection, chronicling a master sushi chef’s life as both an unparalleled success in the culinary world and a loving yet complicated father.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":10070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"topic":[1216],"class_list":["post-288","films","type-films","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topic-arts-and-culture"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n