Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Sushi lovers will salivate over this delightful, fascinating, 81-minute, 2011 documentary that chronicles the life and famous career of 85-year-old Jiro Ono, who has won three Michelin stars for his sushi at his ten-seat Tokyo restaurant, through interviews with his sushi-making sons Yoshikazu and Takashi Ono, food critic Masuhiro Yamamoto, senior apprentice Dasuke Nakazawa, tuna dealer Hiroki Fujita, and rice dealer Hiromichi Honda and watching him interact with Japanese dealers at the Tsukiji Fish Market to buy fish for his halibut, horse mackerel, gizzard shad, hard-shell clam, striped mackerel, wheel shrimp, octopus, sea urchin, bay scallop, salmon roe, salt-water eel, dried gourd roll, grilled egg, and lean, medium, and fatty tuna sushi creations, which start at $382 for a 20-piece meal.
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