The quintessential “lifestyle” documentary, Jiro Dreams of Sushi combines a profile of a celebrity chef, a quick cultural immersion and many mouth-watering montages of food preparation in one package. Akin to one of The New Yorker’s vintage profiles, the film begins with a few attention-grabbing facts about its subject and gradually adds layers of broader and deeper context, touching on persona,, family and the esthetic and culinary traditions of Japan. The star is Jiro Ono, a revered 85-year-old sushi chef who runs Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat restaurant in the basement of an office building adjacent to the Ginza subway station in Tokyo. In spite of its location, Sukiyabashi Jiro has a three-star Michelin rating as one of the finest restaurants in the world. Reservations must be made a month in advance and meals start at $300 a person. We know this when an out-of-towner bumbles into the unprepossessing restaurant, wondering if they have any take-out menus. When he’s told the price and reservation wait, he backs out bowing quickly.

We know how great the restaurant is from Tokyo food critic Masuhiro Yamamoto, who declares that no other restaurant in Tokyo can compare: “No one ever has a bad experience there,” he says. The standard course, without the distractions of alcohol or main courses, is a 20-piece symphony of sushi from mild to increasing complex tastes, guided by traditional rules of extreme simplicity (no sushi pizzas here) and precision. Fish slices are lightly brushed with soy sauce and wasabi. There are three kinds of tuna, of different degrees of fatness. Shrimp are killed moments before being served. Jiro has his own rice dealer, who refuses to sell to the top hotels because they wouldn’t know what to do with his quality of rice. The egg tuna that serves as desert is an art form in itself: One of the kitchen cooks said he took months before his first piece was accepted. The film is a portrait of the artisan ( shokunin) as an old man. At work since he was 9, Ono is a former soldier who, since he first apprenticed as a chef, has dreamed about ways to improve sushi.

He obsesses about improving his craft by getting the best ingredients, massaging the octopus 40 minutes instead of 30, and experimenting to find exactly the right serving temperature.sushi online tiefgefroren bestellen What else is the film about? sushi go round east tamakiThe traditional, and sometimes negative obsession with dedication and sacrifice. jiro dreams of sushi subtitle indonesiaOno is proudly tough, a workaholic, who says he derives a kind of ecstasy from work, which depends on others sacrificing for him. jiro dreams of sushi nakazawa

At 70 he had a heart attack and decided that, perhaps, it was time to let his sons buy fish from the market for him. sushiclub valencia onlineThe shadow of mortality convinced him he had to delegate some responsibilities. jiro dreams of sushi nakazawaHe apparently has a wife because we see her in a photograph. He chuckles when he recounts that, on the rare day he stayed home, his sons used to wonder who the strange man was sleeping in his mother’s bed. And of course, the sacrifice is also imposed on others. The youngest son, Takashi, runs his own cheaper branch of the restaurant in the tourist-friendly Roppongi Hills, while the oldest son Yoshikazu, now in his late 50s, patiently waits to inherit the business. As a young man he dreamed of racing cars. Now he rides a bicycle to the market each day, to negotiate with an elite fraternity of top fish dealers, who save their best for Jiri’s restaurant.

Like the fish that are disappearing from the oceans, they’re probably the last of a breed. And at night, Yoshikazu and his father stand behind the counter scrutinizing their customers, who are eating their art, bite after perfect bite.The exquisite nigiri slices gleam with freshness, and you do learn about the component parts to the perfect serving of sea eel or gizzard shad.Trevor Johnston, Time Out, 2013-01-08It's torture to watch Jiro Dreams of Sushi -- if you are on an empty stomach.Maggie Lee, Hollywood Reporter, 2013-01-07By the time this graceful film is over you understand why Japan has declared the bald, bespectacled Jiro a national treasure. Even if you've never tasted sushi, the man's singleness of purpose will inspire you.Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune, 2012-04-20Gelb apparently understood that his subject was itself so taking that he wouldn't need filmic embellishments to keep his viewers alert.Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic, 2012-04-20Obsessive, we were saying?

Oh my, yes, and that's what makes the film so compelling.Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic, 2012-04-19This documentary strikes a balance between storytelling and food porn that's hard to come by in foodie flicks. Like a proper sushi meal, "Jiro" left me feeling sated, not stuffed.Evan S. Benn, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2012-04-12The most interesting moments, however, belong not to the chef but to those who labor in his shadow.Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 2012-04-06As exhausting as Jiro may be, he's also inspiring.John Anderson, Newsday, 2012-04-06Would you be willing to massage an octopus for 45 minutes, until its flesh possesses just the right amount of chewability? Ty Burr, Boston Globe, 2012-04-05I really wish Tokyo were closer.Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 2012-04-05As a documentary about world-class sushi, this film is definitive. It runs only 81 minutes, but the subject is finite.Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times, 2012-04-05A case study in the phenomenon of mastery.Tom Keogh, Seattle Times, 2012-03-29At the age of 85, the subject of this fascinating documentary not only dreams of sushi but still drives himself to make it better.

Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal, 2012-03-24Overall, this is a pleasant and often enlightening journey.Stephanie Merry, Washington Post, 2012-03-23Jiro Dreams of Sushi isn't just a film for foodies, or Japanophiles. It's a meditation on work, on finding one's path in life, and then walking it with singular purpose.Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer, 2012-03-22Director David Gelb pulls back the curtain on the kitchen rituals of sushi, inviting us to experience the savory-smooth sensation of ''umami,'' roughly translated as ''Ahhh!''Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly, 2012-03-21A profile of a celebrity chef, a quick cultural immersion and many mouth-watering montages of food preparation in one package.Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail, 2012-03-16"Jiro Dreams of Sushi"is as elegant and tasty as the splendid sushi prepared by the man in the title, and that is saying a lotKenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 2012-03-15It is as much a family saga as a visit to sushi nirvana, and that adds an unexpected and satisfying narrative to this visual stunner.