This careful, masterful chef, despite his large dreams and great success, was born into poverty and fled his own house at the age of 9 after having been abandoned by his father. The older one, Yoshikazu, is 2nd in charge (despite having originally desired to be a racecar driver) whereas Takashi, his other son, runs another branch of the restaurant in a different part of Tokyo. Within the documentary, we see that both of Uno’s sons have accepted their dad’s profession and wish to work in the sushi business. The title of the documentary, ‘Dreams of Sushi’ is not an irony no, it is Uno’s reality that he dreams of sushi - his whole life revolves around sushi, as it is his daily work and also the family business. Uno observes the sushi being eaten by his customers while simultaneously knowing the history of all the sushi he makes. The chef is such a perfectionist that he spends time agonizing over the placement of meal settings on the counter and will pay attention to customers to see if they are right-handed or left-handed. An apprentice to Jiro can work for 10 years before the master starts calling him shokunin ("artisan"). One of his apprentice made a dish more than 200 times before he got it right when he did, he cried of joy in finally succeeded in pleasing Uno. His apprentices are made to spend weeks learning to squeeze out a towel properly before even approaching the kitchen. The documentary looks at Uno, a perfectionist and a workaholic. Yet even so, this place has earned the highest award possible for culinary talent: a three-star Michelin rating. A typical meal costs upwards of $300 and the time of the meal tends to be quite quick, usually around 30 minutes this sushi bar only consists of 10 seats at the counter and has a 3 month wait for a reservation. It is called “Sukiyabashi Jiro”, and it only serves sushi at a fixed menu. Dreams of Sushi is an 81-minute documentary on Japanese culture, focusing on sushi chef Jiro Uno, who at the age of 85 still owns and runs a small sushi bar in the heart of Tokyo.
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