Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)

Director:

David Gelb

Release Date:

15 March 2012 (Denmark)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A documentary on 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, his business in the basement of a Tokyo office building, and his relationship with his son and eventual heir, Yoshikazu.

Plot Keywords:

Sushi | Sushi Restaurant | Food Name In Title | Perfectionist | Chef

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Masuhiro Yamamoto	...	Himself
Daisuke Nakazama	...	Himself
Hachiro Mizutani	...	Himself
Harutaki Takahashi	...	Himself
Hiroki Fujita	...	Himself
Tsunenori Ida	...	Himself
Toichiro Iida	...	Himself
Akihiro Oyama	...	Himself
Shizuo Oyama	...	Himself
Hiroshi Okuda	...	Himself
Yukio Watanabe	...	Himself
Kazunori Kumakawa	...	Himself
Kazuo Fukaya	...	Himself
Syozo Someya	...	Himself
Hiromichi Honda	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jiro Ono	...	Himself
Yoshikazu Ono	...	Himself

Directed by
David Gelb

Produced by
Jacob Aronson	....	consulting producer
Joey Carey	....	executive producer
Ross M. Dinerstein	....	executive producer
Kevin Iwashina	....	producer
Chris Kelly	....	executive producer
Stefan Nowicki	....	executive producer
Ed Ojdana	....	executive producer
Tom Pelligrini	....	producer
Scott Prisand	....	co-executive producer
Matt Weaver	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
David Gelb

Film Editing by
Brandon Driscoll-Luttringer

Production Management
Gina Amador	....	post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Darlene Gorzela	....	additional sound
Laura Harley	....	post-production sound coordinator
Tim Hoogenakker	....	dialogue editor
Tim Hoogenakker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris Johnston	....	foley mixer
Dawn Redmann	....	post-production sound coordinator
Anthony Vanchure	....	foley artist
Anthony Vanchure	....	sound editor
Darren 'Sunny' Warkentin	....	supervising sound editor
Robert Weiss	....	sound editor

Visual Effects by
Peter Sauvey	....	visual effects (as Peter Sauvy)

Editorial Department
Evans Butterworth	....	digital intermediate account executive
Brandon Driscoll-Luttringer	....	color correction
David B. Guthrie	....	assistant editor (as David Guthrie)
Steve Hernandez	....	digital intermediate producer
Eliot Milbourn	....	digital intermediate colorist
Mathieu Reid	....	color timer

Music Department
Jeff Foxworth	....	composer: additional music
The Ontic	....	composer: additional music
Rye Randa	....	composer: additional music
David Rich	....	music clearances
Janet Billig Rich	....	music clearances

Other crew
Christopher Berdine	....	title designer
Elsa Ramo	....	financial legal services

Thanks
Lon Bender	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Preferred Content
• Sundial Pictures (in association with)

Distributors

• Cinemien (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Pictures (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Magnolia Pictures (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Transformer (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Homescreen (2012) (Belgium) (DVD)
• Homescreen (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Mozinet (2012) (Hungary) (all media)

Other Companies

• CSS Studios  special thanks
• Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc.  special thanks
• Getty Images  clips and images provided by
• Getty Images  special thanks
• Indie Rentals  special thanks (as Indie Camera Rentals)
• Location Sound Corporation  special thanks
• Orange Mountain Music  special thanks
• POP Sound  sound post-production
• Raleigh Studios  special thanks (as Rakeigh Studios Hollywood)
• Samy's Camera  special thanks
• iO Film  digital filmout (as IO Film)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief smoking

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG | Canada:G (Ontario) | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Japan:G | UK:U | Ireland:G

Company:

Preferred Content

Trivia:

Yoshikazu's car is an Audi RS 6 quattro, with all wheel drive and a 5.0 liter V10 twin-turbo engine capable of producing 426 kilowatts (579 PS or 571 bhp).

Quotes:

Jiro Ono:I do the same thing over and over, improving bit by bit. There is always a yearning to achieve more. I'll continue to climb, trying to reach the top, but no one knows where the top is.

Soundtrack:

Off To Market

A movie about food, with a story that would inspire all.

This is a movie about food, but it's much deeper in its story and content. I was truly inspired by a man's pursuit of perfection, the dedications of the understudies, the family dynamic between father and son, and the cultural beauty of Japanese crafts. Yes there are shots of "food porn" woven in, but the movie is charming and much deeper than slow-motion food shots (not that I'm complaining, some shots are stunning).

The young director has good command of the camera, and drives the movie through interviews. People in the theater were applauding at the end. I can't wait to get the DVD.