Independent Lens

I'M STANLEY TUCCI, YOUR HOST OF "INDEPENDENT LENS." SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THE BEST SUSHI RESTAURANT IN THE WORLD IS IN A TOKYO SUBWAY STATION. IT SEATS 10 PEOPLE, AND DINNER COSTS $350 A PERSON. BUT IF YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET IN, I'M TOLD ONE BITE OF JIRO ONO'S EXQUISITELY CRAFTED CREATIONS WILL TRANSPORT YOU TO A PLACE BEYOND WHERE THE TRAINS CAN GO. INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER DAVID GELB FOLLOWS THE MASTER CHEF IN THIS MOUTHWATERING MEDITATION ON THE HONOR AND SATISFACTION OF A LIFETIME SPENT COMMITTED TO CRAFT. BESIDE ONO ARE YOUNGER MEN PURSUING THEIR OWN DREAMS. TWO SONS, ACCLAIMED IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, ARE KEEPING THEIR FATHER'S LEGACY ALIVE WHILE STRUGGLING TO BREAK OUT OF HIS SHADOW. AND THERE ARE APPRENTICES WHO SPEND WEEKS LEARNING HOW TO WRING A TOWEL BEFORE THEY CAN EVER TOUCH A KNIFE. FOR MANY, ROUTINE IS SYNONYMOUS WITH BOREDOM; FOR JIRO ONO, IT'S THE MEANING OF LIFE. "JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI," NEXT.

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