Production
Does Jiro's son's age have anything to do with his employment?
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Initially, Gelb had planned to do what he had nicknamed "Planet Sushi", inspired by the cinematography of the BBC documentary "Planet Earth":"Originally, I was going to make a film with a lot of different sushi chefs who all had different styles, but when I got to Jiro's restaurant, I was not only amazed by how good the sushi was and how much greater it was than any other sushi restaurant I had ever been to, but I also found Jiro to be such a compelling character and such an interesting person. I was also fascinated by the story of his son, who is fifty-years-old, but still works for his father at the restaurant. So, I thought, 'Here's a story about a person living in his father's shadow while his father is in a relentless pursuit of perfection.' It was the makings of a good feature film. "Principal photography took Gelb one month (January 2010), augmented by additional scenes shot later that year in August; editing took 10 months.