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Sonia 2022-04-20 09:02:10
Two questions and two answers to the god of sushi
"Sushi God" is a film about the pursuit of excellence, an inspirational film about persistence and focus. For seventy years, I have been doing almost the same work every day. Looking at this world, there are very few people who can do it. And people who can focus like this should eventually become...
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Amber 2022-04-19 09:02:36
Keep improving
The 85-year-old Jiro Ono's sushi restaurant is a three-star Michelin restaurant and must be reserved a month in advance, with a minimum purchase of 30,000 yen. He's still been working as a chef at his age, rather than enjoying his old age. Because he firmly believes that the body will be useless,...
Harutaki Takahashi
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