Jiro Dreams of Sushi Page #2

I've worked hard, so I have no regrets.

Seriously.

If Jiro has any regrets,

then he's crazy!

I feel sorry for his older son.

He should let Yoshikazu take over.

Don't you think?

Yoshikazu is already fifty.

Yes, he's only twelve years younger

than I am.

Yoshikazu, you probably didn't think

you'd be working

with your father so long.

I thought he was going

to retire long ago.

Everyone thought Jiro might

retire ten years ago.

He was hospitalized once

when he was seventy.

Then, the Roppongi Hills branch

was opened.

Those were the two times

that he might have retired.

After he was hospitalized, we weren't

sure he could continue working.

How old were you

when you started training?

I started when I was nineteen.

You didn't like it at first?

I hated it at first.

For the first two years

I wanted to run away.

We can have them sit here and here.

But that way, Mr. Taniguchi

would have to sit at seat nine.

Have these guests on seats one,

two, and three.

No, that won't work.

It wouldn't be fair to the people

who reserved last year.

Have them sit close together

to fit the other party.

It's essential to check every detail.

What the staff might not notice...

I notice because

I have been doing it for so long.

I give them detailed instructions

on what to do.

Working there wasn't easy.

I worked for him until he was sixty.

I wouldn't say he is eccentric.

He just works relentlessly every day.

That's how shokunin are.

The way of the shokunin is

to repeat the same thing every day.

They just want to work.

They aren't trying to be special.

I could always tell

when he was in a good or bad mood.

And when it's best not to bother him.

Once your boss, always your boss.

Let's just say I don't sleep

with my feet in his direction.

Remove the part with tough meat.

We'll age a small tuna

for about three days.

We'll age a larger tuna

for up to ten days.

When you compare

fatty tuna and lean tuna...

these days, most people

prefer the taste of fat.

O-TORO

Before World War ll,

they used to cook o-toro.

The taste of the fatty tuna

is simple and predictable.

But the flavors of leaner cuts

are subtle and sophisticated.

CHU-TORO

MEDIUM TUNA:

Each tuna has its own unique taste.

But it is the leaner meat

that carries the essence of the flavor.

LEAN TUNA:

We can't just buy any tuna.

TSUKIJI FISH MARKE

The tuna vendor works

exclusively with tuna.

Our shrimp vendor only sells shrimp.

Each of the vendors are specialists

in their fields.

We are experts in sushi but...

in each of their specialties

the vendors are more knowledgeable.

We've built up a relationship

of trust with them.

Sushi originally was sold

from street stands.

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