Now I know I just featured a film here, but this one was just too good not to share.
This movie was beautiful and wonderful, probably one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. It seemed that everyone featured and involved in the film was driven by a love for their craft, a desire to be the best they could be. One of the most repeated lines in the film was "I'm not doing this for the money." The cinematography and the score elevate Jiro's work (and the work of his sons and apprentices) to a symphony.
My favorite scene in the movie featured Jiro's self-proclaimed-anti-establishment-tuna-supplier. The tuna supplier chooses his fish at a live auction in some type of warehouse, and the scene turns in to a kind of dance between the auctioneers and the tuna suppliers. That's the level of amaziness of this film -- a simple not-essential-to-the-plot scene features an anti-establishment tuna supplier AND a bloody, gritty warehouse turned dramatic stage.
HIghly recommend checking this movie out (you can do it on Netflix instant watch!). I give it 5 out of 5 stars.