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Jiro Dreams of Sushi

2011 · 82 min · Director: David Gelb ★ IMDb 7.8 · 40,146 ratings

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In the basement of a Tokyo office building, 85 year old sushi master Jiro Ono works tirelessly in his world renowned restaurant, Sukiyabashi Jiro. As his son Yoshikazu faces the pressures of stepping into his father's shoes and taking over the legendary restaurant, Jiro relentlessly pursues his lifelong quest to create the perfect piece of sushi.

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Emotional fingerprint

Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 35%, Inspiration 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe35%
  2. Joy10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Inspiration, Nostalgia. Genres: Documentary. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Inspiration and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Curiosity
  • Inspiration
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Curiosity
Inspiration
Empathy
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 18 %, then dips around 53 %, then peaks around 63 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityInspirationEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity47 %47 %38 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Curiosity43 %43 %36 %11 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity39 %38 %34 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Inspiration38 %35 %32 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity43 %33 %30 %30 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Empathy49 %26 %24 %44 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Empathy50 %25 %29 %44 %
37.5 %≈ 31′Inspiration51 %28 %36 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 35′Empathy49 %30 %25 %33 %
47.5 %≈ 39′Curiosity41 %35 %19 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity38 %36 %25 %20 %
57.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity45 %31 %35 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 51′Inspiration54 %30 %41 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 55′Curiosity51 %40 %34 %20 %
72.5 %≈ 59′Curiosity48 %46 %32 %9 %
77.5 %≈ 64′Inspiration46 %39 %31 %13 %
82.5 %≈ 68′Sadness44 %28 %20 %20 %
87.5 %≈ 72′Sadness44 %23 %24 %33 %
92.5 %≈ 76′Inspiration47 %23 %37 %42 %
97.5 %≈ 80′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Oedipus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

JO
Jiro Ono

YO
Yoshikazu Ono

MY
Masuhiro Yamamoto

TO
Takashi Ono

Self

DN
Daisuke Nakazama

Self

HM
Hachiro Mizutani

Self

HT
Harutaki Takahashi

Self

HF
Hiroki Fujita

Self

TI
Tsunenori Ida

Self

Details

Directed by
David Gelb
Type
Movies
Released
2011
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.8 · 40,146 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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