Jiro Dreams of Sushi
A documentary on 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, his renowned Tokyo restaurant, and his relationship with his son and eventual heir, Yoshikazu.
Released: 2011
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States
Director: David Gelb
Producer: Preferred Content, Sundial Pictures
Cast
East Side Sushi
HDSingle mom Juana can slice and dice anything with great speed and precision. After working at a fruit-vending cart for years, she decides to take a job at a local Japanese restaurant. Intrigued by the food, she learns to make a multitude of sushi on her own. Eventually she attempts to become a sushi chef, but is unable to because she is the 'wrong' race and gender. Against the odds, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery, determined to not let anyone stop her from achieving her dream.
Sushi Girl
HDUpon his release from prison, Fish is brought to an abandoned restaurant by his old associate, Duke, to celebrate his newfound freedom. However, there's unfinished business that Duke is determined to solve.
Infrared Dreams
HDIn the not too distant future, a captive woman undergoes psychological and emotional testing by her abductor. As she tries to escape, she learns that he may not be her biggest concern.Plot summaryAdd synopsis
Wedding of Dreams
HDYoungstown, Ohio and teaching at Youngstown High was supposed to be a short stop in Debbie Taylor's life as she figured out a way to get back into the pop music business, of which she has been a part since she was fifteen. But close to one year later and having been provided an opportunity to reenter the business, she sees Youngstown, teaching the music program and running the music studio as her life. The main part of her happiness in Youngstown is falling in love with the school's guidance counselor, Noah Burns. So when he asks her to marry him, she accepts. Because of their commitments to the school, they have to plan their wedding quickly to coincide with the summer break while being able to squeeze in a honeymoon to Paris. However, the closer the wedding approaches, the more music business opportunities come Debbie's way. With Debbie's life tugging at her in opposite directions, she and Noah have to decide if they being married to each other and living in quaint Youngstown are in the cards for them, despite their love for each other.
Dreams I Never Had
HDA teenage girl is held captive in the home of a wealthy family. She is befriended by the family's young gardener, himself an illegal from Mexico. Their friendship carries both of them through their hopeless, sequestered lives and ultimately inspires them to break free.Plot summaryAdd synopsis
In Dreams
HDA suburban housewife learns that she has a dreamworld connection to a serial murderer, and must stop him from killing again.
Hoop Dreams
HDA film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.
Island Dreams
HDAn unaccredited tour guide and a heartbroken tourist form a romantic bond as they explore the wilds of Philippine Islands.
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
HDBehind-the-scenes at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy and their award-winning version of The Nutcracker, which blends a variety of dance traditions.
Mango Dreams
HDAs a child, Dr. Amit Singh survived the British partition of India. Since then, he has been running forward his whole life, running from the horrors of his past - his family murdered by Muslims and the personal guilt he feels for the death of his younger brother. Now, with the onset of dementia, Amit needs to go back, to confront the memories he has been trying to forget before dementia robs him of his chance to make peace with the past. But, before Amit can begin his journey, his son Abhi arrives from America, ready to commit his father to an old age home. Father and son fight. Amit runs from his son and soon meets Salim, a Muslim auto rickshaw driver. Salim's wife was raped and burned to death by Hindu rioters in Gujarat. At first, Amit and Salim make uneasy travel companions -- Amit's family murdered by Muslims, Salim's family murdered by Hindus. But, a journey of a thousand miles, stuffed in an auto rickshaw together, has a way of breaking down walls. On their journey, Amit and Salim forge an unforgettable friendship and help each other find the peace they both have been longing for.
Sweet Dreams
HDAlways inseparable with his beloved and joyful young mother, 9-year-old Massimo, now has to endure the tremendous blow from her death and the insufferable burden of accepting his loss. But no, this can't be true, his mother could not have died of a sudden heart attack, moreover, she simply cannot be his guardian angel from heaven, because Massimo, strongly believes that his vital mother is very much alive, temporarily residing in the United States. As the years pass by, profoundly traumatised little Massimo still refusing to accept the tragic event, he will silently continue carrying grief's heavy load on his shoulders, growing up to become a distant and detached journalist who chose to shut down his emotions, not out of revenge, but in order to survive. However, inevitably, after the death of his father, Massimo will need to confront his past in the very source of his persisting anguish, his house, react to the pain, refuse to be a victim, and ultimately, face courageously a well-hidden truth that was kept in the family for over thirty years.
Mean Dreams
HDMean Dreams is a thriller about a fifteen-year-old boy who steals a bag of drug money and runs away with the girl he loves while her corrupt cop father hunts them down. This coming-of-age fable brings together the desperation of life on the run and the beauty and wonder of first love.