In David Gelb's documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Gelb follows the famous sushi chef, Jiro Ono, and his prestigious restaurant, Sukiyabashi Jiro. Jiro Ono has been in the sushi business for over 75 years and is still as involved in this industry now as he was years ago, even at his age. The reason he isn't retiring, Jiro says, is because he loves what he does and doesn't want to retire. Jiro Ono, always a sushi chef, has always produced results beyond what was expected of him. At first it was to survive and then because he needed to improve his craft. At the beginning of the film, Jiro talks about his "visions of sushi" that would wake him from his dreams due to the ideas swirling around his head about how to improve. However, as much as some hope this isn't the case, when the inevitable happens and Jiro Ono retires or dies, who would take over the business? In Japanese culture, the eldest son is expected to take over from his father and live up to the legacy created by his father. For Yoshikazu Ono, his father, Jiro, created such a legacy that there is no doubt he can live up to expectations. However, Yoshikazu can live up to his father's legacy, but the question becomes: at what cost? Yoshikazu would have to spend the rest of his life dedicated to a profession that is not something he loves. Furthermore, Yoshikazu will always have the shadow of his fathers' greatness hanging over his head for the rest of his life in a silent but constant competition, and will have to be consistent and perfect in his sushi due to the high cost of failure. First, Jiro Ono's legacy began when he started working on his own at the age of nine and was for... middle of paper... inion. All in all, the ultimate cost of Yoshikazu's life under his fathers' legacy would be the loss of himself under all the pressure he would face from himself, clients, and his father's shadow that will always hang over of him. Unfortunately for Yoshikazu, he was the first son, so he cannot make the same changes his younger brother made because he is held to a higher standard by both his father and society because he is the successor to Jiro Ono's legacy. Not only must he preserve the legacy by working hard and continuing his work, but he must also build a legacy for himself. Expectations will be high, as will the cost of failure and pressure, but if Yoshikazu can take a page from his father's book and remain dedicated and consistent, the cost to Yoshikazu may be high, but the rewards would be worth it. the sacrifices.