Tsukiji Wonderland

Name: Tsukiji Wonderland
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-10-15
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Rating: 7.4

2016
1h 51m

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7.4/10

517

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Through the lives of professionals working at Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, the film portrays how Tsukiji has been the center of fish culinary culture and helped Japanese food culture to flo... Read allThrough the lives of professionals working at Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, the film portrays how Tsukiji has been the center of fish culinary culture and helped Japanese food culture to flourish as we know it today.Through the lives of professionals working at Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, the film portrays how Tsukiji has been the center of fish culinary culture and helped Japanese food culture to flourish as we know it today.

Director
- Naotarô Endô

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

517

YOUR RATING

Director
- Naotarô Endô

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

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On August 24, 2016, the Japan Foundation hosted the documentary's premiere in Los Angeles, California. The film screening was attended by 150-200 rapt viewers in a standing-room-only venue. The Japan Foundation (5700 Wilshire Blvd.) conducts programs to promote the Japanese nation, culture, language, literature, and film industry.

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9/10

Amazing Tsukiji

Tsukiji Wonderland is a documentary that will amaze you with the awesomeness of all the people working at this fish market. I had seen some documentaries about Tsukiji on TV before, but they focused on the fish auction. Tsukiji Wonderland, on the other hand, shows you the complete process including before and after the auction – from the arrival of the fish at the market until the fish being served at restaurants as sushi. The areas where visitors are not permitted are also filmed, so it is really interesting to watch.

The film centers on the intermediate wholesalers at the market. It shows their incredible knowledge about fish and how significant they are in delivering the best fish to the customers which include top-notch sushi restaurants. I have just learned from this film that fish taste different based on the season and even how they got caught! Their knowledge about fish is just amazing.

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