When I was in first grade, I was told "You have no home to go back to. That's why you have...
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Jiro Ono:
When I was in first grade, I was told "You have no home to go back to. That's why you have to work hard." I knew that I was on my own. And I didn't want to have to sleep at the temple or under a bridge so I had to work just to survive. That has never left me. I worked even if the boss kicked or slapped me. Nowadays, parents tell their children, "You can return if it doesn't work out." When parents say stupid things like that, the kids turn out to be failures
When I was in first grade, I was told "You have no home to go back to. That's why you have to work hard." I knew that I was on my own. And I didn't want to have to sleep at the temple or under a bridge so I had to work just to survive. That has never left me. I worked even if the boss kicked or slapped me. Nowadays, parents tell their children, "You can return if it doesn't work out." When parents say stupid things like that, the kids turn out to be failures
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When I was in the first grade I was told
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You have no home to come back to
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That's why you have to work hard
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I knew that I was on my own
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And I didn't want to have to sleep at the temple or under a bridge
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so I had to work just to survive
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That has never left me
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I worked even if the boss kicked or slapped me
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Nowadays parents tell their children
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You can return if it doesn't work out
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When parents say stupid things like that
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Movie Summary
A documentary on 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, his renowned Tokyo restaurant, and his relationship with his son and eventual heir, Yoshikazu.
