Sushi: The Global Catch

Released Aug 3, 2012

1h 15m

Documentary

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73%

11 Reviews

Tomatometer

63%

100+ Ratings

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Sushi, a once-expensive delicacy, has become more common and affordable, and the world's hunger for the Japanese cuisine is having a potentially devastating effect on ocean ecosystems.

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It argues convincingly for sustainability. I'm not sure you could watch this and not think that tuna is doomed without immediate action.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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very educational. not just about the art of sushi but about the underline issues of sushi. as in what we (humans) do to the ecosystem with over consuming the delicacies the oceans have offered. very insightful. not sure I will look at eating sushi the same way again

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

Not quite what I was expecting. Very focused on the environmental impact of sushi, as well as sustainability discussions. Even though it wasn't quite what I was looking for, it was pretty interesting nonetheless.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Very well done, not preachy or condescending, but I learned a lot. This film covers some of the history of sushi, the fishing market of Tsukiji, fishing and shipping of fish around the world, and how our hunger for sushi affects the world's oceans.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

A terrific documentary on the rise of sushi as a staple of the world's burgeoning affluent, but also a cautionary tale on the sustainability thereof.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

2/24/14 Excellent story of the whole sushi story, particularly the need to be aware of sustainability of fish populations, especially the blue fin tuna. I will always be more aware of the fish I order in sushi restaurants.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Sushi: The Global Catch gains genuine immediacy. Like the best advocacy documentaries, it makes you leave the theater wanting to learn more about how you can help.

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Mike Sula

Chicago Reader

Unlike the recent Jiro Dreams of Sushi, it doesn't inspire conflicting feelings of guilt and hunger -- it's nearly devoid of fish fetishism.

Nov 16, 2012

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John DeFore

Hollywood Reporter

It isn't all bad news in a doc suggesting sustainability and culinary pleasure aren't mutually exclusive.

Aug 3, 2012

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Brett Michel

Boston Phoenix

In trying to cover all these topics, Hall casts too wide a net.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 23, 2012

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Doris Toumarkine

Film Journal International

Engaging, informative and mercifully non-frantic documentary about the exploding global appetite for sushi and how such popularity threatens coveted blue fin tuna and the ocean's ecosystem.

Aug 2, 2012

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Harvey S. Karten

Compuserve

A look at the worldwide sushi industry with emphasis on how overfishing of Bluefish tuna could wipe out the species in five years.

Rated: B

Jul 19, 2012

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Synopsis

Sushi, a once-expensive delicacy, has become more common and affordable, and the world's hunger for the Japanese cuisine is having a potentially devastating effect on ocean ecosystems.

Director: Mark Hall
Distributor: Alive Mind
Production Co: Sakana Film Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 3, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.8K
Runtime: 1h 15m

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