Finding The Best Kitchen Knives

Do you think that a decent Japanese chef’s knife would make a good groomsman gift?

I have 4 groomsman who are all from my family. I wanted to be somewhat original with a groomsman's gift (i.e. no flask or engraved beer mug). Do you think that this would make a good gift that someone would appreciate? I can't afford more than $60 per gift as money is a little tight..
One of the groomsmen is my father (he cooks a little). The other 3 are my brothers, but my youngest is a sophomore in college - I'm just worried he won't really appreciate it. I know a good knife is something that I would use on a regular basis just cutting up veggies and meat for a simple dinner
I actually just found a great deal on a German chef's knife that I think will do the trick - although i was looking for something super guy-cool but everything was well over my price range... I know at least 3 of the 4 will appreciate the gift. The other will have to grow into it ;)
Oh, and I was originally thinking this knife:

http://japan-blades.com/chef-knives/354.html

but it seemed a little plain and probably too cheap to be any good...
And this site, for future reference, has some pretty sweet looking cutlery:

http://www.japanesechefsknife.com