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Iron Chef
Iron Chef is a Japanese television cooking show produced by Fuji Television. The series, which premiered on October 10, 1993, is a stylized cook-off featuring guest chefs challenging one of the show's resident "Iron Chefs" in a timed cooking battle built around a specific theme ingredient. The series ended on September 24, 1999, although occasional specials were produced until 2002. The series aired 309 episodes. Repeats are regularly aired on the Cooking Channel in the United States and on Special Broadcasting Service in Australia. Fuji TV will air a new version of the show, titled Iron Chef, beginning in October 26, 2012.
- Created by:
- Fuji Creative Corporation, Keiichi Tanaka
- Cast:
- Hiroyuki Sakai, Takeshi Kata, Kenji Fukui, Yukio Hattori
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- Japan
- Network:
- Food Network
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 2
Episodes
Episode 1
Michiba VS Shu Tomitoku (Pork Battle)
1994-01-09 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
Current episodeEpisode 2
Chen vs Wan Weiping (Squid Battle)
1994-01-16 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Michiba VS Hoshino Jun (Egg Battle)
1994-01-23 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Michiba VS Tanabe Toshio (Sea Bream Battle)
1994-01-30 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Chin VS Taniguchi Kouichi (Shrimp Battle)
1994-02-06 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Michiba VS Masaki Kazuyoshi (Anago Eel Battle)
1994-02-13 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Chen vs Kandagawa Toshiro (Flounder Battle)
1994-02-20 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Sakai VS Guy Shokr (Oyster Battle)
1994-02-27 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Chen vs Kondo Shinji (Wheat Battle)
1994-03-06 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Sakai vs Kitami Hiroyuki (Tomato Battle)
1994-03-13 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Chen vs Kagata Kyoko (Scallop Battle)
1994-03-20 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Michiba VS Otakura Hideaki (Cheese Battle)
1994-03-27 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Michiba VS Goto Koichiro (Rice Battle)
1994-04-08 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Episode 14
Chen vs Munetaka Takahashi (Bamboo Shoots Battle)
1994-04-15 · 30mThe challenger is the first to come from Kyoto. Kyoto-style cuisine has a 1,200 year tradition. The challenger was picked by the chairman of the Kyoto Chefs Association. He decided to become a chef way back in elementary school after receiving a knife from his grandfather. Takahashi, "Kyoto style cuisine is basically mild. It is light in flavor. So I have confidence in controlling flavors at a very fine level." Judges: Tamio Kageyama (Novelist), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
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Episode 15
Sakai vs Mario Nakagawa (Lamb Battle)
1994-04-22 · 30mSakai must face a former apprentice. Which will prevail - Sakai's traditional methods or Nakagawa's nouveau "third wave" style? Judges: Tamio Kageyama (Novelist), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Asako Kishi (Critic)
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Episode 16
Michiba vs Yukio Hattori (Truffle Battle)
1994-04-29 · 30mCommentator Dr. Hattori issues a challenge to Michiba and is rewarded with an incredible secret ingredient. Judges: Joel Robuchon (Chef), Mai Kitajima (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
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Episode 17
Chen vs Hiromi Yamada (Cabbage Battle)
1994-05-06 · 30mItalian chef Hiromi was a legend. After beset by personal tragedy and financial ruin, he seeks redemption in Kitchen Stadium. Judges: Shinichiro Kurimoto (Politician), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
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Episode 18
Sakai vs Hiromi Funatsu (Bonito Battle)
1994-05-13 · 30mSakai faces the first sushi master in a fish battle for the ages. Judges: Daijiro Hashimoto (Governor of Kochi), Mai Kitajima (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
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Episode 19
Sakai vs Masatoshi Kimura (Duck Battle)
1994-05-20 · 30mHot-flame Chinese cuisine is the challenger's specialty. Judges: Yasushi Akimoto (Music Producer), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
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Episode 20
Chen vs Kiyoshi Takahashi (Carrot Battle)
1994-05-27 · 30mIt's a rematch from the World Chinese Cooking contest. Kiyoshi won 3rd, but Chen won 2nd. This time it's war. Judges: Yasushi Akimoto (Songwriter/Producer), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Asako Kishi (Critic)
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Episode 21
Michiba vs Kuniyuki Ishikawa (Natto Battle)
1994-06-03 · 30mFermented soy beans are the featured ingredient in this battle between two master chefs. The challenger is a certified Maestro of the the Japanese Cuisine Seminar Group, a Japanese chefs organization that has over 20,000 members. Michiba is also a certified Maestro and the leader of the group. Judges: Tamio Kageyama (Novelist), Ristuko Tanaka (Actress), Masaaki Hirono (Rosanjin Scholar)
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Episode 22
Michiba vs Katsumi Hanato (Sweetfish Battle)
1994-06-10 · 30mKandagawa brings his apprentice to kitchen stadium for a sweetfish battle.
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Episode 23
Sakai vs Yuji Wakiya (Sea Urchin Battle)
1994-06-17 · 30mSea Urchin provides a young chef the chance to revolutionalize Chinese cooking. Judges: Tamio Kageyama (Novelist), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
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Episode 24
Chen vs Masahiko Miyamoto (Milk Battle)
1994-06-24 · 30mThe challenger has been the top chef at one of Japan's 3 star French eateries. Judges: Kazuyoshi Okuyama (Director), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
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Episode 25
Chen vs Koichi Tabata (Eggplant Battle)
1994-07-01 · 30mThe challenger is a nomad. He's worked in 200 plus restaurants, so cooking in the new environment of Kitchen Stadium is no challenge. Judges: Toshio Yamaguchi (Politician), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
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Episode 26
Michiba vs Takashi Mera (Tuna Battle)
1994-07-08 · 30mKnife skills will be put to the test in battle tuna. The challenger carries one of the longest knives in Japan. Despite his father being against it, the challenger began to apprentice at age 17. He is well versed in Tea Ceremony dining. He is now head chef at a restaurant visited by many Japanese Prime Ministers. He has chosen to battle Michiba because he does not like the way the Iron Chef uses non-traditional ingredients in Japanese dishes. The theme ingredient cost approximately $10,000. Judges: Shinichiro Kurimoto (Politician), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Asako Kishi (Critic)
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Episode 27
Sakai vs Tadaaki Shimizu (Homard Battle)
1994-07-15 · 30mShimizu is a sous chef at the world famous Tour D'Argent. Both chefs appreciate the quality of these expensive lobsters. Judges: Shinichiro Kurimoto, Shyoko Tamura, Masaaki Hirano
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Episode 28
Michiba and Chen vs Joël Bruant and Masafumi Furutaka (Sea Bass Battle)
1994-07-22 · 30mPaul Bocuse sends two trusted apprentices to take not one, but two, iron chefs. This is the first time two Iron Chefs have been in Kitchen Stadium at the same time. Judges: Shinichiro Kurimoto (Politician), Kazuko Katoh (Actress), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Masaaki Hirano
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Episode 29
Sakai vs Mitsuru Saitoh (Beef Battle)
1994-07-29 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Episode 30
Michiba vs Yasuhiko Yoshida (Eel Battle)
1994-08-05 · 30mKandagawa sends another apprentice to take down the Iron Chef in this slippery battle eel. If this challenger does not defeat Michiba, Kandagawa himself will come to Kitchen Stadium to challenge the Iron Chef. Judges: Tamio Kageyama (Novelist), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
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Episode 31
Sakai vs Hirohisa Koyama (Pike Eel Battle)
1994-08-12 · 30mStill smarting from his challenger's defeat in Sea Urchin Battle, leading gourmet writer Masuhiro Yamamoto sends another contender - Koyama, who is so popular he is a recurring character in a cooking-themed manga.
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Episode 32
Chen vs Katsuyo Kobayashi (Potato Battle)
1994-08-19 · 30mChen faces the second female chef in kitchen stadium. She is a television icon to many Japanese housewives. Both chefs enjoy fame. One's an Iron Chef, the other hosts a popular cooking show. Spuds will fly in battle potato.
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Episode 33
Michiba vs Keiji Nakazawa (Corn Battle)
1994-08-26 · 30mConsidered the bad boy of French cooking, Keiji takes on Michiba in a battle of culinary rebels. The challenger earned the nickname Hound Dog after a 2 hour argument with Joel Robuchon about his food. He has over 10,000 recipes written down in French. He writes in French, thinks in French, and even says he dreams in French. Judges: Yasushi Akimoto (Song Writer), Julie Dreyfus (Actress),Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
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Episode 34
Chen vs Hideki Ohsako (Mushroom Battle)
1994-09-02 · 30mAguri Suzuki (Race car driver) and Ukyo Katayama (Race car Driver) recommend the hybrid French-Italian challenger. Osako is a heavyweight contender out to challenge Iron Chef Chinese in this mushroom battle.
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Episode 35
Michiba vs Artur J. Rütter (Bell Pepper Battle)
1994-09-09 · 30mThe challenger is a German-born French cuisine specialist. The challenger has traveled through numerous countries collecting recipes and cooking for VIPs. Will his deficiency in the Japanese language hinder his cooking? Judges: Shigesato Itoi (Copy Writer), Kazuko Katoh (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
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Episode 36
Michiba vs Tsutomu Hiroi (Pacific Saury Battle)
1994-09-16 · 30mHiroi is a Nouvelle French Chef set to battle cutting edge Japanese master Michiba.
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Episode 37
Sakai vs Sotetsu Fuji (Yam Potato Battle)
1994-09-23 · 30mKitchen stadium becomes a temple of food as for the first time a Buddhist Priest enters for Battle: Yam
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Episode 38
Chen vs Takashi Saito (Prawn Battle)
1994-09-30 · 30mChen must face a man who was his father's trusted apprentice. When they both prepare his father's signature dish, who will win?
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Episode 39
Sakai vs Masamitsu Takahashi (Matsutake Mushrooms Battle)
1994-10-07 · 30mSakai attempts to use a traditional "Japanese" ingredient in his French cuisine
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Episode 40
Michiba vs Xu Peirong (Shark Fin Battle)
1994-10-14 · 30mThe 50th battle in Kitchen Stadium. The challenger is the best in Hong Kong and considered one of the top three chefs in all of China. He says he has never lost in a competition he has entered. Can he keep his winning streak going in Kitchen Stadium? Judges: Shigesato Itoi (Copy Writer), Ryuichi Sakamoto (Composer), Asako Kishi (Culinary Critic)
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Sakai VS Sekihata Katsuyuki (Bread Battle)
1994-10-21 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Episode 42
Chen vs Koji Kobayashi (Pumpkin Battle)
1994-10-28 · 30mThe challenger, a great Italian talent, was thought to have disappeared. He makes his return in a surprise kitchen stadium appearance.
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Episode 43
Michiba vs Yasuo Kawada (Anglerfish Battle)
1994-11-04 · 30mMichiba attacks a rising young apprentice from his hometown who critics have nicknamed "Little Michiba", in this angler assault. He uses the borderless cooking approach that made Iron Chef Michiba successful. Because of the time required to filet the theme fish, this battle is 15 minutes longer than usual. Judges: Shinichiro Kurimoto (Lower House Member), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Asako Kishi (Culinary Critic)
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Episode 44
Chen vs Tadashi Sugita (Shanghai Crab Battle)
1994-11-11 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Episode 45
Michiba vs Tatsuo Umemiya (Horse Mackerel Battle)
1994-11-18 · 30mAn actor known for his cooking skills wants a chance to see what it is like to battle in Kitchen Stadium. Judges: Shinichiro Kurimoto (Lower House Member), Hisoko Monda (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
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Episode 46
Sakai vs Seiya Kawasaki (Quail Battle)
1994-11-25 · 30mQuail is the perfect secret ingredient...for the challenger. Can Sakai compete against this master of wild game cooking?
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Episode 47
Chen vs Toshikatsu Nakagawa (Noodle Battle)
1994-12-02 · 30mThis challenger is the right hand man of famous chef Zhou Tomitoku. He won the bronze medal at the All China Cooking Skills Contest, beating out 300 other chefs. Noodle Battle Special Rule: Challenger will cook for 60 minutes, then tasting. Iron Chef will cook for 50 minutes, then cook for his final 10 minutes after challenger tasting is completed. Judges: Tamio Kageyama (Novelist), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Asako Kishi (Culinary Critic)
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Episode 48
Michiba vs Hiroshi Furusho (Turkey Battle)
1994-12-09 · 30mThe challenger is a favorite of the manager of the Yakult Swallows baseball team. He is the chef at the hotel where they stay when they come to Osaka to play the Hanshin Tigers. He was once the head chef at the Japanese embassy to Morocco. He is skilled at preparing Cajun food. Many members of the Yakult Swallows are present to watch the battle. Judges: Tamio Kageyama (Novelist), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Asako Kishi (Critic)
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Episode 49
Sakai vs Masayo Waki (Strawberry Battle)
1994-12-16 · 30mChristmas day brings a strawberry battle and a female competitor. Sakai has a poor track record against women competitors. Will victory be his Christmas present?
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Mr. Iron Chef 1994: Preliminaries
1994-12-23 · 30mThe three battles that make up the "Mr. Iron Chef 1994" tournament. Four challengers battle each other and the winner faces an Iron Chef in the first episode of the next year.
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Hiroyuki Sakai
Cast
Takeshi Kata
Host
Kenji Fukui
Cast
Yukio Hattori
Cast
Shinichirō Ōta
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