Iron Chef (1993)
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.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Michiba VS Shu Tomitoku (Pork Battle)1994-01-09 · 30m
- 2 2. Chen vs Wan Weiping (Squid Battle)1994-01-16 · 30m
- 3 3. Michiba VS Hoshino Jun (Egg Battle)1994-01-23 · 30m
- 4 4. Michiba VS Tanabe Toshio (Sea Bream Battle)1994-01-30 · 30m
- 5 5. Chin VS Taniguchi Kouichi (Shrimp Battle)1994-02-06 · 30m
- 6 6. Michiba VS Masaki Kazuyoshi (Anago Eel Battle)1994-02-13 · 30m
- 7 7. Chen vs Kandagawa Toshiro (Flounder Battle)1994-02-20 · 30m
- 8 8. Sakai VS Guy Shokr (Oyster Battle)1994-02-27 · 30m
- 9 9. Chen vs Kondo Shinji (Wheat Battle)1994-03-06 · 30m
- 10 10. Sakai vs Kitami Hiroyuki (Tomato Battle)1994-03-13 · 30m
- 11 11. Chen vs Kagata Kyoko (Scallop Battle)1994-03-20 · 30m
- 12 12. Michiba VS Otakura Hideaki (Cheese Battle)1994-03-27 · 30m
- 13 13. Michiba VS Goto Koichiro (Rice Battle)1994-04-08 · 30m
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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
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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 (
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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 (R
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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 Taka
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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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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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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
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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 Japanes
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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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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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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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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
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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 appren
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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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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: Shin
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29. Sakai vs Mitsuru Saitoh (Beef Battle)1994-07-29 · 30m
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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 Stadi
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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 cha
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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 coo
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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 Rob
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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 Chin
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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 th
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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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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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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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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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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 h
- 41 41. Sakai VS Sekihata Katsuyuki (Bread Battle)1994-10-21 · 30m
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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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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
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44. Chen vs Tadashi Sugita (Shanghai Crab Battle)1994-11-11 · 30m
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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)
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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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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 Spe
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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
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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?
- 50 50. Mr. Iron Chef 1994: Preliminaries1994-12-23 · 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.
Cast
Hiroyuki Sakai
Takeshi KataHost
Kenji FukuiYukio Hattori
Shinichirō Ōta
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