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.
Cast: Hiroyuki Sakai, Takeshi Kata, Kenji Fukui
10 episodes
- 1. Ishinabe vs. Maruyama Takeshi (Salmon Battle)No synopsis available yet.TV-GCC30minOct 10, 1993
- 2. Michiba VS Kobayakawa Yousei (Foie Gras Battle)No synopsis available yet.TV-GCC30minOct 17, 1993
- 3. Chen vs Indoragori Paulo (Globefish Battle)No synopsis available yet.TV-GCC30minOct 31, 1993
- 4. Chen vs Kudo Toshiyuki (Tofu Battle)No synopsis available yet.TV-GCC30minNov 7, 1993
- 5. Michiba vs Syu Tomiteru (Lobster Battle)No synopsis available yet.TV-GCC30minNov 14, 1993
- 6. Chen VS Tei Kazuhiko (Octopus Battle)No synopsis available yet.TV-GCC30minNov 21, 1993
- 7. Ishinabe vs Muto Masato (Radish Battle)No synopsis available yet.TV-GCC30minNov 28, 1993
- 8. Michiba vs Syu Tomitoku (Crab Battle)No synopsis available yet.TV-GCC30minDec 5, 1993
- 9. Ishinabe VS Oyama Eizo (Banana Battle)No synopsis available yet.TV-GCC30minDec 12, 1993
10. Ishinabe vs Jacques Borie (Chicken Battle)A special battle for Christmas. The challenger is a winner of the prestigious MOF award in France. The Iron Chef is the first Iron Chef French, Yutaka Ishinabe. This is the only Ishinabe episode, and the only episode from the first year broadcast on Food Network.
Judges: Yasuo Tanaka (Novelist), Mai Kitajima (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)TV-GCC30minDec 19, 1993
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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.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Fuji Creative Corporation, Keiichi Tanaka
Maturity rating
TV-GCheck the rating before watching with younger viewers.
Audio languages
English, Japanese
