Iron Chef (Japan)

Iron Chef
Premiere	October 10, 1993
Finale	September 24, 1999
Host	Chairman Kaga
Network/Provider	Fuji TV
Style	90-minute cooking competition (seasons 1-2) 60-minute cooking competition (seasons 2-7)
Company	Fuji Television Network
Seasons	7
Episodes	272 (plus 25 specials)
Origin	Japan

Iron Chef is a cooking competition that was broadcast on Fuji TV in Japan. Otherwise known as Ryōri no tetsujin or Ironmen of Cooking, the cult series was hosted by the flamboyant Chairman Takeshi Kaga and follows a simple competitive format. A challenging chef calls out a pronounced expert and the two create several courses based around a secret ingredient. While they cook, like in a sporting event, regular commentators and a correspondent offer information about the food being prepared. After the competitors' hour is up, their food is judged by a panel of guest judges and Kaga.

Crew

Member	Role	Duration
Crew		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Takeshi Kaga	Chairman Kaga	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Kenji Fukui	Announcer	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Yukio Hattori	Commentator	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Shinichiro Ohta	Floor Reporter	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Chefs		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Chen Kenichi	Iron Chef Chinese	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Yutaka Ishinabe	Iron Chef French	*
Hiroyuki Sakai	Iron Chef French		*	*	*	*	*	*
Masahiko Kobe	Iron Chef Italian					*	*	*
Rokusaburo Michiba	Iron Chef Japanese	*	*	*	*
Koumei Nakamura	Iron Chef Japanese				*	*	*
Masaharu Morimoto	Iron Chef Japanese						*	*

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
Fuji TV
Season One	October 10, 1993	December 19, 1993				10
Season Two	January 9, 1994	December 16, 1994				49
Season Three	January 6, 1995	December 15, 1995				46
Season Four	January 12, 1996	December 20, 1996				46
Season Five	January 10, 1997	December 26, 1997				46
Season Six	January 9, 1998	December 25, 1998				45
Season Seven	January 8, 1999	September 24, 1999				31

Specials

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
Fuji TV
Specials	December 23, 1994	January 2, 2002				25

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

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