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Iron Chef

Original title: Ryôri no tetsujin
  • TV Series
  • 1993–2002
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
1.8K
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Iron Chef (1993)
JapaneseCooking & FoodCooking CompetitionGame ShowReality TV

Chefs from all over the world come to fight a culinary battle against one of President Kaga's "Iron Chefs". They have one hour to prepare a meal where each dish must prominently feature the ... Read allChefs from all over the world come to fight a culinary battle against one of President Kaga's "Iron Chefs". They have one hour to prepare a meal where each dish must prominently feature the special ingredient of the day.Chefs from all over the world come to fight a culinary battle against one of President Kaga's "Iron Chefs". They have one hour to prepare a meal where each dish must prominently feature the special ingredient of the day.

  • Stars
    • Chen Kenichi
    • Hiroyuki Sakai
    • Wayne LeGette
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    1.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Chen Kenichi
      • Hiroyuki Sakai
      • Wayne LeGette
    • 29User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Chen Kenichi
    • Self…
    • 1993–2002
    Hiroyuki Sakai
    • Self…
    • 1994–2001
    Wayne LeGette
    Wayne LeGette
    • Announcer
    • 1998
    Rokusaburô Michiba
    • Self
    • 1993–2000
    Koumei Nakamura
    • Self
    • 1996–1999
    Masaharu Morimoto
    • Self…
    • 1998–2001
    Masahiko Kobe
    • Self
    • 1997–2000
    Eric Kelso
    Eric Kelso
    • Masaharu Morimoto
    • 1998–2001
    Takeshi Kaga
    Takeshi Kaga
    • Chairman Kaga
    • 1993–1998
    Yutake Ishinabe
    • Self
    • 1993–1995
    Bobby Flay
    Bobby Flay
    • Self - Challenger
    • 2000–2001
    Julie Dreyfus
    Julie Dreyfus
    • Panel Guest…
    • 1995
    Dennis Falt
    • Narration
    • 1993
    Eri Fukatsu
    Eri Fukatsu
    • Self - Judge
    • 1994
    Lynn Harris
    Lynn Harris
    • Mauko Takada
    • 1994
    Toshirô Kandagawa
    • Self
    • 1994
    Hiromi Yamada
    • Self
    • 1994
    Tadaaki Shimizu
    • Self
    • 1994
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    • Trivia
      Morimoto was quite offended when Bobby Flay stood on his cutting board after the New York battle. He said that Flay has no respect for the materials he works on.
    • Quotes
      • Announcer: Five years ago, a man's fantasy became a reality in a form never seen before: Kitchen Stadium, a giant cooking arena. The motivation for spending his fortune to create Kitchen Stadium was to encounter new original cuisines which could be called true artistic creations. To realize his dream, he secretly started choosing the top chefs of various styles of cooking, and he named his men the Iron Chefs: the invincible men of culinary skills. Iron Chef Japanese is Rokusabaru Michiba. Iron Chef French is Hiroyuki Sakai. Iron Chef Chinese is Chen Kenichi. And Masahiko Kobe is Iron Chef Italian. Kitchen Stadium is the arena where Iron Chefs await the challenges of master chefs from around the world. Both the Iron Chef and challenger have one hour to tackle the theme ingredient of the day. Using all their senses, skill, creativity, they are to prepare artistic dishes never tasted before. And if ever a challenger wins over the iron chef, he or she will gain the people's ovation and fame forever. Every battle, reputations are on the line in Kitchen Stadium, where master chefs pit their artistic creations against each other. What inspiration does today's challenger bring? And how will the Iron Chef fight back? The heat will be on!
    • Alternate versions
      North American broadcasts of the series are, as to be expected, dubbed into English. However whenever Chairman Kaga is shown speaking on screen (not narrating) his words are rendered in subtitles with the actor's real voice heard.
    • Connections
      Featured in Pastor Mike Online: Episode #1.40 (2011)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 26, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Television Food Network
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Ryôri no tetsujin
    • Production company
      • Fuji Television Network (Fuji TV)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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