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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Episode 1 - Ishinabe vs. Maruyama Takeshi (Salmon Battle)
Release Date: 1993-10-10 -
Episode 2 - Michiba VS Kobayakawa Yousei (Foie Gras Battle)
Release Date: 1993-10-17 -
Episode 3 - Chen vs Indoragori Paulo (Globefish Battle)
Release Date: 1993-10-31 -
Episode 4 - Chen vs Kudo Toshiyuki (Tofu Battle)
Release Date: 1993-11-07 -
Episode 5 - Michiba vs Syu Tomiteru (Lobster Battle)
Release Date: 1993-11-14 -
Episode 6 - Chen VS Tei Kazuhiko (Octopus Battle)
Release Date: 1993-11-21 -
Episode 7 - Ishinabe vs Muto Masato (Radish Battle)
Release Date: 1993-11-28 -
Episode 8 - Michiba vs Syu Tomitoku (Crab Battle)
Release Date: 1993-12-05 -
Episode 9 - Ishinabe VS Oyama Eizo (Banana Battle)
Release Date: 1993-12-12 -
Episode 10 - Ishinabe vs Jacques Borie (Chicken Battle)
Release Date: 1993-12-19A 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)