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Iron Chef : Season 2
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Air date: 09 Jan '94 - 50 episodesIron 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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List of Episodes (50)
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Iron Chef (1993)
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26. Michiba vs Takashi Mera (Tuna)
08 Jul '94Knife 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 apprentice at age 17. He is well versed in Tea Ceremony dining. He is now head chef at a restaurant visited by many Japanese Prime Ministers. He has chosen to battle Michiba because he does not like the way the Iron Chef uses non-traditional ingredients in Japanese dishes. The theme ingredient cost approximately $10,000. J
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27. Sakai vs Tadaaki Shimizu (Homard (Lobster))
15 Jul '94Shimizu 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)
22 Jul '94Paul 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: Shinichiro Kurimoto (Politician), Kazuko Katoh (Actress), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Masaaki Hirano
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29. Sakai vs Mitsuru Saito (Beef)
29 Jul '94
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30. Michiba vs Yasuhiko Yoshida (Eel)
05 Aug '94Kandagawa 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 Stadium to challenge the Iron Chef. Judges: Tamio Kageyama (Novelist), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
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31. Sakai vs Hirohisa Koyama (Pike Eel)
12 Aug '94Still 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 character in a cooking-themed manga.
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32. Chen vs Katsuyo Kobayashi (Potato)
19 Aug '94Chen 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 cooking show. Spuds will fly in battle potato.
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33. Michiba vs Keiji Nakazawa (Corn)
26 Aug '94Considered 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 Robuchon about his food. He has over 10,000 recipes written down in French. He writes in French, thinks in French, and even says he dreams in French. Judges: Yasushi Akimoto (Song Writer), Julie Dreyfus (Actress),Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
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34. Chen vs Hideki Ohsako (Mushroom)
02 Sep '94Aguri 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 Chinese in this mushroom battle.
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35. Michiba vs Artur J. Rütter (Bell Pepper)
09 Sep '94The 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 the Japanese language hinder his cooking? Judges: Shigesato Itoi (Copy Writer), Kazuko Katoh (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
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36. Michiba vs Tsutomu Hiroi (Saury)
16 Sep '94Hiroi is a Nouvelle French Chef set to battle cutting edge Japanese master Michiba.
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37. Sakai vs Sotetsu Fuji (Yam Potato)
23 Sep '94Kitchen 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)
30 Sep '94Chen 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)
07 Oct '94Sakai attempts to use a traditional "Japanese" ingredient in his French cuisine
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40. Michiba vs Xu Peirong (Shark Fin)
14 Oct '94The 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 he has entered. Can he keep his winning streak going in Kitchen Stadium? Judges: Shigesato Itoi (Copy Writer), Ryuichi Sakamoto (Composer), Asako Kishi (Culinary Critic)
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41. Sakai VS Sekihata Katsuyuki (Bread)
21 Oct '94
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42. Chen vs Koji Kobayashi (Pumpkin)
28 Oct '94The 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)
04 Nov '94Michiba 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 Iron Chef Michiba successful. Because of the time required to filet the theme fish, this battle is 15 minutes longer than usual. Judges: Shinichiro Kurimoto (Lower House Member), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Asako Kishi (Culinary Critic)
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44. Chin vs Sugita Tadashi (Shanghai Crab)
11 Nov '94
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45. Michiba vs Tatsuo Umemiya (Horse Mackerel)
18 Nov '94An 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), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
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46. Sakai vs Seiya Kawasaki (Quail)
25 Nov '94Quail 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)
02 Dec '94This 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 Special Rule: Challenger will cook for 60 minutes, then tasting. Iron Chef will cook for 50 minutes, then cook for his final 10 minutes after challenger tasting is completed. Judges: Tamio Kageyama (Novelist), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Asako Kishi (Culinary Critic)
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48. Michiba vs Hiroshi Furusho (Turkey)
09 Dec '94The 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 was once the head chef at the Japanese embassy to Morocco. He is skilled at preparing Cajun food. Many members of the Yakult Swallows are present to watch the battle. Judges: Tamio Kageyama (Novelist), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Asako Kishi (Critic)
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49. Sakai vs Masayo Waki (Strawberry)
16 Dec '94Christmas day brings a strawberry battle and a female competitor. Sakai has a poor track record against women competitors. Will victory be his Christmas present?
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50. Mr. Iron Chef 1994: Preliminaries
23 Dec '94The 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.
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