• Air date: 03 Jan '96 52 episodes
      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.
  • List of Episodes (52)
    • 1. Mr Iron Chef 1995 :Chen vs Michiba (Beef)

      03 Jan '96
    • 2. The Legend of Michiba

      05 Jan '96
      Recap from the best Michiba episodes that weren't broadcast in the U.S.
    • 3. Chen vs Gao Jinyi (Dried Abalone)

      12 Jan '96
    • 4. Sakai vs Hidetoshi Ushimaru (Curry Powder)

      19 Jan '96
    • 5. Chen vs Hiroshi Yamanobe (Scorpionfish)

      26 Jan '96
    • 6. Chen vs Watanabe Yoji (Snapping Turtle)

      02 Feb '96
    • 7. Sakai vs Tadashi Yanagi (Pear & Chocolate)

      09 Feb '96
      St. Valentine's Day chocolate-and-pear dessert battle
    • 8. Sakai vs Jinichi Tateyama (Leek)

      16 Feb '96
      As the Chairman seeks out a new Iron Chef Japanese, Toshiro Kandagawa boasts he can offer a challenger that could replace Iron Chef French.
    • 9. Chen vs Takaya Nakazawa (Shiitake Mushroom)

      23 Feb '96
    • 10. Nakamura vs Kiyoshi Suzuki (Foie Gras)

      01 Mar '96
      In Nakamura's inaugural battle as Iron Chef Japanese II, he faces the head chef of Auberge de Suzuki in Seijo.
    • 11. Chen vs Tatsujiro Yoshida (Cod)

      08 Mar '96
    • 12. Sakai vs Senji Osada (Scallop)

      15 Mar '96
    • 13. Nakamura vs Lin Kunbi (Bell Pepper)

      22 Mar '96
      Rematch battle for chef Lin Kunbi.
    • 14. Chen vs Katsuaki Mori (Spinach)

      29 Mar '96
      Chen's opponent has been knighted in France as the Cavalier of Cheese, and is an expert in salad. Can he prevail?
    • 15. France Special Part I: Nakamura vs. Bernard Leprince (Salmon)

      05 Apr '96
      Chairman Takeshi Kaga travels to battle the great chefs of France - witness as Iron Chef French #2 (Hiroyuki Sakai) and Iron Chef Japanese #2 (Koumei Nakamura) battle to defend the honor of Iron Chef and the Gourmet Academy
    • 16. France Special Part II: Sakai vs. Pierre Gagnaire (Homard Lobster)

      12 Apr '96
      Chairman Takeshi Kaga travels to battle the great chefs of France - witness as Iron Chef French #2 (Hiroyuki Sakai) and Iron Chef Japanese #2 (Koumei Nakamura) battle to defend the honor of Iron Chef and the Gourmet Academy
    • 17. Nakamura vs. Toyoaki Suganuma (Egg)

      19 Apr '96
    • 18. Chen vs. He Yewen (Lettuce)

      26 Apr '96
      The new chef of Akasaka Rikyu demonstrates his distinctive Hong Kong cooking skills.
    • 19. Nakamura vs. Katsuko Nanao (Cod Roe)

      03 May '96
    • 20. Chen vs Shunji Morikawa (Pineapple)

      10 May '96
      Morikawa's restaurant, Cay, is said to have pioneered Thai food in Japan. His patrons include Stephen Hawking and Yoko Ono. Can Chen beat him at his own game?
    • 21. Sakai vs Takao Tamotsu (Abalone)

      17 May '96
    • 22. Nakamura vs. Kenji Motai (Udon)

      24 May '96
      The challenger is the chief instructor of culinary skills at Hattori Nutrition College and was recommended by Dr. Hattori to be the new Iron Chef Japanese after Michiba retired.
    • 23. Chen vs Goto Ichio (Cuttlefish)

      31 May '96
    • 24. Sakai vs Sonobe Yoshinobu (Salmon Roe)

      07 Jun '96
      The challenger is one of the three best chefs in Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan. His restaurant has won numerous awards at national competitions. He will be the first challenger from Hokkaido to do battle in Kitchen Stadium. He opened his award winning restaurant at the age of 27. Judges: Takenori Emoto, Hisako Manda, Yukio Hatoyama, Asako Kishi
    • 25. Nakamura vs Son Kangi (Bonito)

      14 Jun '96