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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.
Hiroyuki Sakai
Cast
Takeshi Kata
Host
Kenji Fukui
Cast
Fuji Creative Corporation, Keiichi Tanaka
N/A
Yukio Hattori
Cast
Shinichirō Ōta
Cast
Specials
8 episodes
January 5, 2000
Season 1
10 episodes
October 10, 1993
Season 2
50 episodes
January 9, 1994
Season 3
50 episodes
January 2, 1995
Season 4
52 episodes
January 3, 1996
Season 5
48 episodes
January 10, 1997
Season 6
49 episodes
January 9, 1998
Season 7
40 episodes
January 8, 1999
