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Iron Chef

1993–1999 · 7 seasons

A theatrical, campy cooking duel full of dramatic music, bold flavours and theatrical hosts that is easy to dip into.

Created by
Keiichi Tanaka, Fuji Creative Corporation
Genres
Reality
Starring
Hiroyuki Sakai, Takeshi Kata, Kenji Fukui
Overview
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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Created by
Keiichi Tanaka, Fuji Creative Corporation
Genres
Reality
Starring
Hiroyuki Sakai, Takeshi Kata, Kenji Fukui
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    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • ambition
    • work
    • art
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    reality
    Created by
    Keiichi Tanaka, Fuji Creative Corporation
    Written by
    Kundo Koyama
    Starring
    Hiroyuki Sakai, Takeshi Kata, Kenji Fukui, Tatsuo Umemiya, Yukio Hattori, Shinichirō Ōta
    Length
    7 seasons, 299 episodes, 30 min each
    Network
    Food Network
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    English, Japanese

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