Iron Chef: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Iron Chef is an innovative cooking competition from Japan. Originally produced by Fuji TV, Iron Chef combined the excitement of a one on one sports competition with gourmet cooking. The title Iron Chef comes from the original Japanese title, Ironmen of Cooking. This innovative game show was always popular in its native Japan, but it found international success when the Food Network bought the series and began airing English dubbed episodes. It became a cult classic as viewers were treated to exotic ingredients and innovative cooking techniques. No expense was spared. Chefs seemed to have almost limitless supplies of the most exotic and expensive gourmet ingredients. The competition is hosted by Chairman Kaga, an over-the-top master of ceremonies. He introduced a "secret ingredient" that the challenger and the chosen Iron Chef had to incorporate into every dish.

Series details

• Title: Iron Chef
• Format: Game Show
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 1993-10-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 1998-10-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7459
• IMDb ID: tt0220265
• TVDB ID: 71991

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1993-10-10; final listed air date 1993-12-19.
• Season 2: premiered 1994-01-09; final listed air date 1994-12-23.
• Season 3: premiered 1995-01-02; final listed air date 1995-12-22.
• Season 4: premiered 1996-01-03; final listed air date 1996-12-31.
• Season 5: premiered 1997-01-10; final listed air date 1997-12-26.
• Season 6: premiered 1997-07-24; final listed air date 1998-10-23.

Source and licence

Adapted from Iron Chef on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.