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Michiba vs. Yukio Hattori
Originally aired 4/29/1994
Iron Chef, the Official Book episode# 26
Iron Chef Collection episode# 216
Kitchen Stadium was only seven months old at the time of this interesting episode. The Chairman explains that he has been searching for the heir of Rosanjin, but–
He has discovered a traitor in his midst. Dr. Yukio Hattori, President of Hattori Nutrition College, dares aspire to become a fourth Iron Chef. The Chairman graciously agrees to that, if Hattori wins.
“Actually,” the Chairman explains, “this man has two faces. One, as his official role as the fifth president of his school — the face of an educator. The other face, is as the heir to a 500-year long tradition of Hattori style cooking. The style originated back in the 1400s. It established the protocol for cooking in a Samurai family. And Hattori is the one who succeeds this tradition… Underpinning Hattori’s dishes are years of interaction with top chefs around the world.
“Also, today, I have invited a VIP to my arena, a man who is often called the god of French cuisine. His name — Joel Robuchon.
“So now, Hattori! In front of Joel Robuchon, this god of French cuisine, reveal to us all, your burning ambition!”
Iron Chef French Hiroyuki Sakai was crowned the King of Iron Chefs in the final Kitchen Stadium battle. When he began, he thought his time on the the show was going to be only six months. He ended up being a part of Iron Chef for 6 years. This week, we bring three of Iron Chef Sakai’s memorable battles.
One of the reasons we started this site was to find episodes we never had seen before. The first new episode contribution happened only two days after we went live with the addition of the Dried Scallop battle (502) from 1997. As many of you know, Food Network stopped buying/dubbing episodes before they reached any of the episodes from 1997. As a result, many non-Japanese fans have not seen more than the one episode (502) from that year. We are about to change that in a big way.
Today, we proudly announce the acquisition of 30 Ryouri no Tetsujin episodes from 1997. The Full Episode List has been updated to reflect these new additions. (Remember, blue episode numbers represent episodes that will be added to the database some time in the future.) You may also notice that all of the new 1997 episodes are noted with an “OA.” We use that designation to show that the episode is the original Japanese language broadcast. (Yes, they did come from the same source as the recently added specials. No, we have not been able to find subtitled or dubbed versions. Sorry.)
The final Episodes of the Week post each month will feature 1-3 of these ICC Exclusives. (We may try to come up with a way to vote on which episodes you want added, but I am not sure of the best way to do that yet.)
Some highlights from the newly acquired episodes:
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that we had acquired two episodes that had not aired on Food Network. The first of those to be posted was the Japan Cup 2002. This week, we present the second of those exclusive episodes, the Millennium Cup.
The Millennium Cup was the first Iron Chef special produced after the final Kitchen Stadium battle at the end of the King of Iron Chefs tournament. It originally aired on January 5, 2000, a mere 3 months after the final Kitchen Stadium battle.
The first battle pits Iron Chef Chinese Chen Kenichi against Zhao Ren Liang with abalone as the theme ingredient. The second battle finds Iron Chef Japanese Rokusaburo Michiba going against Dominique Bouchet in a kobe beef confront. All four chefs are also competing to have one of their dishes named the “Millennium Dish.”
This week, we present an episode that has been among the most sought after for the Iron Chef Collection. It is an episode that did not air on Food Network. Until very recently, we had never been able to find anything more than a few reviews and a few pictures from this special that aired in Japan on January 2, 2002. It is the final Iron Chef special that aired in Japan. We are very proud to present to you the Iron Chef Japan Cup 2002.
We recently were able to acquire this episode directly from Japan. As such, this video is the complete broadcast as it originally aired on Fuji TV in Japan, including all commercials and breaks. We thought it might be interesting to experience what it was like to watch an episode of Iron Chef exactly as you would have seen it in Japan. (We may remove the commercials and re-upload some day if enough people request a version like that.) This episode is in Japanese with no subtitles. (Go here for a very good English language description/play-by-play of this episode. Be careful if you do not want to know the winners yet because he does have the results included.)
Because of this episode’s 2 hour length, I split the episode into two one-hour files. Enjoy this never before seen episode. (And be on the lookout for another special ICC exclusive in the next few weeks.)
You can find the following episodes in the Specials category of the video database: 1001a, 1001b
New in the video database this week: 1001a, 1001b
Special note regarding our videos: If you want to put them up on bittorrent trackers or other video sites, could you at least wait until they have been up for a week or two and even then, please ask for permission. We will likely have no problem with you sharing them, but in this case, the episode was up on torrent sites less than two days after we presented it. I realize that the URL is in this most recent video (and will be in all future exclusive episodes), so people can find us if they want more. We went to great effort and some expense to acquire these episodes. Please respect that. –Keith
It’s time for another Mayuko Takata video to join our Beyond Kitchen Stadium collection. Of course, you probably already know that Takata-san is my favorite Iron Chef judge. I am happy to present this episode of Arashi no Shukudai-kun where she was the guest. (This is a TV show hosted by Arashi, a popular Japanese singing group.)
I have to admit that I find it a little funny that, even when I find Mayuko on a show other than Iron Chef, we still get to watch her eating. She enjoys different types of sushi with the members of Arashi. Other segments include Mayuko getting to slap an Arashi member (kind of) and failing miserably at the Kendama. She also talks briefly about her new son, born about 5 months before this show originally aired in January 2007. This show is in Japanese with English subtitles.
NOTE: I tried to get permission from the person who subtitled this video to post it, but I did not receive any response. If this is your video and you want it removed, contact us.
This video, along with many others, is available in our Beyond Kitchen Stadium section.