Iron Chef (1993)
- Genre: Reality
- First Air Date: 1993-10-10
- Last Air Date: 1999-10-08
- Total Seasons: 7
- Total Episodes: 299
- Status: Ended
- Episode Runtime: 30 min.
- Production Country: Japan
- Network: Food Network
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.
You can now watch Iron Chef online on the following streaming platforms in the United States.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Ishinabe vs. Maruyama Takeshi (Salmon) | 1993-10-10 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Michiba vs Kobayakawa Yousei (Foie Gras) | 1993-10-17 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Chen vs Indoragori Paulo (Blow fish) | 1993-10-31 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Chen vs Kudo Toshiyuki (Tofu) | 1993-11-07 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Michiba vs Syu Tomiteru (Lobster) | 1993-11-14 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Chen VS Tei Kazuhiko (Octopus) | 1993-11-21 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Ishinabe vs Muto Masato (Daikon Radish) | 1993-11-28 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Michiba vs Syu Tomitoku (Crab) | 1993-12-05 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Ishinabe vs Oyama Eizo (Banana) | 1993-12-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Ishinabe vs Jacques Borie (Chicken) | 1993-12-19 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Michiba vs Shu Tomitoku (Pork) | 1994-01-09 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Chen vs Wan Weiping (Squid) | 1994-01-16 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Michiba vs Hoshino Jun (Egg) | 1994-01-23 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Michiba vs Tanabe Toshio (Sea Bream) | 1994-01-30 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Chen vs Taniguchi Kouichi (Shrimp) | 1994-02-06 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | Michiba vs Masaki Kazuyoshi (Anago Eel ) | 1994-02-13 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | Chen vs Kandagawa Toshiro (Flounder) | 1994-02-20 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | Sakai vs Guy Shokr (Oyster) | 1994-02-27 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | Chen vs Kondo Shinji (Wheat) | 1994-03-06 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | Sakai vs Kitami Hiroyuki (Tomato) | 1994-03-13 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | Chen vs Kagata Kyoko (Scallop) | 1994-03-20 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 12 | Michiba vs Otakura Hideaki (Cheese) | 1994-03-27 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 13 | Michiba vs Goto Koichiro (Rice) | 1994-04-08 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 14 | Chen vs Munetaka Takahashi (Bamboo Shoots) | 1994-04-15 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 15 | Sakai vs Mario Nakagawa (Lamb) | 1994-04-22 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 16 | Michiba vs Yukio Hattori (Truffle) | 1994-04-29 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 17 | Chen vs Hiromi Yamada (Cabbage) | 1994-05-06 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 18 | Sakai vs Hiromi Funatsu (Bonito) | 1994-05-13 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 19 | Sakai vs Masatoshi Kimura (Duck) | 1994-05-20 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 20 | Chen vs Kiyoshi Takahashi (Carrot) | 1994-05-27 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 21 | Michiba vs Kuniyuki Ishikawa (Natto) | 1994-06-03 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 22 | Michiba vs Katsumi Hanato (Sweetfish) | 1994-06-10 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 23 | Sakai vs Yuji Wakiya (Sea Urchin) | 1994-06-17 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 24 | Chen vs Masahiko Miyamoto (Milk) | 1994-06-24 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 25 | Chen vs Koichi Tabata (Eggplant) | 1994-07-01 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 26 | Michiba vs Takashi Mera (Tuna) | 1994-07-08 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 27 | Sakai vs Tadaaki Shimizu (Homard (Lobster)) | 1994-07-15 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 28 | Michiba and Chen vs Joël Bruant and Masafumi Furutaka (Sea Bass) | 1994-07-22 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 29 | Sakai vs Mitsuru Saito (Beef) | 1994-07-29 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 30 | Michiba vs Yasuhiko Yoshida (Eel) | 1994-08-05 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 31 | Sakai vs Hirohisa Koyama (Pike Eel) | 1994-08-12 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 32 | Chen vs Katsuyo Kobayashi (Potato) | 1994-08-19 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 33 | Michiba vs Keiji Nakazawa (Corn) | 1994-08-26 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 34 | Chen vs Hideki Ohsako (Mushroom) | 1994-09-02 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 35 | Michiba vs Artur J. Rütter (Bell Pepper) | 1994-09-09 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 36 | Michiba vs Tsutomu Hiroi (Saury) | 1994-09-16 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 37 | Sakai vs Sotetsu Fuji (Yam Potato) | 1994-09-23 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 38 | Chen vs Takashi Saito (Prawn) | 1994-09-30 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 39 | Sakai vs Masamitsu Takahashi (Matsutake Mushrooms) | 1994-10-07 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 40 | Michiba vs Xu Peirong (Shark Fin) | 1994-10-14 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 41 | Sakai vs Sekihata Katsuyuki (Bread) | 1994-10-21 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 42 | Chen vs Koji Kobayashi (Pumpkin) | 1994-10-28 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 43 | Michiba vs Yasuo Kawada (Anglerfish) | 1994-11-04 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 44 | Chen vs Sugita Tadashi (Shanghai Crab) | 1994-11-11 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 45 | Michiba vs Tatsuo Umemiya (Horse Mackerel) | 1994-11-18 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 46 | Sakai vs Seiya Kawasaki (Quail) | 1994-11-25 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 47 | Chen vs Toshikatsu Nakagawa (Noodle) | 1994-12-02 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 48 | Michiba vs Hiroshi Furusho (Turkey) | 1994-12-09 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 49 | Sakai vs Masayo Waki (Strawberry) | 1994-12-16 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 50 | Mr. Iron Chef 1994: Preliminaries | 1994-12-23 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Mr. Iron Chef 1994: Final (Yellowtail) | 1995-01-02 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Chen vs Toshiyuki Nakagawa (Mochi) | 1995-01-06 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | Sakai vs Koji Yamada (Turnip) | 1995-01-13 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | Chen vs Hisao Oidate (Chinese Cabbage) | 1995-01-20 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | Sakai vs Fuyuko Kondo (Apple & Chocolate) | 1995-01-27 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | Chen vs Yoshie Urabe (Soybean) | 1995-02-03 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | Michiba vs Masao Suzuki (Matsuba Crab) | 1995-02-10 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 8 | Chen vs Kunihiko Hashimoto (Taro) | 1995-02-17 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 9 | Sakai vs Toshihiro Komine (Asparagus) | 1995-02-24 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | Michiba vs Wang Zhijian (Egg) | 1995-03-03 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 11 | Chen vs Tetsutoshi Shimazu (Squid) | 1995-03-10 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 12 | Sakai vs Shigeo Yuasa (Cod) | 1995-03-17 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 13 | Hong Kong Special | 1995-03-31 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 14 | Chen vs Chiyo Cho (Tofu) | 1995-04-07 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 15 | Ishinabe vs Sawaguchi Tomoyuki (Flounder) | 1995-04-14 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 16 | Sakai vs Kunio Santo (Clam) | 1995-04-21 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 17 | Michiba vs Keisuke Tamano (Tilefish) | 1995-04-28 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 18 | Chen vs Lee Myong Suk (Liver) | 1995-05-05 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 19 | Sakai vs Isao Yanagidate (Caviar) | 1995-05-12 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 20 | Chen vs Elio Orsara (Kajiki Tuna) | 1995-05-19 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 21 | Michiba vs Etsuo Joh (Broccoli) | 1995-05-26 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 22 | Sakai vs Katsuo Ohmiya (Onion) | 1995-06-02 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 23 | Sakai vs Kazutaka Okabe (Lamb) | 1995-06-09 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 24 | Michiba vs Zeng Mingxing (Blue Crab) | 1995-06-16 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 25 | Chen vs Yukihiro Noda (Sardine) | 1995-06-23 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 26 | Ishinabe vs Yanagidate Isao (Avocado) | 1995-06-30 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 27 | Sakai vs Takayoshi Kawai (Sole) | 1995-07-07 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 28 | Sakai vs Haruyoshi Omino (Sweetfish) | 1995-07-14 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 29 | Chen vs Li Jinlun (Swallow's Nest) | 1995-07-21 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 30 | Sakai vs Shinichi Nagamatsu (Eggplant) | 1995-07-28 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 31 | Chen vs Hisama Hirano (Sea Urchin) | 1995-08-04 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 32 | Michiba vs Kenji Kaji (Umeboshi) | 1995-08-11 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 33 | Michiba and Sakai vs The Cuomo Brothers (Tomato) | 1995-08-18 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 34 | Chen vs Yoshiko Takemasa (Short-necked Clam) | 1995-08-25 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 35 | Sakai vs Joël Bruant (Salmon) | 1995-09-01 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 36 | Michiba vs Minoru Noda (Matsutake Mushroom) | 1995-09-08 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 37 | Sakai vs Philippe Aubron (Crayfish) | 1995-09-15 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 38 | Chen vs Tsuguo Fujiwara (Sea Cucumber) | 1995-09-22 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 39 | 1995 Iron Chef World Cup | 1995-10-06 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 40 | Sakai vs Sadaharu Nakajima (Rice) | 1995-10-13 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 41 | Michiba vs Lin Kunbi (Potato) | 1995-10-20 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 42 | Michiba vs Lin Kunbi Overtime (Sweet Potato) | 1995-10-28 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 43 | Chen vs Masahiko Hagiwara (Scampi) | 1995-11-03 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 44 | Chen vs Kiyotaka Ikegawa (Horsehair Crab) | 1995-11-10 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 45 | Sakai vs Toshiro Kandagawa (Lotus Root) | 1995-11-17 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 46 | Sakai vs Bruno Ménard (Escargot) | 1995-11-24 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 47 | Chen vs Sozo Miyamoto (Carp) | 1995-12-01 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 48 | Sakai vs Tadamichi Ohta (Octopus) | 1995-12-08 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 49 | Sakai vs Philippe Groult (Oyster) | 1995-12-15 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 50 | Mr Iron Chef 1995: Chen vs. Sakai (Chicken) | 1995-12-22 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | Mr Iron Chef 1995 :Chen vs Michiba (Beef) | 1996-01-03 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | The Legend of Michiba | 1996-01-05 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | Chen vs Gao Jinyi (Dried Abalone) | 1996-01-12 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | Sakai vs Hidetoshi Ushimaru (Curry Powder) | 1996-01-19 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 5 | Chen vs Hiroshi Yamanobe (Scorpionfish) | 1996-01-26 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 6 | Chen vs Watanabe Yoji (Snapping Turtle) | 1996-02-02 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 7 | Sakai vs Tadashi Yanagi (Pear & Chocolate) | 1996-02-09 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 8 | Sakai vs Jinichi Tateyama (Leek) | 1996-02-16 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 9 | Chen vs Takaya Nakazawa (Shiitake Mushroom) | 1996-02-23 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 10 | Nakamura vs Kiyoshi Suzuki (Foie Gras) | 1996-03-01 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 11 | Chen vs Tatsujiro Yoshida (Cod) | 1996-03-08 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 12 | Sakai vs Senji Osada (Scallop) | 1996-03-15 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 13 | Nakamura vs Lin Kunbi (Bell Pepper) | 1996-03-22 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 14 | Chen vs Katsuaki Mori (Spinach) | 1996-03-29 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 15 | France Special Part I: Nakamura vs. Bernard Leprince (Salmon) | 1996-04-05 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 16 | France Special Part II: Sakai vs. Pierre Gagnaire (Homard Lobster) | 1996-04-12 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 17 | Nakamura vs. Toyoaki Suganuma (Egg) | 1996-04-19 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 18 | Chen vs. He Yewen (Lettuce) | 1996-04-26 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 19 | Nakamura vs. Katsuko Nanao (Cod Roe) | 1996-05-03 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 20 | Chen vs Shunji Morikawa (Pineapple) | 1996-05-10 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 21 | Sakai vs Tamotsu Takao (Abalone) | 1996-05-17 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 22 | Nakamura vs. Kenji Motai (Udon) | 1996-05-24 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 23 | Chen vs Ichio Gotoh (Cuttlefish) | 1996-05-31 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 24 | Sakai vs Sonobe Yoshinobu (Salmon Roe) | 1996-06-07 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 25 | Nakamura vs Son Kangi (Pomfret) | 1996-06-14 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 26 | Sakai vs Philippe Batton (Bacon) | 1996-06-21 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 27 | Nakamura vs Tozawa Hideo (Clam) | 1996-06-28 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 28 | Chen vs Nomura Takayuk (Ayu) | 1996-07-05 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 29 | Nakamura vs Yamamoto Hideki (Conger) | 1996-07-12 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 30 | Sakai vs Uki Yoshimasa (Tuna) | 1996-07-19 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 31 | Nakamura vs Toriumi Masaru (Oyster) | 1996-07-26 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 32 | Chen vs Yamamoto Takeshi (Pork) | 1996-08-02 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 33 | Nakamura vs Thierry Houngues (Caviar) | 1996-08-09 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 34 | Chen vs Tsugawa Toshizo (Sea Eel) | 1996-08-16 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 35 | Sakai vs Sugawara Ken'ji (Corn) | 1996-08-23 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 36 | Chen vs. Shinsuke Shimada (Fleshy Prawn) | 1996-08-30 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 37 | Nakamura vs Uetake Toshimasa (Peach) | 1996-09-06 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 38 | Sakai vs So Choumei (Softcrab) | 1996-09-13 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 39 | Nakamura vs Endo Tokuo (Mackerel Pike) | 1996-09-20 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 40 | Chen vs Kashiwabara Takeo (Wax Gourd) | 1996-10-04 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 41 | Chen Over Time (Shark Fin) | 1996-10-11 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 42 | Nakamura vs Fujita Shin (Soba) | 1996-10-18 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 43 | Nakamura vs Ogusu Ryuichi (Chestnut) | 1996-10-25 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 44 | Chen vs Daniela Ozik (Mushroom) | 1996-11-01 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 45 | Sakai vs Yamaoka Hiroshi (Chinese Cabbage) | 1996-11-08 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 46 | Sakai vs Wein Nishi (Apple) | 1996-11-15 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 47 | Nakamura vs Kuroki Kenjiro (Angler) | 1996-11-22 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 48 | Nakamura vs Miyashiro Kiyoshi (Cow's Tongue) | 1996-11-29 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 49 | Chen vs Ishizaki Yukio (Garlic) | 1996-12-06 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 50 | Sakai vs Suzuki Yoshio (Orange) | 1996-12-13 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 51 | Nakamura vs Belnare Lebrance (Gull) | 1996-12-20 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 52 | Nakamura vs. Michiba (Pork, Sweet Potato, and Octopus) | 1996-12-31 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 1 | Sakai vs Kasahara Hiroshi (Rice Cake) | 1997-01-10 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 2 | Chen vs Michifude Hiroshi (Dried Scallop) | 1997-01-17 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 3 | Sakai vs Rory Kennedy (Rabbit) | 1997-01-24 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 4 | Sakai vs Rory Kennedy (Pigeon) Overtime | 1997-01-31 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 5 | Nakamura vs Morieda Hiroyoshi (Crab) | 1997-02-07 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 6 | Chen vs Kou Houkou (Rice) | 1997-02-14 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 7 | Sakai vs Shimada Tetsuya (Truffle) | 1997-02-21 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 8 | Nakamura vs Yamazaki Tateo (Nattou) | 1997-02-28 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 9 | Sakai vs Jyo Etsuo (Wine) | 1997-03-07 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 10 | Chen vs Wakiya Yuji (Papaya) | 1997-03-14 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 11 | Nakamura vs Mera Takashi (Seaweed) | 1997-03-21 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 12 | Sakai vs Kitami Hiroyuki (Honey) | 1997-03-28 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 13 | Nakamura vs You Koukan (Hanami Festival) | 1997-04-11 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 14 | Sakai vs Okumura Shinzou (Bamboo Shoot) | 1997-04-18 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 15 | Chen vs Ootsuki Chihiro (Tomato) | 1997-04-25 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 16 | Sakai vs Sasaki Kiyoyasu (Perch) | 1997-05-02 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 17 | Nakamura vs Azumaya Norio (Pork) | 1997-05-09 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 18 | Nakamura vs Jillian Harst (Ostrich) | 1997-05-16 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 19 | Chen vs Takagi Masao (Duck's Egg) | 1997-05-23 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 20 | Sakai vs Germano Orsara (Ham) | 1997-05-30 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 21 | Nakamura vs Sakane Hisahito (Sea Eel) | 1997-06-06 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 22 | Kobe vs Hagiwara Masahiko (Pasta) | 1997-06-13 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 23 | Sakai vs Sato Norio (Amberjack - Kampachi) | 1997-06-20 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 24 | Chen vs Syu Kenchu (Akahata - Grouper) | 1997-06-27 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 25 | Nakamura vs Kashima Masami (Prawn) | 1997-07-04 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 26 | Sakai vs Ishikawa Toshiyuki (Sea Urchin) | 1997-07-11 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 27 | Chen vs Matsuno Yoshikazu (Mantis Shrimp - Shako) | 1997-07-18 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 28 | Kobe vs Stephan Tabacchi (Cabbage) | 1997-07-25 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 29 | Sakai vs Toyoshima Seiji (Milk) | 1997-08-01 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 30 | Nakamura Chin vs Sakai Kobe (Watermelon) | 1997-08-08 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 31 | Chen vs Souseiko Kawaguchi (Eggplant) | 1997-08-15 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 32 | Sakai vs Androsoni Pietro (Melon) | 1997-08-22 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 33 | Nakamura vs Kojima Koten (Potato) | 1997-08-29 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 34 | Nakamura vs Kojima Koten (Flatfish) Overtime | 1997-09-05 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 35 | Sakai vs Nakajima Toshiyuki (Cow's Cheek) | 1997-09-12 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 36 | Chen vs Igarashi Miyuki (Cucumber) | 1997-09-26 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 37 | Kobe vs Imai Fujio (Matsutake) | 1997-10-03 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 38 | 1997 World Cup | 1997-10-10 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 39 | Chen vs Nagasaka Matsuo (Spareribs) | 1997-10-17 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 40 | Sakai vs Goto Masashi (Prawn) | 1997-10-24 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 41 | Kobe vs Seki Yuji (Chestnut) | 1997-10-31 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 42 | Nakamura vs Azuma Keiji (Lamb) | 1997-11-14 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 43 | Chen vs Matsushima Toru (Crab) | 1997-11-21 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 44 | Kobe vs Takahashi Kazunari (Milt) | 1997-11-28 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 45 | Kobe vs Takahashi Kazunari (Shrimp) Over Time | 1997-12-05 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 46 | Nakamura vs Moris Guilett (Scallop) | 1997-12-12 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 47 | Kobe vs Takagi Yasumasa (Strawberry) | 1997-12-19 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 48 | Nakamura vs Kandagawa Toshiro (Longtooth Grouper) | 1997-12-26 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 1 | Chen vs Inoue Akihiko (Aramaki Salmon) | 1998-01-09 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 2 | Kobe vs Fukazu Yasuhiro (Deer) | 1998-01-16 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 3 | Sakai vs Matsumoto Yoshimasa (Pine Needle Crab) | 1998-01-23 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 4 | Chen vs Tou Choki (Black Tiger) | 1998-01-30 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 5 | Sakai vs Sato Fumiaki (Radish) | 1998-02-06 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 6 | Nakamura Retirement Special | 1998-02-13 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 7 | Nakamura's Retirement Special (Tuna) Part II | 1998-02-20 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 8 | Morimoto vs Yukio Hirayama (Red Snapper) | 1998-02-27 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 9 | Sakai vs Motohito Kondo (Girls' Festival) | 1998-03-06 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 10 | Kobe vs. Mario Frittoli (Broccoli) | 1998-03-13 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 11 | Morimoto vs Masayoshi Kimura (Rice) | 1998-04-04 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 12 | Sakai vs Tomoji Ichikawa (Guinea Fowl) | 1998-04-10 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 13 | Chen vs Mitsuro Harada (Spanish Mackerel) | 1998-04-17 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 14 | Chen vs Takashi Shimamura (Pen Shell) | 1998-04-24 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 15 | Morimoto vs. Tetsuo Hagiwara (Bamboo Shoots) | 1998-05-01 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 16 | Kobe vs. Yosei Watanabe (Mango) | 1998-05-08 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 17 | Morimoto vs. Yasuhiko Habuchi (Asparagus) | 1998-05-15 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 18 | Chen vs Liang Shuqing (Pork Belly) | 1998-05-22 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 19 | Chen vs Liang Shuqing (Konnyaku) Overtime | 1998-05-29 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 20 | Sakai vs Kumiko Kobayashi (Mishima Beef) | 1998-06-05 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 21 | Morimoto vs Kenichi Miyanaga (Sweetfish) | 1998-06-12 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 22 | Chen vs Kentaro (Potato) | 1998-06-19 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 23 | Kobe vs. Yasuhiro Sasajima (Eggplant) | 1998-06-26 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 24 | Morimoto vs. Takaji Yoshida (Tofu) | 1998-07-03 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 25 | Sakai vs Shuzo Shimokawa (Jinhua Pork) | 1998-07-10 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 26 | Chen vs. Junichi Itoh (Yogurt) | 1998-07-17 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 27 | Morimoto vs Takeshi Kajimoto (Abalone) | 1997-07-24 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 28 | Kobe vs Miyoko Sakai (Blue Crab) | 1998-07-31 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 29 | Morimoto vs Hirokazu Handa (Giant Eel) | 1998-08-07 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 30 | Sakai vs Masanobu Watabe (Peach) | 1998-08-14 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 31 | Chen vs Kaoru Miyazawa (Carp) | 1998-08-21 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 32 | 2000th Dish: French vs Chinese Part I | 1998-08-28 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 33 | 2000th Dish: French vs Chinese Part II | 1998-09-04 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 34 | Sakai vs Kyonori Miura (Squid) | 1998-09-11 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 35 | Chen vs Hideki Maruyama (Sardine) | 1998-09-18 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 36 | Morimoto vs. Shuichi Fujii (Juvenile Salmon) | 1998-09-25 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 37 | Kobe vs. Shinya Tasaki (Tuna) | 1998-10-02 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 38 | Sakai vs Ron Siegel (Lobster) | 1998-10-09 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 39 | Chen vs Kyoko Kagata (Veal) | 1998-10-16 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 40 | Morimoto vs Tatsutoshi Kumamoto (Natto) | 1998-10-23 | 60 min |
| Writing | Kundo Koyama | Writer |
