Season 6 poster

Season 6

(1998)

Episodes

Chen vs Inoue Akihiko (Salmon Battle) poster

Chen vs Inoue Akihiko (Salmon Battle) 0.0

January 9, 1998

Kobe vs Fukazu Yasuhiro (Deer Battle) poster

Kobe vs Fukazu Yasuhiro (Deer Battle) 0.0

January 16, 1998

Sakai vs Matsumoto Yoshimasa (Crab Battle) poster

Sakai vs Matsumoto Yoshimasa (Crab Battle) 0.0

January 23, 1998

Chen vs Tou Choki (Black Tiger Battle) poster

Chen vs Tou Choki (Black Tiger Battle) 0.0

January 30, 1998

Sakai vs Sato Fumiaki (Radish Battle) poster

Sakai vs Sato Fumiaki (Radish Battle) 0.0

February 6, 1998

Nakamura Retirement Special poster

Nakamura Retirement Special 0.0

February 13, 1998

Nakamura's final fight is with Hattori Yukio in Battle Tuna.

Nakamura's Retirement Special (Tuna Battle) Part II poster

Nakamura's Retirement Special (Tuna Battle) Part II 0.0

February 20, 1998

Nakamura's final fight is with Hattori Yukio in Battle Tuna.

Morimoto vs Hirayama Yukio (Red Snapper Battle) poster

Morimoto vs Hirayama Yukio (Red Snapper Battle) 0.0

February 27, 1998

Morimoto’s debut as an Iron Chef brings a difficult challenger—Yukio Hirayama.

Sakai vs Kondo Motohito (Girls' Festival) poster

Sakai vs Kondo Motohito (Girls' Festival) 0.0

March 6, 1998

Kobe vs. Mario Frittoli (Broccoli Battle) poster

Kobe vs. Mario Frittoli (Broccoli Battle) 0.0

March 13, 1998

Pinchiorri, the perfectionist, was a female chef in the 70's who combined French and Italian cooking techniques. Iron C…

Morimoto vs Kimura Masayoshi (Rice Battle) poster

Morimoto vs Kimura Masayoshi (Rice Battle) 0.0

April 4, 1998

The challenger is a master at using oils in his Chinese cooking. This is Morimoto's second battle. Can the secrets of C…

Sakai vs Tomoji Ichikawa (Guinea Fowl Battle) poster

Sakai vs Tomoji Ichikawa (Guinea Fowl Battle) 0.0

April 10, 1998

Tomoji Ichikawa is a French superchef in Japan. He has traveled and trained extensively in France under Pierre Troisgro…

Chen vs Harada Mitsuro (Spanish Mackerel Battle) poster

Chen vs Harada Mitsuro (Spanish Mackerel Battle) 0.0

April 17, 1998

The challenger is a Master Chef hailing from Kyoto. He, like most Iron Chefs, combines traditional knowledge with cutti…

Chen vs Shimamura Takashi (Pen Shell Battle) poster

Chen vs Shimamura Takashi (Pen Shell Battle) 0.0

April 24, 1998

The challenger is a seafood expert: he chooses and cooks gifts from the sea masterfully He has apprenticed in the top k…

Morimoto vs. Tetsuo Hagiwara (Bamboo Shoots Battle) poster

Morimoto vs. Tetsuo Hagiwara (Bamboo Shoots Battle) 0.0

May 1, 1998

The challenger is a stubborn chef descended from a long line of Tokyo dwellers. Restaurants run in his family. Iron Che…

Kobe vs. Yosei Watanabe (Mango Battle) poster

Kobe vs. Yosei Watanabe (Mango Battle) 0.0

May 8, 1998

The challenger is one of the few Mexican food specialists in Tokyo. He opened the first restaurant dedicated to Latin c…

Morimoto vs. Yasuhiko Habuchi (Asparagus Battle) poster

Morimoto vs. Yasuhiko Habuchi (Asparagus Battle) 0.0

May 15, 1998

Andre Pachon is the leader of the French Chef community in Japan. Several of his apprentices have already appeared, but…

Chen vs Liang Shuqing (Pork Belly Battle) poster

Chen vs Liang Shuqing (Pork Belly Battle) 0.0

May 22, 1998

The younger sibling of the Liang brothers, rulers of Cantonese cuisine in Japan, faces Iron Chef Chinese.

Chen vs Liang Shuqing (Konnyaku Battle) Overtime poster

Chen vs Liang Shuqing (Konnyaku Battle) Overtime 0.0

May 29, 1998

Battle Arum Root.

Sakai vs Kobayashi Kumiko (Mishima Beef Battle) poster

Sakai vs Kobayashi Kumiko (Mishima Beef Battle) 0.0

June 5, 1998

The challenger is a woman who knows what she likes. As an elite culinary critic, she also trained at Cordon Bleu and at…

Morimoto vs Kenichi Miyanaga (Sweetfish Battle) poster

Morimoto vs Kenichi Miyanaga (Sweetfish Battle) 0.0

June 12, 1998

Former Iron Chef Michiba decides that Morimoto needs some helpfinding his feet in Kitchen Stadium, so he recruits his n…

Chen vs Kentaro (Potato Battle) poster

Chen vs Kentaro (Potato Battle) 0.0

June 19, 1998

Japan's culinary media is dominated by today's challenger, a food critic, musician, and graphic artist. The son a of a …

Kobe vs. Yasuhiro Sasajima (Eggplant Battle) poster

Kobe vs. Yasuhiro Sasajima (Eggplant Battle) 0.0

June 26, 1998

Morimoto vs. Takaji Yoshida (Tofu Battle) poster

Morimoto vs. Takaji Yoshida (Tofu Battle) 0.0

July 3, 1998

Morimoto fights a traditionalist chef who fills his dishes with nostalgia.

Sakai vs Shimokawa Shuzo (Jinhua Pork Battle) poster

Sakai vs Shimokawa Shuzo (Jinhua Pork Battle) 0.0

July 10, 1998

Chen vs. Junichi Itoh (Yogurt Battle) poster

Chen vs. Junichi Itoh (Yogurt Battle) 0.0

July 17, 1998

Dubbed the scientist of cooking, the challenger has studied Italian, French and Japanese techniques for over 17 years. …

Morimoto vs Kajimoto Takeshi (Abalone Battle) poster

Morimoto vs Kajimoto Takeshi (Abalone Battle) 0.0

July 24, 1997

Kobe vs Sakai Miyoko (Blue Crab Battle) poster

Kobe vs Sakai Miyoko (Blue Crab Battle) 0.0

July 31, 1998

Morimoto vs Hirokazu Handa (Giant Eel Battle) poster

Morimoto vs Hirokazu Handa (Giant Eel Battle) 0.0

August 7, 1998

Sakai vs Watabe Masanobu (Peach Battle) poster

Sakai vs Watabe Masanobu (Peach Battle) 0.0

August 14, 1998

Chen vs Miyazawa Kaoru (Carp Battle) poster

Chen vs Miyazawa Kaoru (Carp Battle) 0.0

August 21, 1998

2000th Dish: French vs Chinese Part I poster

2000th Dish: French vs Chinese Part I 0.0

August 28, 1998

Part 1 of 2: Chen and Sakai gain partners, as Kaga demands a french vs Chinese showdown. The chairman also surprises ev…

2000th Dish: French vs Chinese Part II poster

2000th Dish: French vs Chinese Part II 0.0

September 4, 1998

Sakai vs. Chen. Each have a special partner chef assigned by Kaga in a French vs. Chinese showdown.

Sakai vs Kyonori Miura (Squid Battle) poster

Sakai vs Kyonori Miura (Squid Battle) 0.0

September 11, 1998

Sakai battles the "conjurer of garlic".

Chen vs Maruyama Hideki (Sardine Battle) poster

Chen vs Maruyama Hideki (Sardine Battle) 0.0

September 18, 1998

Morimoto vs. Shuichi Fuji (Salmon Battle) poster

Morimoto vs. Shuichi Fuji (Salmon Battle) 0.0

September 25, 1998

Led by Tadamichi Ohta, the chef who defeated Sakai, the Ohta faction invades Kitchen Stadium to uphold traditional Japa…

Kobe vs. Shinya Tasaki (Tuna Battle) poster

Kobe vs. Shinya Tasaki (Tuna Battle) 0.0

October 2, 1998

Tasaki is a world champion sommelier who always dreamed of becoming a famed chef. Chairman Kaga decides to grant him hi…

Sakai vs Ron Siegel (Lobster Battle) poster

Sakai vs Ron Siegel (Lobster Battle) 0.0

October 9, 1998

An American chef enters Kitchen Stadium for a lobster battle.

Chen vs Kagata Kyoko (Veal Battle) poster

Chen vs Kagata Kyoko (Veal Battle) 0.0

October 16, 1998

The first female challenger in Kitchen Stadium, the 26 year old Kagata defeated Chen Kenichi. Years later, after studyi…

Morimoto vs Tatsutoshi Kumamoto (Natto Battle) poster

Morimoto vs Tatsutoshi Kumamoto (Natto Battle) 0.0

October 23, 1998

One month ago, the Ohta faction "invaded" Kitchen Stadium to fight Morimoto with traditional Japanese cuisine. Their le…

Kobe vs. Kensuke Sakai (Pumpkin Battle) poster

Kobe vs. Kensuke Sakai (Pumpkin Battle) 0.0

October 30, 1998

Sakai vs Kazumi Nagayama (Saury Battle) poster

Sakai vs Kazumi Nagayama (Saury Battle) 0.0

November 6, 1998

Nagayama was brought in to revive the venerated Tokyo University restaurant Shochiku, and now his old-and-new style wil…

Chen vs. Hisao Yaginuma (Shanghai Cabbage Battle) poster

Chen vs. Hisao Yaginuma (Shanghai Cabbage Battle) 0.0

November 13, 1998

Chen defends his honor in this Bok Choy battle.

Kobe vs. Takatsugu Sasaoka (Maitake Battle) poster

Kobe vs. Takatsugu Sasaoka (Maitake Battle) 0.0

November 20, 1998

The challenger likes to follow one of the philosophies of Rosanjin: 'never kill the natural flavor of the ingredient.' …

Morimoto vs. Marco Molinari (Porcini Battle) poster

Morimoto vs. Marco Molinari (Porcini Battle) 0.0

November 27, 1998

By the age of 13, Molinari was already a chef at a 3-star restaurant. Now, cultures clash in this mushroom battle.

Sakai vs Hazama Mitsuo (Duck Battle) poster

Sakai vs Hazama Mitsuo (Duck Battle) 0.0

December 4, 1998

Kobe vs Yoneda Hiromichi (Octopus Battle) poster

Kobe vs Yoneda Hiromichi (Octopus Battle) 0.0

December 11, 1998

This octopus showdown has everyone up in arms.

Chen vs Mitsuo Suganuma (Shark Fin Battle) poster

Chen vs Mitsuo Suganuma (Shark Fin Battle) 0.0

December 18, 1998

Morimoto vs. Jiro Ogue (Turkey Battle) poster

Morimoto vs. Jiro Ogue (Turkey Battle) 0.0

December 25, 1998

For the 1998 Christmas day battle, the contender is the successor of Alain Chapel, a successful 3 star restaurant owner…