2012 Revival
In 2012 Fuji Television announced that it was recording brand new episodes of Iron Chef. The first episode will debut on October 26, 2012 as a two-hour special, thereafter reverting to a one-hour show airing on Friday evenings at 19:57 Japan time. Unlike the original Ryōri no Tetsujin, the new show is titled Iron Chef (アイアンシェフ) in katakana characters. The Chairman's role will be assumed by Japanese actor Hiroshi Tamaki. Fuji TV commentator Mizuki Sano will host the program, and the reporters will be Yurika Mita and Daisuke Miyagawa. Dr. Yukio Hattori will return from the original Iron Chef series to provide commentary. The three Iron Chefs, representing Japanese, French, and Chinese cuisines, are currently unknown and will be revealed in the first episode.
According to Fuji Television, the "nominee" (challenger) for the first battle in the new show will be former Kitchen Stadium challenger Kenichi Miyanaga, recommended by Iron Chef Rokusaburo Michiba. Miyanaga is Michiba's top apprentice. The nominee for the second battle will be Kentaro Chen, recommended by his father Iron Chef Chen Kenichi.
Judges for the first battle are: film director Masayuki Suo, ballerina/actress Tamiyo Kusakari, publisher Toru Kenjou, composer Akira Senju, and writer Mariko Hayashi. Judges for the second battle are sumo Yokozuna Harumafuji, actor Hideaki Itō, composer Yasushi Akimoto, Izumi Shibata, and sommelier and former Iron Chef challenger Shinya Tasaki.
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