The Chairman is a persona who MCs each Iron Chef contest. The first Iron Chef in Japan ran for seven seasons starting in 1993. Takeshi Kaga played the first Chairman for all seven seasons.

And it will have a new, younger Chairman Kaga — but that’s the problem. “Iron Chef” — which began in Japan in ’93 — became a cult hit in the US in the late ’90s when the Food ...

‘Iron Chef” — the camp-classic, original Japanese edition — is coming back. And it will have a new, younger Chairman Kaga — but that’s the problem. “Iron Chef” — which began in ...

bombastic vein as the Chairman Karga (Takeshi Kaga) from the Japanese “Iron Chef” (which ran from 1993 to 2002). “In the old days, Mark was very serious,” says Brown. “But he’s managed ...

Iron Chef, in all its splendor ... Food Network duo Alton Brown as host with actor Mark Dacascos as Chairman Kaga’s “nephew.” But with an entirely new set of judges, challengers, and ...

The man most identified with the original Iron Chef, Chairman Kaga of the Gourmet Academy, has been succeeded by his "nephew," actor and martial artist Mark Dacascos. The most that can be said of ...

Back in 1993, Japan gave us the original Iron Chef, complete with Chairman Kaga’s theatrical bite into a yellow bell pepper. This show kicked off a global phenomenon. Soon, cooking competitions ...

is a well-known stage and movie actor in Japan who is best known internationally for his portrayal of Chairman Kaga in the Japanese television show Iron Chef produced by Fuji TV.

In June, Netflix released a new entry to the Iron Chef franchise. The series pits five Iron Chefs against Challenger Chefs, with one eventually becoming the first Iron Legend. Fans felt excited to ...