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Knife skills will be put to the test in battle tuna. The challenger carries one of the longest knives in Japan.
Despite his father being against it, the challenger began to apprentice at age 17. He is well versed in Tea Ceremony dining. He is now head chef at a restaurant visited by many Japanese Prime Ministers. He has chosen to battle Michiba because he does not like the way the Iron Chef uses non-traditional ingredients in Japanese dishes.
The theme ingredient cost approximately $10,000.
Judges: Shinichiro Kurimoto (Politician), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Asako Kishi (Critic)
First Air Date : Oct 10, 1993
Last Air date : Oct 08, 1999
Episode : 299 Episode
Season : 7 Season
Runtime: 30 minutes
Studio: Food Network
Country: Japan
Cast: Hiroyuki Sakai
Crew: Kundo Koyama (Writer)