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Post by okonomiyagi on Feb 28, 2018 1:28:32 GMT -5
Check this out! Earlier this month, there was apparently a cast reunion to commemorate the show's 25th anniversary. In addition to the Iron Chefs (except Morimoto, who's probably busy here in the US, and Ishinabe, who probably had his reasons), also in attendance were Fukui, Hattori, Ohta, and about 100 past challengers--Kandagawa chief among them. Chairman Kaga apparently delivered a pre-taped video message, as well, according to this other article.
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Post by ironnut77 on Feb 28, 2018 8:54:45 GMT -5
Do you have a link, pictures, etc?
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Post by microjow on Feb 28, 2018 19:42:47 GMT -5
Click the words "Check this out". Nice to see them all together again. Sakai and Michiba don't look too different!
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Post by craigv888 on Mar 1, 2018 9:43:05 GMT -5
Not sure if anyone saw it, i posted it in another thread. There was a new TV special on last year featuring Michiba, Sakai and Chen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5-FJy-kfL0Its posted in 5 separate parts, but it is the full special
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Post by okonomiyagi on May 5, 2018 23:37:17 GMT -5
Some short video snippets have surfaced from the reunion event. Notably, it looks as though they staged a truncated battle between Chen and a former challenger, with ostrich eggs as the theme. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM2_MbGZjgk
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Post by okonomiyagi on Feb 24, 2019 0:37:15 GMT -5
news.mynavi.jp/article/20180212-Iron_Chef/Some more photos from the cast reunion. Of note, there was a small portrait tribute set up for those involved with the show who had passed away. From left to right: Shu Tomitoku (the first man to defeat Iron Chef Michiba), Toshihiko Matsuo (the show's producer--he died in 2014), Asako Kishi, and Masaaki Hirano. It should be noted that the man who challenged Chen in the ostrich egg battle was Koichi Taniguchi, who previously lost to Chen in Battle Prawn in February 1994. A quick translation of the article reveals that Ishinabe was ill with the flu and could not attend, while Morimoto was overseeing a new restaurant of his in Hawaii.
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Post by okonomiyagi on Nov 3, 2020 18:59:07 GMT -5
Someone recently posted this video slideshow of even more photos from the cast reunion. About halfway through the video, there is a slideshow of challengers who were in attendance, in order of appearance on the show. I've tried my best to figure out who was there, but in some cases it was difficult to read their nametag (or they didn't have one at all), and some people have aged where I don't recognize who they are! - Yosei Kobayakawa (Battle Foie Gras vs. Michiba)
- Toshiyuki Kudo (Battle Tofu vs. Ishinabe, plus Battle Cod vs. Wakiya in the revival)
- Kazuhiko Tei (Battle Octopus vs. Chen)
- Eizo Ooyama (Battle Banana vs. Ishinabe)
- Toshio Tanabe (Battle Sea Bream vs. Michiba)
- Koichi Taniguchi (Battle Prawn vs. Chen)
- Shinji Kondo (?) (Battle Flour vs. Chen)
- Koichiro Goto (Battle Rice vs. Michiba)
- Hiroyuki Kitami (Battle Tomato vs. Sakai, Battle Honey vs. Sakai)
- Hiromi Yamada (Battle Cabbage vs. Chen--and also vs. Wakiya in the revival)
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- Hideki Osako (?) (Battle Mushroom vs. Chen)
- Takashi Saito (Battle Prawn vs. Chen)
- Yasuo Kawada (Battle Angler vs. Michiba)
- Hiroshi Furusho (Battle Turkey vs. Michiba)
- Seiya Kawasaki (Battle Quail vs. Sakai)
- Masayo Waki (Battle Strawberry vs. Sakai)
- Koji Yamada (Battle Turnip vs. Sakai)
- Hisao Oidate (Battle Chinese Cabbage vs. Chen)
- Yoshie Urabe (Battle Soybean vs. Chen)
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- Chiyo Cho (Battle Tofu vs. Chen)
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- Elio Orsara (Battle Swordfish vs. Chen)
- Etsuo Jo (?) (Battle Broccoli vs. Michiba, Battle Wine vs. Sakai)
- Kenji Kaji (?) (Battle Umeboshi vs. Michiba)
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- Lin Kunbi (Battle Potato vs. Michiba + Sweet Potato OT, Battle Bell Pepper vs. Nakamura)
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- Jinichi Tateyama (Battle Leek vs. Sakai)
- Takaya Nakazawa (Battle Shiitake Mushroom vs. Chen)
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- Katsuko Nanao (?) (Battle Cod Roe vs. Nakamura)
- Yoshinobu Sonobe (?) (Battle Ikura vs. Sakai)
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- Takamasa Uetake (?) (Battle Peach vs. Nakamura)
- Hiroshi Yamaoka (Battle Chinese Cabbage vs. Sakai)
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- Philippe Batton (Battle Bacon vs. Sakai)
- Kan Kasahara (Battle Mochi vs. Sakai)
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- Seiji Toyoshima (Battle Milk vs. Sakai)
- Yoshinori Kojima (Battle Potato and Battle Sole vs. Nakamura)
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- Miyuki Igarashi (Battle Cucumber vs. Chen)
- Keiji Azuma (Battle Lamb vs. Nakamura)
- Yasuhiro Fukatsu (?) (Battle Venison vs. Kobe)
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- Yoshimasa Matsumoto (?) (Battle Snow Crab vs. Sakai)
- Takashi Shimamura (?) (Battle Pen Shell vs. Chen)
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- Yosei Watanabe (Battle Mango vs. Kobe)
- Miyoko Sakai (Battle Blue Crab vs. Kobe)
- Hisao Yaginuma (Battle Shanghai Cabbage vs. Chen)
- Mitsuo Hazama (?) (Battle Duck vs. Sakai)
- Dominique Corby (?) (Battle Foie Gras + Asparagus OT vs. Chen)
- Akira Watanabe (Battle Cuttlefish vs. Morimoto)
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- Toshiro Kandagawa
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Post by Man Alive! on Nov 7, 2020 1:41:51 GMT -5
Everybody looks great! Glad to see the cast is doing well. A televised reunion show with the original cast would be a real treat.
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