Both are my fave iron chefs! Still watching the episodes on youtube. RIP Chen 😢

There's an episode in ICJ where Chen talks about always thinking about his customers when he cooks. The revelation that he adjusted the spicy-ness of each dish he served on a plate-by-plate basis based on which plate was going to who is just astounding. That's a true cook right there.

Wow for 71 years old, Sakai looks great!

It's strangely satisfying seeing these two being down to earth and laughing at themselves...

These two were my favorite in the show.

Good to review this video after so many years later, RIP for Kenichi

Glad to see a fellow Iron Chef fan. I miss the show, but it was destined to be cancelled. 1. Food costs. While basic vegetables and meat are cheap, foie gras, swallow's nest, and other items cost thousands for just one taping. 2. In Japanese culture, they deliberately cancel shows at highest popularity to maintain status. Unlike American culture where shows continue and decline, Fuji TV wanted go out on top. 3. Schedules. Besides the show, the Iron Chefs own busy restaurants. Allez cuisine!

Sakai is an Iron Chef legend! He arguably has the best winning record of them all!

Chen Kenichi's easy-going nature and tolerance of loss is a part of his Chinese spirit!

Bring back Iron Chef, with Sakai and Kenichi as anchor chefs. The show shouldn't have been cancelled to begin with.

Chen's so humble, saying he won so much mainly because he adjusted taste to what he knew the judges (which varied but tend to be from a small pool) which is something challengers couldn't do.

It's nice to see these two are still good friends.

Sakai and Chen were my favorites on the show.

坂井さんの料理、盛り付けキレイだしどんな味するのか食べてみたい。 陳さんの四川料理、旨辛でいかにも美味しそう。一度食べて見たかったです。天国でゆっくり休んでください。 お二人は仲良さそうで視聴者として見てて楽しいものでしたが、もう見られないのは本当に残念です。

One of my all time favorites. Chen is the man.

legends.. this inspire me to cook for my kids today.. love that show, never miss a single night watching it in local tv in philippines

hands down the 2 greatest of the iron chefs

料理の鉄人の番組開始から終了まで中華の鉄人の座を守り続けてきた陳建一氏（本名=東建一氏）が３月11日に間質性肺炎により67歳にて御逝去なされました。 　謹んで追悼の意を申し上げます📿。

仲良しだね。楽しく生きる…喜怒哀楽を味わいながら、料理に活かす2人、お互いに共感たくさんあるのね。

Nice to see that this video is still up after twelve years. Ty OP for keeping this on KZfaq. RIP Szechuan Sage... o7

I love these guys. This show was so good. I would watch it every day if it was on. Now I watch on KZfaq, even if I saw it already. I just love them. Chen lost some weight! They both look good. I was so sorry to hear about Kobe's accident and passing. What a shame. He will always be remembered. This interview means the world. Thank you for sharing. I really mean it.

I've always had the biggest crush on chen :)

陳さんが云ってたけど、作る方も食べる方も楽しく幸せなのがベストだよね。

I wish i know Sakai one day he is the WORLD´S BEST MASTER CHEF in my opinion. So many knowledge in just one person is incredible.

i love seeing these two together they really enjoy each others company

実は料理の鉄人の時に。 坂井さんは、もう辞めたいと思った事があったそうです。 それを、陳さんに相談したそうなのですが。 坂井さんが辞める時は、自分も辞める時だから。もう少しやってみませんか？ と、引き留めたそうです。 歳の差を越えて、本当にお二人は素敵なお友達なのですね‼

RIP Chen Kenichi

坂井シェフと陳さんのコンビはとてもうらやましい関係ですね。お二方のような素敵な人間には、僕は到底なれないですねぇ（汗）

I love these guys, thanks for building the show to such a success it is today :)

Both the Challenger and the Iron Chef were told 3 or 4 different possibilities of what might be the secret ingredient a few weeks ahead of time. This gave them the opportunity to develop ideas without being completely taken off guard...

How cute are these two, love Iron Chef Japan!

Legends!

坂井さんと陳さん、歳離れてるけど仲良いんだよね。

Wow... That was so cool. Thanks so much for posting that. I love that show.

man i miss this show so much!!!

It's such a relief hearing their actual voices. The dubbed voices on the show made them appear aloof and cartoony.

These two chefs are my heroes and what drives me to improve my skills as a chef in the kitchen!

Such lovely men. Watching the old show now and i just live. Honestly i cant tell who i loved more. I will say that i loved when Kobe was challenged may he rest in piece. I think he was my fave as a kid.

love this guys and the show , gave us a real big insight into japanese cusine! Legends!

These 2 have always been my favorite chefs!!! I'd eat anything they cooked! And I just knew they were really nice guys before I watched this

Man the OG Iron chefs were the reason I love cooking. My first ever dish I made was fried eggs and hot dogs when I was 8. From then on my cooking repertoire expanded.

I have great respect and admiration for these gentlemen.

Love all the Iron chefs but Sakai was always my fave. He just seems like a really cool, fun person.

Sakai says he thought the show would end in April (1994). It started in October 1993, so I'm guessing the show was originally only planned to have a six-month run? That's bizarre considering it went on to run for seven years!

Love them so much!!

Chen Kenichi does speak great Mandarin Chinese though, I've seen interviews from when he visits Taiwan

Sakai was always my favorite. He is hysterical. His favorite phrase? Gimme a break!

awwwwwwwwwww love them!

Chen Kenichi is actually a half Chinese and half Japanese chef, his father is Chinese but his mother is Japanese. Chen Kenichi's father is a native Chinese from Yibin, Sichuan who migrated to Japan in the year of 1952. Source:en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Kenmin

My 2 faves

Iron Chef currently has its own free channel on Pluto TV 👍🏻

Cool they've even been to Tassie that's pretty cool.

chen is my favorite :)

I always wanted to know exactly when the chefs find out what the secret ingredient was

The Lebron James and Michael Jordan of Culinary Arts!

What I read was it was meant to be like cooking/comedy mix! That's why it sounds funny when they use cool techniques or just an all flame wok action!

Sad for Sakai now that his Best Friend has passed away

Awesome

RIP Chen, taken way too soon

NEW IRON CHEF JAPAN AIRS THIS MONTH!

omg they're so cute!!

Somehow I expected them to be dubbed over by campy voice overs (one of the appeals why it was so popular back then.)

Productions costs are paid through syndication of the show into perpetuity. I believe Iron Chef was cancelled because guests chefs wanted a bigger cut.

SO. COOL.

2010, they haven't aged a bit!

In comparison Iron Chef America SUCKS! It is a bastardization of how genius these men are. Thanks to who posted this. I'd love to cook against them BUT,,,my dream job,,, An Iron Chef Judge. I'd be terrible either way but just love to try their innovations. Seriously. How does any one judge them?

@pys22 Well, technically it's correct. Kenichi is his first name and Chen his last. The English version of the show kept his name order unchanged from the original Japanese probably because it's just easier to say Chen Kenichi.

Where are the new episodes ? I can't find them anywhere on youtube

Still alive and kicking bro. c:

The new Iron Chef (Japan) is very good. I suggest y'all check it out.

They're so funny :)

they both look a lot older now.

For some reason Kenichi Chen reminds me of Anthony Wong Chau-Sang (Bunta in the Initial D movie) :| Iron Chef, entertaining, hilarious, interesting, exciting.

Yeah. Sakai remained unchanged. I want to see what Michiba is up to nowadays x__x

I love chef sakai, these two chefs had me laughing and are great people. I love the show.

Flay/Morimoto (sp?) vs Chen/Sakai - Give it to me now.

where was his resturant? i really want to go !! lol

👍😃🕊

Sakai is now 70 years old. Chen is 56 years old. ...Chen "Not by many years" really xD

While it was cool when they brought it to America I feel that the being an Iron chef now is not as impressive especially after I got my culinary degree. Out of all the ones we had only Michal Simon really stood out. Bobby is good and all but as the first competitive chef I feel his skills are a little over blown. When it comes to ICA I would watch Morimoto and Simon any day. But these guys are something else. I feel like I learn something every time I watch them.

He's only 80...

wow I never thought chen spoke English but he seems to do so at toward the end of the interview I wonder how much English he knows

Oh man, what is up with that awful limiting in the audio. The volume goes up and down, which is way sad considering these awesome men.

Yes he speaks english very well lol

wow they both got old so much

Show some fucking respect.

Those are my homies although they don’t know it! Hehe

My favourite Japan Iron chefs: 1. Rokusaburo Michiba 2. Koumei Nakamura 3. Chen Kenichi 4. Yutaka Ishinabe 5. Hiroyuki Sakai 6. Masaharu Morimoto 7. Masahiko Kobe

Wow just looked up. Seems like everyone who down voted you must be either stuck in nostalgia or in denial.

The dons.

Sometimes I had the feeling that the judges were biased against Western opponents (French, Italians) because that's the human nature I guess, you root for your own kind....but EPIC show nonetheless, IRON CHEF Japan is the best there is, the best there ever will be, the drama is unfathomable.......They need a series redux on this one, this time, younger Iron Chefs

Chen is actually Chinese but learned how to speak Japanese?