Episode
Iron Chef: Sakai vs Sadaharu Nakajima (Rice Battle)
Overview
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Details
- Series
- Iron Chef
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 40
- Air date
- 1995-11-10
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Sakai vs Sadaharu Nakajima (Rice Battle) is Episode 40 in Season 3 of Iron Chef. It aired on 1995-11-10. The runtime is 30 min.
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