Episode
Iron Chef: Chen vs Matsushima Toru (Crab Battle)
Overview
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Details
- Series
- Iron Chef
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 43
- Air date
- 1997-11-21
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Chen vs Matsushima Toru (Crab Battle) is Episode 43 in Season 5 of Iron Chef. It aired on 1997-11-21. The runtime is 30 min.
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