Chen Kenichi
Chen Kenichi | |||||
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| 陳建一 | |||||
Chen during his tenure with Iron Chef. | |||||
| Born | Ken'ichi Azuma 5 January 1956 Tokyo, Japan | ||||
| Died | 11 March 2023 (aged 67) Tokyo, Japan | ||||
| Education | Tamagawa University | ||||
| Children | Chen Kentarō (son) | ||||
| Parent | Chen Kenmin (father) | ||||
| Culinary career | |||||
| Cooking style | General Chinese, Sichuan | ||||
Television show | |||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 陳建一 | ||||
| Hiragana | ちん けんいち | ||||
| Katakana | チン ケンイチ | ||||
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Ken'ichi Azuma (東 建一, Azuma Ken'ichi; 5 January 1956 – 11 March 2023), known professionally as Chen Kenichi (陳建一, Chin Ken'ichi) was a Chinese - Japanese chef and restaurateur, best known for his role as the Iron Chef Chinese on the television series Iron Chef (料理の鉄人).
Nicknamed The Szechuan Sage, he wore a yellow outfit and rose into Kitchen Stadium holding a large Chinese chef's knife in his hand. He was the only Iron Chef to have held his position throughout the life of the show. He was born in Japan to a Japanese mother named Yoko (洋子) and a Han Chinese father, Chen Kenmin.