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(s) | |||||
| 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)[a] was a 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 the son of Chen Kenmin, a Chinese chef from Sichuan province.[1]
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