The Resume

(January 5, 1956-March 11, 2023)
Born in Tokyo, Japan
Iron Chef Chinese
TV Chef on the popular Japanese show Iron Chef

Why he might be annoying:

He makes goofy faces in the kitchen.
He lost many early battles to women.
He wears a weird yellow chef suit and carries a cleaver.
He uses expensive items and sometimes creates less than perfect dishes.

Why he might not be annoying:

He stayed on the show from its beginning to the end and is the only Iron Chef to do so.
He wins 3 of every 4 Iron Chef battles.
He took after his father's legacy in the kitchen.
He is entertaining to watch.

Credit: Eric Smith

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrity Restaurant Owners
• Chefs
• Eric Smith's Profiles
• I Died in 2023 (Ranked: 67)
• Iron Chefs
• Look at Me, I'm Armed
• Profiles 7751-8000 (Ranked: 7979)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20230311)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 33 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 18 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 71 Votes: 35.21% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 95 Votes: 33.68% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 190 Votes: 44.74% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 93 Votes: 63.44% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 254 Votes: 52.76% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 267 Votes: 52.06% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 518 Votes: 50.58% Annoying