is best known as an expert commentator on the Japanese television show Iron Chef

Iron Chef

is a Japanese television cooking show produced by Fuji Television. The series, which premiered on October 10, 1992, is a stylized cook-off featuring guest chefs challenging one of the show's resident "Iron Chefs" in a timed cooking battle built around a specific theme ingredient. The series ended...

. Hattori is also the fifth president of the Hattori Nutrition College

Hattori Nutrition College

is a prominent cooking school in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. The current Principal is Dr. Yukio Hattori.In the Japanese TV show Iron Chef, the Hattori Nutrition College provided students to assist the competing chefs in cooking duties. Dr. Hattori himself was the show's culinary commentator. Dr...

; the Iron Chef end credits mention that the program is "produced in cooperation with" the College. Hattori received a Ph.D.

Ph.D.

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 in medicine from Showa University

Showa University

is a private university in Japan with campuses in Tokyo, Yamanashi and Kanagawa Prefectures. What was to become today's Showa University was founded in 1928 as Showa Medical School ; it was renamed Showa Medical University in 1946 before becoming Showa University in 1964...

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Career

In the English-dubbed version of Iron Chef, shown on the U.S. Food Network

Food Network

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 and Australia's SBS

Special Broadcasting Service

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 network, Hattori was often referred to as "Doc" by the show's announcer, Kenji Fukui

Kenji Fukui

is a Japanese television announcer. He began his broadcasting career in 1976 with Fuji Television, and is currently one of the three longest-serving television presenters on the Fuji network....

. After being introduced, Hattori typically responded, "Always a pleasure." While his main role on the show was as a commentator, Hattori took the place of Chairman Takeshi Kaga

Takeshi Kaga

is a well-known stage and movie actor in Japan who is probably best known internationally for his portrayal of Chairman Kaga in the Japanese television show Iron Chef produced by Fuji TV. His real name is .-Biography:...

 at least once when the chairman "boycotted" Kitchen Stadium to protest the poor performance of his Iron Chefs. (The boycott was scripted in the show, as Kaga had another taping schedule that night.) Hattori also challenged the Iron Chefs at least twice. His first battle, in 1994, was against Iron Chef Japanese Rokusaburo Michiba

Rokusaburo Michiba

is a Japanese cuisine chef most notable as the first Japanese Iron Chef on the television series Iron Chef. He was on the show from its inception in 1993 until his retirement on his 65th birthday, January 3, 1996...

; truffles were the theme ingredient. In his second battle, in 1998, he faced off against Iron Chef Japanese Koumei Nakamura

Koumei Nakamura

, is a celebrity chef. Most famous for being the second Japanese Iron Chef on the show, Iron Chef, he has worked at numerous restaurants such as the Oriental Hotel in Osaka, Nadaman in the Hotel New Otani, and the Nadaman Singapore in the Shangri La Hotel. He later became the manager of Nadaman in...

 over tuna

Tuna

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. Hattori lost both battles.

In episode 7 of Yakitate!! Japan, Hattori was a special guest of one of the judges in the baking contest. He also serves as a semi-regular commentator and judge on the Japanese TV program Ai no Eepuron (Apron of Love).

Hattori's voice in the English-dubbed version of Iron Chef is supplied by Canadian-born voice actor Scott Morris.

Hattori taped an appearance in season 2 of The Next Iron Chef

The Next Iron Chef

The Next Iron Chef, is a limited-run series on the Food Network now in its fourth season. Each season is a stand-alone competition to select a chef to be designated an Iron Chef, who will appear on the Food Network program Iron Chef America....

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External links

• Hattori Nutrition College (in Japanese)