a.k.a. the "East German Judge", a food critic and nutritionist. She tasted the most dishes after Kaga, according to the 2000th Plate special episode. Chua Lam, Hong Kong gourmet and VP of Golden Harvest Jackie Chan, actor and martial artist Joël Robuchon, a French chef who was called "Chef of the Century" by the guide Gault Millau; he also trained the 200th challenger, Maurice Guillouët Julie Dreyfus, French actress, she refused to taste one dish prepared by Toshiro Kandagawa because it contained whale meat. Katsuya Nomura, Nippon Professional Baseball catcher and manager Kazuhiro Sasaki, Yokohama BayStars (and later Seattle Mariners) closer Kazuko Hosoki, popular fortune teller and holder of the world record for most best-selling books Kazushige Nagashima, a.k.a. "Junior," former pro baseball player and sports commentator Kenji Fukui, the show's regular announcer and play-by-play commentator, who was also a judge for the 2000th Dish Special KORN (born as Nobuaki Kondo), a Japanese rap artist Masaaki Hirano, Rosanjin scholar Mayuko Takata, actress Mitsuko Ishii, newscaster Nagisa Oshima, film director Pierre Troisgros, a legendary French chef who judged the France Battle special; he also trained one challenger, Ryozo Azao Rokusaburo Michiba, Iron Chef Japanese I and Iron Chef Emeritus, who returned as a judge during King of Iron Chefs Ryuichi Sakamoto, musician, composer, producer and actor Ryutaro Hashimoto, former Prime Minister of Japan, judge for the final battle Shigesato Itoi, famous director, writer, producer and video game designer, creator of the Mother series Shinichiro Kurimoto, member of the Japanese House of Representatives Takehiko Bessho, Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher, manager and commentator Tamio Kageyama, novelist Tatsuo Umemiya, actor, tarento and challenger Tenmei Kanoh, photographer Tim and Nina Zagat, the founders of the Zagat Survey, who also helped organize and judge the New York Battle Toshiki Kaifu, former Prime Minister of Japan Ukyo Katayama, former Formula One driver Yasushi Akimoto, lyricist and music producer Yoko Akino, actress and cookbook author, who also featured in a TV Tokyo special featuring Sakai, Chen and Michiba visiting and cooking in Shanghai, Seoul and Ho Chi Minh City Yoshirō Mori, Lower House member Yoshiko Ishii, chanson singer Yukio Hatoyama, Leader of the Opposition Dr. Yukio Hattori, Hattori Nutrition College president, challenger and the show's regular color commentator Yutaka Ishinabe, Iron Chef French I, who returned as a judge during King of Iron Chefs Notable dishes During the 2,000th Dish Battle, Chairman Kaga selected the five best and