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Kaga was born on October 12, 1950 in the city of Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. His first experience on stage was at the age of seven when he joined the Kanazawa City Boys choral group.

In 1972, he joined the Japanese SHIKI musical company. While with the company, he played the role of Jesus Christ in the Japanese stage production of Jesus Christ Superstar (1976), and role of Tony in West Side Story (1977). In 1980 left SHIKI to play the role of Sanada in the movie Yajuu Shisubeshi . He starred in several movies throughout the 1980s, but his most famous role would be that of "Chairman Kaga", the eccentric and flamboyant host of Ryoori no Tetsujin, a cooking competition show ( 1993– 1999). It became very popular, not only in Japan, but around the world, and was broadcast in the United States and Canada under the name Iron Chef. He is also the uncle of actor and martial arts expert Mark DacascosMark Dacascos is an actor and martial arts expert. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 26, 1964. His father, Al Dacascos, is a martial arts instructor of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese ancestry. His mother is Moriko McVey, the sister of Takeshi Ka, who is the host of Food TVTelevision Food Network (normally referred to simply as Food Network is a cable network in the United States that airs many specials and recurring (episodic) shows all about food and its preparation. The network is seen in 80 million households. Its headq's American version of the show, Iron Chef America .

Despite his international fame with the show, he has not given up his love for musicals. In 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an he starred in the popular Japanese production of Les MisérablesLes Miserables is an 1862 novel by the famous French novelist Victor Hugo, set in the Parisian underworld. Many people know of it through the musical of the same name. Plot Overview Les Miserables is the story of many people, but the thread that binds the as Jean Valjean. He also starred in "Macbeth" in 2000, and in Jekyll and Hyde as well as in The Threepenny OperaThe Threepenny Opera Die Dreigroschenoper was a revolutionary piece of musical theatre written by the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht in collaboration with the composer Kurt Weill in 1928. It directly challenges the audience by breaching the " fourth wall in 2001.

He currently appears on Time Shock 21 a quiz show on Asahi Television in Japan.