Hiroyuki Sakai By mdaguilar3265 Period: Apr 1, 1942 to May 14, 2015 Dead or Nahh? Hiroyuki Sakai is still alive today. Apr 2, 1942 Hiroyuki Sakai Chef that was born on April 2, 1942 in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Jul 3, 2009 named a recipient of the Gendai no Meiko awards. Mar 28, 2010 Guest Judge MasterChef Australia Sep 30, 2011 Iron Chef Iron Chef, the restaurant that Sakai owns was closed. Nov 17, 2013 Guest at Iron Chef