Toshishiro Obata
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Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday20 October 1948 (77 years old)
Place of birthGunma Prefecture, Japan
Known credits18
Biography
Toshishiro Obata is the founder of Shinkendo. He is well known in Japan as a tameshigiri champion for several years in a row and is an authorized shitoka. He studied aikido under Gozo Shioda in the Yoshinkan Honbu Dojo, and studied the sword arts of Nakamura-ryu, Ioriken Battojutsu, Toyama-ryu, Yagyu Shinkage-ryu, Kashima Shin-ryu, Ryukyu Kobudo, and others. He moved to America in 1980 to start teaching and to develop his own sword art, based on his extensive experience. In 1990, the International Shinkendo Federation was officially established. The federation has grown to 80 branches internat…
The Samurai
2003 · self / swordsman
The Hunted
1995 · Ryuma
Red Sun Rising
1994 · Oyabun
The Shadow
1994 · Mongol
Blue Tiger
1994 · Kunimatsu
Demolition Man
1993 · CryoCon
Rising Sun
1993 · Guard at Imperial Arms
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · Japanese Karate Instructor
Ulterior Motives
1993 · Bull Neck Yakuza
Rage and Honor
1992 · Chan Lu
Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991 · Sato
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1991 · Tatsu
The Sword of Bushido
1990 · Yamaguchi
China O'Brien II
1990 · Man with Claws
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1990 · Tatsu
China O'Brien
1990 · Sommers's Henchmen Fighter (uncredited)
Black Rain
1989 · Mediator
Ghost Warrior
1984 · Japanese Officer
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