Toshishiro Obata
Toshishiro Obata
Person

Toshishiro Obata

Actor 1948-10-20 Gunma Prefecture, Japan

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 Federat...

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Demolition Man

Demolition Man

1993 · CryoCon

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

1990 · Tatsu

Black Rain

Black Rain

1989 · Mediator

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

1991 · Tatsu

Rising Sun

Rising Sun

1993 · Guard at Imperial Arms

The Shadow

The Shadow

1994 · Mongol

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993 · Japanese Karate Instructor

Showdown in Little Tokyo

Showdown in Little Tokyo

1991 · Sato

The Hunted

The Hunted

1995 · Ryuma

China O'Brien

China O'Brien

1990 · Sommers's Henchmen Fighter (uncredited)

China O'Brien II

China O'Brien II

1990 · Man with Claws

Rage and Honor

Rage and Honor

1992 · Chan Lu

Ghost Warrior

Ghost Warrior

1984 · Japanese Officer

Blue Tiger

Blue Tiger

1994 · Kunimatsu

Red Sun Rising

Red Sun Rising

1994 · Oyabun

The Sword of Bushido

The Sword of Bushido

1990 · Yamaguchi

Ulterior Motives

Ulterior Motives

1993 · Bull Neck Yakuza

The Samurai

2003 · self / swordsman