Toshishiro Obata
Acting
Born: 1948-10-20 · Gunma Prefecture - Japan
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 Internation
🎬 Movies (17)
The Samurai
2003
self / swordsman
The Hunted
1995
Ryuma
Red Sun Rising
1994
Oyabun
Blue Tiger
1994
Kunimatsu
The Shadow
1994
Mongol
Rising Sun
1993
Guard at Imperial Arms
Demolition Man
1993
CryoCon
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
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1990
Tatsu
The Sword of Bushido
1990
Yamaguchi
China O'Brien II
1990
Man with Claws
China O'Brien
1990
Sommers's Henchmen Fighter (uncredited)
Black Rain
1989
Mediator
Ghost Warrior
1984
Japanese Officer
