Toshishiro Obata
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
The Samurai
2003
as self / swordsman
The Hunted
1995
as Ryuma
Red Sun Rising
1994
as Oyabun
Blue Tiger
1994
as Kunimatsu
The Shadow
1994
as Mongol
Rising Sun
1993
as Guard at Imperial Arms
Demolition Man
1993
as CryoCon
Ulterior Motives
1993
as Bull Neck Yakuza
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Japanese Karate Instructor
Rage and Honor
1992
as Chan Lu
Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991
as Sato
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1991
as Tatsu
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1990
as Tatsu
The Sword of Bushido
1990
as Yamaguchi
China O'Brien II
1990
as Man with Claws
China O'Brien
1990
as Sommers's Henchmen Fighter (uncredited)
Black Rain
1989
as Mediator
Ghost Warrior
1984
as Japanese Officer