Toshishiro Obata
Known for Acting · 18 credits
- Born
- 1948-10-20 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Gunma Prefecture - Japan
- Also known as
- Toshishirô Obata · Toshihiro Obata · Toshiji Obata · Toshirô Obata · 小幡利城
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 internationally, and continues to expand. Obata, as the founder of the school, is referred to as Obata Kaiso by his students, and continues to travel across the globe to hold seminars for his students around the world.
Since 1986, Obata has appeared in several Hollywood films.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (17)
Demolition Man
1993
as CryoCon
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1990
as Tatsu
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1991
as Tatsu
Black Rain
1989
as Mediator
The Hunted
1995
as Ryuma
The Shadow
1994
as Mongol
Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991
as Sato
Blue Tiger
1994
as Kunimatsu
Rising Sun
1993
as Guard at Imperial Arms
Red Sun Rising
1994
as Oyabun
China O'Brien
1990
as Sommers's Henchmen Fighter (uncredited)
Rage and Honor
1992
as Chan Lu
China O'Brien II
1990
as Man with Claws
Ghost Warrior
1984
as Japanese Officer
Ulterior Motives
1993
as Bull Neck Yakuza
The Samurai
2003
as self / swordsman
The Sword of Bushido
1990
as Yamaguchi
About Toshishiro Obata
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 establishe… With 18 credits spanning from 1984 to 2003, Toshishiro Obata has appeared in 17 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Toshishiro Obata Movies
- Demolition Man (1993) — as CryoCon
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) — as Tatsu
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) — as Tatsu
- Black Rain (1989) — as Mediator
- The Hunted (1995) — as Ryuma
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