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Toshishiro Obata

Toshishiro Obata
  • Name: Toshishiro Obata
  • Birthday: 1948-10-20
  • Also known as: Toshishirô Obata,Toshihiro Obata,Toshiji Obata,Toshirô Obata,小幡利城
  • Place of birth: Gunma Prefecture - Japan
  • Popularity: 3.41
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... Read More

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Title Release date
The Samurai   as  self / swordsman 2003-01-01
The Hunted   as  Ryuma 1995-02-24
Red Sun Rising   as  Oyabun 1994-09-01
The Shadow   as  Mongol 1994-07-01
Blue Tiger   as  Kunimatsu 1994-04-03
Demolition Man   as  CryoCon 1993-10-08
Rising Sun   as  Guard at Imperial Arms 1993-07-30
Ulterior Motives   as  Bull Neck Yakuza 1993-01-06
Rage and Honor   as  Chan Lu 1992-05-08
Showdown in Little Tokyo   as  Sato 1991-08-23
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze   as  Tatsu 1991-03-22
The Sword of Bushido   as  Yamaguchi 1990-06-07
China O'Brien II   as  Man with Claws 1990-06-01
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles   as  Tatsu 1990-03-30
China O'Brien   as  Sommers's Henchmen Fighter (uncredited) 1990-02-01
Black Rain   as  Mediator 1989-09-22
Ghost Warrior   as  Japanese Officer 1986-03-01