Actor

Toshishiro Obata

October 20, 1948 · 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 Federation was officially established. The federation has grown to 80 branches internationally, and continues to expand.

Notable work

6.8
Demolition Man (1993)
as CryoCon
6.7
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
as Tatsu
6.2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
as Tatsu
6.6
Black Rain (1989)
as Mediator
7
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
as Japanese Karate Instructor
6.1
The Shadow (1994)
as Mongol
6.4
Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
as Sato

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