Toshishiro Obata
Acting
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.
Filmography 18
Movies (17)
- The Samurai2003self / swordsman
The Hunted1995Ryuma
Red Sun Rising1994Oyabun
The Shadow1994Mongol
Blue Tiger1994Kunimatsu
Demolition Man1993CryoCon
Rising Sun1993Guard at Imperial Arms
Ulterior Motives1993Bull Neck Yakuza
Rage and Honor1992Chan Lu
Showdown in Little Tokyo1991Sato
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze1991Tatsu
The Sword of Bushido1990Yamaguchi
China O'Brien II1990Man with Claws
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1990Tatsu
China O'Brien1990Sommers's Henchmen Fighter (uncredited)
Black Rain1989Mediator
Ghost Warrior1984Japanese Officer
