Acting credits
17
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Actor
Toshishiro Obata
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 16Series: 1
TMDB ID: 953728
IMDb ID: nm0643164
Known for: Acting
Born: October 20, 1948
Age: 77
Place of birth: Gunma Prefecture - Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1984 - 1995
Years active: 12
Average TMDB rating: 5.92
Wikidata: Q867315
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Toshishiro Obata.
5.7
The Hunted
as Ryuma
1995 Movie
4.6
Red Sun Rising
as Oyabun
1994 Movie
6.1
The Shadow
as Mongol
1994 Movie
5.0
Blue Tiger
as Kunimatsu
1994 Movie
6.8
Demolition Man
as CryoCon
1993 Movie
6.1
Rising Sun
as Guard at Imperial Arms
1993 Movie
4.0
Ulterior Motives
as Bull Neck Yakuza
1993 Movie
4.9
Rage and Honor
as Chan Lu
1992 Movie
6.4
Showdown in Little Tokyo
as Sato
1991 Movie
6.2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
as Tatsu
1991 Movie
4.2
The Sword of Bushido
as Yamaguchi
1990 Movie
5.0
China O'Brien II
as Man with Claws
1990 Movie
6.7
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Tatsu
1990 Movie
5.5
China O'Brien
as Sommers's Henchmen Fighter (uncredited)
1990 Movie
6.6
Black Rain
as Mediator
1989 Movie
5.0
Ghost Warrior
as Japanese Officer
1984 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Toshishiro Obata.
