Toshishiro Obata
Born in Gunma Prefecture - Japan — Oct 20 1948
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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 fede…
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Walker, Texas Ranger
Japanese Karate Instructor
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tatsu
Demolition Man
CryoCon
Black Rain
Mediator
The Shadow
Mongol
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Tatsu
Rising Sun
Guard at Imperial Arms
The Hunted
Ryuma
Showdown in Little Tokyo
Sato
Blue Tiger
Kunimatsu
Ghost Warrior
Japanese Officer
Red Sun Rising
Oyabun
Rage and Honor
Chan Lu
China O'Brien II
Man with Claws
China O'Brien
Sommers's Henchmen Fighter (uncredited)
Ulterior Motives
Bull Neck Yakuza
The Sword of Bushido
Yamaguchi
The Samurai
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