Toshishiro Obata
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...
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...
Known For
Demolition Man
as CryoCon
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Tatsu
Cast Credits
The Hunted
as Ryuma
Red Sun Rising
as Oyabun
The Shadow
as Mongol
Blue Tiger
as Kunimatsu
Demolition Man
as CryoCon
Rising Sun
as Guard at Imperial Arms
Ulterior Motives
as Bull Neck Yakuza
Rage and Honor
as Chan Lu
Showdown in Little Tokyo
as Sato
The Sword of Bushido
as Yamaguchi
China O'Brien II
as Man with Claws
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Tatsu
China O'Brien
as Sommers's Henchmen Fighter (uncredited)
Black Rain
as Mediator
Ghost Warrior
as Japanese Officer