Toshishiro Obata

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 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.

  • Popularity : 4.059
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1948-10-20
  • Place of Birth : Gunma Prefecture - Japan
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Toshishiro Obata Movies

  • 1990
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    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    6.7 1990 HD

    A quartet of humanoid turtles, trained by their mentor in ninjitsu, must learn to work together to face the menace of Shredder and the Foot Clan.

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  • 1993
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    Rising Sun

    Rising Sun

    6.2 1993 HD

    When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called...

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  • 1995
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    The Hunted

    The Hunted

    5.7 1995 HD

    Paul Racine, a high-powered American business executive in Japan, is catapulted into a maze of danger and intrigue after he and his sexy companion...

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  • 1993
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    Demolition Man

    Demolition Man

    6.7 1993 HD

    Simon Phoenix, a violent criminal cryogenically frozen in 1996, escapes during a parole hearing in 2032 in the utopia of San Angeles. Police are...

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  • 1991
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    Showdown in Little Tokyo

    Showdown in Little Tokyo

    6.4 1991 HD

    An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered...

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  • 1986
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    Ghost Warrior

    Ghost Warrior

    5.1 1986 HD

    When skiers in Japan come across the frozen body of centuries-old samurai warrior Yoshimita, scientists secretly whisk the corpse to a high-tech...

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  • 1994
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    Red Sun Rising

    Red Sun Rising

    4.7 1994 HD

    Thomas Hoshino is a tough Japanese detective, who lost his partner by a deadly Yakuza killer Jaho. He tracks down the killer and his master to Los...

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  • 1994
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    Blue Tiger

    Blue Tiger

    4.9 1994 HD

    Gena is a sweet and dedicated mother to her little son. One day, whilst shopping with him for a halloween mask, her son is accidently shot through...

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  • 1991
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    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

    6.154 1991 HD

    The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last cannister of the ooze that created the Turtles, which Shredder wants to create...

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  • 1990
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    The Sword of Bushido

    The Sword of Bushido

    3.9 1990 HD

    The Sword of Bushido tells the story of ex-Navy SEAL Zac Connors and his journey to learn the fate of his grandfather, who mysteriously disappeared...

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  • 1992
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    Rage and Honor

    Rage and Honor

    4.9 1992 HD

    Witnessing a drug deal involving local gang members and cops, an Australian police officer feels he can no longer be just an observer. He joins...

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  • 1989
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    Black Rain

    Black Rain

    6.586 1989 HD

    Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to...

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  • 2003
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    The Samurai

    The Samurai

    1 2003 HD

    They were the knights of medieval Japan, an elite warrior class that held the reins of power and the fascination of the people for more than 700...

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  • 1990
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    China O'Brien

    China O'Brien

    5.542 1990 HD

    China O'Brien; big city police woman; martial arts trainer, is forced to hand in her badge and head home to her father and the small town where she...

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  • 1993
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    Ulterior Motives

    Ulterior Motives

    3.5 1993 HD

    A private eye becomes the bodyguard of a beautiful reporter being pursued by a Japanese mob.

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  • 1990
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    China O'Brien II

    China O'Brien II

    5.3 1990 HD

    This time China O'Brien has trouble with a dealer who puts a prize on her head because she had spoiled an important drug deal of his. But all the...

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  • 1994
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    The Shadow

    The Shadow

    6.1 1994 HD

    Based on the 1930's comic strip, puts the hero up against his arch enemy, Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom...

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  • 1993
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    Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

    6.974 1993 HD

    Modern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in the rugged traditions of the Old West. Walker's...

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