Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

was a Japanese actor known especially for his work in jidaigeki in film and television. His real name was Kiyoto Monden.

Career Born in Miyagi Prefecture, Tsukigata entered the actor's school at Nikkatsu in 1920, but earned his first starring role working at Shōzō Makino's studio in 1924. He eventually left Teruko and returned to the fold, but left again to start his own production company, which soon failed. and television.

Selected filmography Zanjin zanbaken (斬人斬馬剣) (1928) Chūji uridasu (忠治売出す) (1935) Muhōmatsu no isshō (無法松の一生) (1943) Sanshiro Sugata (1943) Noroshi wa Shanghai ni agaru (1944) Sanshiro Sugata Part II (1945) The Invisible Man Appears (1949) Kojiki Taishō (1952) as Kuroda Nagamasa Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji (1955) Dai-bosatsu tōge (1957) Kunisada Chūji (1958) Akō Rōshi (Akō Rōshi) (1961) Hangyakuji (1961) as Oda Nobunaga The Mad Fox (1962) 13 Assassins (1963) as Makino Soshiki Bōryoku (1967) Samurai Banners (1969) as Kasahara Kiyoshige