Ryūnosuke Kusaka

Ryūnosuke Kusaka
Ryūnosuke Kusaka
	Rear Admiral Ryūnosuke Kusaka, First Air Fleet chief of staff
Native name	草鹿龍之介
Born	25 September 1893; Tokyo, Japan
Died	23 November 1971 (aged 78)
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service / branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1913–1945
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	Hōshō; Akagi; 4th Combined Air Group; 24th Air Flotilla; Yokosuka Naval Air Group; 5th Air Fleet;
Battles / wars	World War II Pacific War Attack on Pearl Harbor; Indian Ocean raid; Battle of Midway (WIA); Formosa Air Battle; ; ;

Ryūnosuke Kusaka (草鹿龍之介, Kusaka Ryūnosuke, 25 September 1893 – 23 November 1971) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II who served as Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet. Fellow Admiral Jinichi Kusaka was his cousin. Kusaka was also the 4th Headmaster of Ittō Shōden Mutō-ryū Kenjutsu, a famous school of swordsmanship founded by Yamaoka Tesshū.