"Taku" is a Japanese male given name. Taku Akahoshi (赤星 拓, born 1984), Japanese footballer; Taku Hiraoka (平岡 卓, born 1995), Japanese snowboarder; Taku Morinaga (森永 卓, born 1995), Japanese footballer; Taku Hirano (平野 琢也, born 1973), Japanese recording artist and percussionist for Fleetwood Mac