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, better known by his stagename TAKURO, is a Japanese musician. He is best known as one of the guitarists and leader of the rock band Glay, for which he is also the main composer and lyricist. As a composer and musician, Takuro has worked with different artists and has also released solo works.
Takuro and his older sister were raised by a single mother, as she never remarried after his father's death, when Takuro was three years old. He considers his mother an early influence in his musical career, as he was strongly impressed by her singing.
Takurō, Takuro or Takurou (written: 拓郎, 拓朗, 卓郎, 卓朗, 卓廊, 琢郎 or 琢朗) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
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(born 1971), Japanese musician
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(born 1985), Japanese swimmer
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(born 1970), Japanese baseball player
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(born 1985), Japanese footballer
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(born 1949), Japanese voice actor
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(born 1975), Japanese rugby union player
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(born 1975), Japanese footballer
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(born 1983), Japanese footballer
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(born 1988), Japanese actor
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(1943–1980), Japanese mathematician
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(born 1984), Japanese footballer
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(born 1988), Japanese ice hockey player
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(born 1946), Japanese singer-songwriter