Ikuo is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Ikuo Hayashi , member of Aum Shinrikyo Ikuo Hirayama , Japanese painter Ikuo Kabashima , Japanese politician Ikuo Kamei , Japanese politician Ikuo Kushiro , Japanese petrologist Ikuo Matsumoto , Japanese footballer and manager Ikuo Nakamura , Japanese photographer Ikuo Nishikawa , Japanese voice actor Ikuo Oyama , Japanese academic, politician, political scientist and writer Ikuo Sekimoto , Japanese film director and screenwriter Ikuo Shirahama , Japanese golfer Ikuo Takahara , Japanese footballer Ikuo Towhata , Japanese academic Ikuo Yamahana , Japanese politician