Takuo Godō (伍堂 卓雄, Godō Takuo, 23 September 1877 – 7 April 1956)[1]: 45  was a naval architect, vice admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, entrepreneur and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan.

He was promoted to rear admiral in December 1922 and became commandant of Kure Naval Arsenal in June 1924.

In 1928, Godō left the navy to accept the post of president of Showa Steel Works, based in Anshan, Manchuria, and the following year became one of the directors of the South Manchurian Railway Company.

He led a Japanese trade delegation to Nazi Germany in 1938 to purchase advanced weapons and production machinery, although the German government at the time still strongly favored China in its conflict with Japan.

He appointed Nobusuke Kishi, then still in Manchukuo, as his Assistant Secretary for Commerce and Industry.