Takeshi Koike
Born: 1968-01-26 in Kaminoyama, Yamagata, Japan
Known For: Directing
Biography
Takeshi Koike (小池健 Koike Takeshi, born January 26, 1968) is a Japanese animator, illustrator and film director. Something of a protégée of Yoshiaki Kawajiri, he was also influenced by Yoshinori Kanada, Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, and Katsuhito Ishii. He went straight from high school education to beginning his career at Madhouse as an in-betweener on works directed by Kawajiri after being interviewed by him. His first professional work as a director is the title sequence of the 2000 film Party 7; while his first feature film is Redline, which premiered in 2009 and was released in 2010. He served as character designer and animation director for 2012's Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, and directs film continuations of it starting with Lupin the Third: Daisuke Jigen's Gravestone in 2014. Work outside of animation includes the artwork for the 2004 Dreams Come True single "Yasashii Kiss o Shite". Source: Wikipedia
Filmography
2026
- HENSHIN THE FIRST ... (Producer)
2025
- LUPIN THE IIIRD: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline ... (Director)
- LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two Lupins ... (Director)
2021
- Yasuke ... (Character Designer)
2019
- Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie ... (Character Designer)
2017
- Lupin the 3rd: Goemon's Blood Spray ... (Storyboard Artist)
2015
- The Boy and the Beast ... (Key Animation)
2014
- Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone ... (Director)
2012
- Kamisama Kiss ... (Key Animation)
- Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine ... (Character Designer)
2010
- Iron Man ... (Mechanical Designer)
- Trigun: Badlands Rumble ... (Key Animation)
2009
- Redline ... (Director)
2007
- Afro Samurai ... (Character Designer)
- Afro Samurai Pilot ... (Director)
2004
- Samurai Champloo ... (Key Animation)
- The Taste of Tea ... (Lead Animator)
- Dead Leaves ... (Key Animation)
- SMAnime: LOVE Keitai? ... (Director)
- SMAnime: LOVE Kayumi? ... (Director)
- SMAnime: LOVE Jeans? ... (Director)
2003
- Texhnolyze ... (Key Animation)
- The Animatrix ... (Director)
- The Animatrix ... (Director)
- World Record ... (Director)
- Matriculated ... (Key Animation)
- Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime as Self
2002
- Patlabor WXIII the Movie ... (Key Animation)
- Trava: Fist Planet ... (Director)
2001
- Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust ... (Production Design)
2000
- Fighting Spirit ... (Key Animation)
- Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran ... (Key Animation)
- Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card ... (Key Animation)
- Blood: The Last Vampire ... (Key Animation)
- Party 7 ... (Lead Animator)
- SMAP 2000 Concert Anime ... (Director)
1998
- Cardcaptor Sakura ... (Key Animation)
1996
- Birdy the Mighty ... (Key Animation)
- X: The Movie ... (Key Animation)
1995
- Bio Hunter ... (Key Animation)
1994
- Darkside Blues ... (Key Animation)
1993
- Ninja Scroll ... (Key Animation)
- The Cockpit ... (Animation)
- Pops ... (Key Animation)
1992
- Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still ... (Key Animation)
1991
- Doomed Megalopolis ... (Key Animation)
- Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling ... (Key Animation)
1990
- A Wind Named Amnesia ... (Key Animation)
- Nineteen 19 ... (Key Animation)
1989
- Yawara! ... (Key Animation)
1988
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes ... (Key Animation)
- Spirit Warrior ... (Key Animation)
1987
- Foxes of Chironup ... (Animation)