Takeshi Koike

Director

1968-01-26 · Kaminoyama, Yamagata, Japan

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".

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• Animatrix (2003) — Director
• El niño y la bestia (2015) — Key Animation
• Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2001) — Production Design, Key Animation
• Ninja Scroll (1993) — Key Animation
• Redline (2009) — Director, Background Designer, Animation Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
• Blood: El último vampiro (2000) — Key Animation
• Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010) — Key Animation
• Sakura, cazadora de cartas: La carta sellada (2000) — Key Animation
• Lupin III: El rocío de sangre de Goemon Ishikawa (2017) — Storyboard Artist, Animation Director, Character Designer
• El sabor del té (2004) — Lead Animator
• Animatrix: Matriculado (2003) — Key Animation
• Récord Mundial (2003) — Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
• Lupin IIIrd: La tumba de Daisuke Jigen (2014) — Director, Storyboard Artist, Animation Director
• Dead Leaves (2004) — Key Animation
• Lupin III: La mentira de Fujiko Mine (2019) — Second Unit Director, Character Designer, Animation Director
• X: La película (1996) — Key Animation
• El viento de Amnesia (1990) — Key Animation
• WXIII: Patlabor 3 (2002) — Key Animation
• Bio Hunter (1995) — Key Animation
• Lupin III Episodio 0 (2025) — Director, Storyboard Artist, Character Designer, Key Animation
• PARTY7 (2000) — Lead Animator
• Lupin IIIrd: Zenigata y los dos Lupins (2025) — Director, Character Designer, Storyboard Artist, Animation Director, Second Unit Director, Key Animation
• Azul Oscuro (1994) — Key Animation
• Lum, la chica invasora: Amor mío (1991) — Key Animation