Takeshi Koike

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1968-01-26 (56 years old)

Place of Birth Kaminoyama, Yamagata, Japan

Also Known As 小池建

Takeshi Koike

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

Known For

Director

2019
Lupin the Third: Fujiko's Lie

as Second Unit Director

2010
Redline

as Director

2007
Afro Samurai Pilot

as Director

2004
2004
2004
2003
World Record

as Director

2003
The Animatrix

as Director

2003
The Animatrix

as Director

2002
Trava: Fist Planet

as Director

2000

Visual Effects

2021
Yasuke

as Character Designer

2019
Lupin the Third: Fujiko's Lie

as Character Designer

2019
Lupin the Third: Fujiko's Lie

as Animation Director

2017
2017
2015
The Boy and the Beast

as Key Animation

2014
2012
Kamisama Kiss

as Key Animation

2011
Trigun: Badlands Rumble

as Key Animation

2010
Redline

as Animation Director

2010
Redline

as Key Animation

2010
Iron Man

as Mechanical Designer

2007
Afro Samurai

as Character Designer

2004
The Taste of Tea

as Lead Animator

2004
Samurai Champloo

as Key Animation

2003
Texhnolyze

as Key Animation

2002
2000
Blood: The Last Vampire

as Key Animation

2000
Party 7

as Lead Animator

2000
Fighting Spirit

as Key Animation

1996
X: The Movie

as Key Animation

1996
Birdy the Mighty

as Key Animation

1995
Bio Hunter

as Key Animation

1994
Darkside Blues

as Key Animation

1993
Pops

as Key Animation

1993
Ninja Scroll

as Key Animation

1993
The Cockpit

as Animation

1991
Doomed Megalopolis

as Key Animation

1990
Nineteen 19

as Key Animation

1990
A Wind Named Amnesia

as Key Animation

1989
Yawara!

as Key Animation

1988
Spirit Warrior

as Key Animation

1988
1987
Foxes of Chironup

as Animation

Art

2017
2014
2010
Redline

as Background Designer

2010
Redline

as Storyboard Artist

2000
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

as Production Design