Takeshi Koike
Takeshi Koike (小池健 Koike Takeshi, born January 26, 1968) is a Japanese animator, illustrator and film director.
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
The Animatrix2003 · Director3.6ActuallyLike
The Boy and the Beast2015 · Key Animation4.0ActuallyLike
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust2001 · Production Design, Key Animation3.9ActuallyLike
Ninja Scroll1993 · Key Animation3.9ActuallyLike
Redline2009 · Director, Background Designer, Animation Director, Storyboard Artist3.8ActuallyLike
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card2000 · Key Animation4.1
Blood: The Last Vampire2000 · Key Animation3.4
Lupin the 3rd: Goemon's Blood Spray2017 · Storyboard Artist, Animation Director, Character Designer, Director3.9ActuallyLikeActuallyLike pages
Cast credits
Crew credits
The Animatrix2003 · Director3.6ActuallyLikeThe Boy and the Beast2015 · Key Animation4.0ActuallyLikeVampire Hunter D: Bloodlust2001 · Production Design, Key Animation3.9ActuallyLikeNinja Scroll1993 · Key Animation3.9ActuallyLikeRedline2009 · Director, Background Designer, Animation Director, Storyboard Artist3.8ActuallyLikeCardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card2000 · Key Animation4.1Blood: The Last Vampire2000 · Key Animation3.4Lupin the 3rd: Goemon's Blood Spray2017 · Storyboard Artist, Animation Director, Character Designer, Director3.9ActuallyLike
Trigun: Badlands Rumble2010 · Key Animation3.7
The Taste of Tea2004 · Lead Animator3.8
Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone2014 · Director, Storyboard Artist, Animation Director3.7
Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie2019 · Second Unit Director, Character Designer, Animation Director, Director3.6
Dead Leaves2004 · Key Animation3.5
Matriculated2003 · Key Animation3.3
World Record2003 · Director, Animation Director, Key Animation3.4
LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two Lupins2025 · Director, Character Designer, Storyboard Artist, Animation Director3.9
LUPIN THE IIIRD: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline2025 · Director, Storyboard Artist, Character Designer, Key Animation3.9ActuallyLike
X1996 · Key Animation3.0