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Takeshi Koike

Directing

Born January 26, 1968 · Kaminoyama, Yamagata, Japan

Also known as 小池建

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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

Filmography21 titles

Fighting Spirit

2000Key Animation

Kamisama Kiss

2012Key Animation

Cardcaptor Sakura

1998Key Animation

Rupan Sansei Zenigata to Futari no Rupan

2025Animation Director, Character Designer, Director, Key Animation, Second Unit Director, Storyboard Artist

The Boy and the Beast

2015Key Animation

Lupin the IIIrd: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline

2025Character Designer, Director, Key Animation, Storyboard Artist

Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray

2017Animation Director, Character Designer, Director, Storyboard Artist

Ninja Scroll

1993Key Animation

Trigun: Badlands Rumble

2010Key Animation

Redline

2009Animation Director, Background Designer, Director, Key Animation, Storyboard Artist

Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone

2014Animation Director, Director, Storyboard Artist

Iron Man

2010Mechanical Designer

Yasuke

2021Character Designer

Afro Samurai

2007Character Designer

The Animatrix

2003Director

Lupin the Third: Fujiko's Lie

2019Animation Director, Character Designer, Director, Second Unit Director

Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine

Animation Director, Character Designer

Dead Leaves

2004Key Animation

Texhnolyze

2003Key Animation

A Wind Named Amnesia

1990Key Animation

Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling

1991Key Animation