About

Known credits:
57
Birthday:
1968-01-26
Place of birth:
Kaminoyama, Yamagata, Japan
Website:
N/A

Takeshi Koike

Overview

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

Acting
2003 Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime Actor Self N/A
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Directing
2025 LUPIN THE IIIRD THE MOVIE The Immortal Bloodline Directing Director 58
Average
2025 LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two Lupins Directing Second Unit Director 59
Average
2025 LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two Lupins Directing Director 59
Average
2019 Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie Directing Second Unit Director 60
Fair
2019 Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie Directing Director 60
Fair
2017 Lupin the IIIrd: Goemon's Blood Spray Directing Director 63
Fair
2014 Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen's Gravestone Directing Director 61
Fair
2009 Redline Directing Director 66
Fair
2007 Afro Samurai Pilot Directing Director 58
Average
2004 SMAnime: LOVE Kayumi? Directing Director N/A
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2004 SMAnime: LOVE Keitai? Directing Director N/A
N/A
2004 SMAnime: LOVE Jeans? Directing Director N/A
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2003 World Record Directing Director 60
Fair
2003 The Animatrix Directing Director 68
Fair
2002 Trava: Fist Planet Directing Director 69
Fair
2000 SMAP 2000 Concert Anime Directing Director N/A
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Art
2025 LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two Lupins Art Storyboard Artist 59
Average
2017 Lupin the IIIrd: Goemon's Blood Spray Art Storyboard Artist 63
Fair
2014 Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen's Gravestone Art Storyboard Artist 61
Fair
2009 Redline Art Storyboard Artist 66
Fair
2009 Redline Art Background Designer 66
Fair
2000 Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust Art Production Design 69
Fair

Visual Effects
2025 LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two Lupins Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2025 LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two Lupins Visual Effects Character Designer 59
Average
2025 LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two Lupins Visual Effects Animation Director 59
Average
2021 Yasuke Visual Effects Character Designer 73
Good
2019 Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie Visual Effects Animation Director 60
Fair
2019 Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie Visual Effects Character Designer 60
Fair
2017 Lupin the IIIrd: Goemon's Blood Spray Visual Effects Character Designer 63
Fair
2017 Lupin the IIIrd: Goemon's Blood Spray Visual Effects Animation Director 63
Fair
2015 The Boy and the Beast Visual Effects Key Animation 74
Good
2014 Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen's Gravestone Visual Effects Animation Director 61
Fair
2012 Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine Visual Effects Character Designer 71
Good
2010 Iron Man Visual Effects Mechanical Designer 72
Good
2010 Trigun: Badlands Rumble Visual Effects Key Animation 62
Fair
2009 Redline Visual Effects Animation Director 66
Fair
2009 Redline Visual Effects Key Animation 66
Fair
2007 Afro Samurai Visual Effects Character Designer 71
Good
2004 The Taste of Tea Visual Effects Lead Animator 62
Fair
2003 Matriculated Visual Effects Key Animation 60
Fair
2003 World Record Visual Effects Key Animation 60
Fair
2003 World Record Visual Effects Animation Director 60
Fair
2002 Patlabor WXIII The Movie Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2000 Blood The Last Vampire Visual Effects Key Animation 62
Fair
2000 Party 7 Visual Effects Lead Animator 58
Average
2000 Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust Visual Effects Key Animation 69
Fair
2000 Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card Visual Effects Key Animation 64
Fair
1996 X: The Movie Visual Effects Key Animation 58
Average
1995 Bio Hunter Visual Effects Key Animation 58
Average
1994 Darkside Blues Visual Effects Key Animation 58
Average
1993 Pops Visual Effects Key Animation N/A
N/A
1993 Ninja Scroll Visual Effects Key Animation 69
Fair
1991 Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling Visual Effects Key Animation 58
Average
1990 A Wind Named Amnesia Visual Effects Key Animation 58
Average
1990 Nineteen 19 Visual Effects Key Animation 58
Average
1987 Foxes of Chironup Visual Effects Animation 58
Average