Person

Takeshi Koike

Directing · Born 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". Source: Wikipedia

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  Cardcaptor Sakura

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  Fighting Spirit

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  Legend of the Galactic Heroes

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  Yawara!

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  Kamisama Kiss

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  Samurai Champloo

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  Texhnolyze

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  Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran

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  Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine

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  Yasuke

  Character Designer

• 2026HENSHIN THE FIRSTProducer
• 2025LUPIN THE IIIRD: The Movie - The Immortal BloodlineDirector
• 2025LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two LupinsDirector
• 2021YasukeCharacter Designer
• 2019Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's LieSecond Unit Director
• 2017Lupin the 3rd: Goemon's Blood SprayStoryboard Artist
• 2015The Boy and the BeastKey Animation
• 2014Lupin the Third: Jigen's GravestoneDirector
• 2012Kamisama KissKey Animation
• 2012Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko MineCharacter Designer
• 2010Iron ManMechanical Designer
• 2010Trigun: Badlands RumbleKey Animation
• 2009RedlineDirector
• 2007Afro Samurai PilotDirector
• 2007Afro SamuraiCharacter Designer
• 2004The Taste of TeaLead Animator
• 2004Samurai ChamplooKey Animation
• 2004Dead LeavesKey Animation
• 2004SMAnime: LOVE Jeans?Director
• 2004SMAnime: LOVE Kayumi?Director
• 2004SMAnime: LOVE Keitai?Director
• 2003Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of AnimeSelf
• 2003World RecordDirector
• 2003MatriculatedKey Animation
• 2003The AnimatrixDirector
• 2003TexhnolyzeKey Animation
• 2003The AnimatrixDirector
• 2002Patlabor WXIII the MovieKey Animation
• 2002Trava: Fist PlanetDirector
• 2001Vampire Hunter D: BloodlustProduction Design
• 2000Blood: The Last VampireKey Animation
• 2000Fighting SpiritKey Animation
• 2000PARTY7Lead Animator
• 2000Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed CardKey Animation
• 2000Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage RanKey Animation
• 2000SMAP 2000 Concert AnimeDirector
• 1998Cardcaptor SakuraKey Animation
• 1996XKey Animation
• 1996Birdy the MightyKey Animation
• 1995Bio HunterKey Animation
• 1994Darkside BluesKey Animation
• 1993The CockpitAnimation
• 1993PopsKey Animation
• 1993Ninja ScrollKey Animation
• 1992Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood StillKey Animation
• 1991Doomed MegalopolisKey Animation
• 1991Urusei Yatsura: Always My DarlingKey Animation
• 1990A Wind Named AmnesiaKey Animation
• 1990Nineteen 19Key Animation
• 1989Yawara!Key Animation
• 1988Legend of the Galactic HeroesKey Animation
• 1988Spirit WarriorKey Animation
• 1987Foxes of ChironupAnimation