Takeshi Koike
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 26, 1968
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
HENSHIN THE FIRST 2026
Producer
LUPIN THE IIIRD: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline 2025
Director, Storyboard Artist, Character Designer, Key Animation
LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two Lupins 2025
Director, Character Designer, Storyboard Artist, Animation Director, Second Unit Director, Key Animation
Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie 2019
Second Unit Director, Character Designer, Animation Director, Director
Lupin the 3rd: Goemon's Blood Spray 2017
Storyboard Artist, Animation Director, Character Designer, Director
The Boy and the Beast 2015
Key Animation
Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone 2014
Director, Storyboard Artist, Animation Director
Trigun: Badlands Rumble 2010
Key Animation
Redline 2009
Director, Background Designer, Animation Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
Afro Samurai Pilot 2007
Director
The Taste of Tea 2004
Lead Animator
Dead Leaves 2004
Key Animation
SMAnime: LOVE Keitai? 2004
Director
SMAnime: LOVE Kayumi? 2004
Director
SMAnime: LOVE Jeans? 2004
Director
Matriculated 2003
Key Animation
World Record 2003
Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime 2003
as Self
The Animatrix 2003
Director
Patlabor WXIII the Movie 2002
Key Animation
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust 2001
Production Design, Key Animation
Party 7 2000
Lead Animator
Blood: The Last Vampire 2000
Key Animation
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card 2000
Key Animation
SMAP 2000 Concert Anime 2000
Director
X 1996
Key Animation
Bio Hunter 1995
Key Animation
Darkside Blues 1994
Key Animation
Pops 1993
Key Animation
Ninja Scroll 1993
Key Animation
Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling 1991
Key Animation
A Wind Named Amnesia 1990
Key Animation
Nineteen 19 1990
Key Animation
Foxes of Chironup 1987
Animation
Credits from TMDB.