Takeshi Koike

About

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...

Known for

Fighting SpiritAnime • 2000Cardcaptor SakuraAnime • 1998Yawara!Anime • 1989Legend of the Galactic HeroesAnime • 1988TexhnolyzeAnime • 2003Kamisama KissAnime • 2012Samurai ChamplooAnime • 2004YasukeAnime • 2021The AnimatrixMovie • 2003Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko MineAnime • 2012Afro SamuraiSeries • 2007Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood StillAnime • 1992Iron ManAnime • 2010Vampire Hunter D: BloodlustMovie • 2001Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage RanAnime • 2000The Boy and the BeastMovie • 2015The AnimatrixSeries • 2003Birdy the MightyAnime • 1996XMovie • 1996Ninja ScrollMovie • 1993LUPIN THE IIIRD: The Movie - The Immortal BloodlineMovie • 2025Lupin the Third: Jigen's GravestoneMovie • 2014Lupin the 3rd: Goemon's Blood SprayMovie • 2017Blood: The Last VampireMovie • 2000