Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
January 26, 1968 (58 years old)
Kaminoyama, Yamagata, Japan
Also Known As
- 小池建
Takeshi Koike
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
Known For
Directing
Lupin the IIIRD: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline
Director, Storyboard Artist, Character Designer, Key Animation
2025
LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two Lupins
Director, Character Designer, Storyboard Artist, Animation Director, Second Unit Director, Key Animation
2025
Yasuke
Character Designer
2021
Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie
Character Designer, Animation Director, Second Unit Director, Director
2019
Lupin the 3rd: Goemon's Blood Spray
Storyboard Artist, Character Designer, Animation Director, Director
2017
The Boy and the Beast
Key Animation
2015
Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone
Director, Storyboard Artist, Animation Director
2014
Kamisama Kiss
Key Animation
2012
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
Character Designer, Animation Director
2012
Iron Man
Mechanical Designer
2010
Trigun: Badlands Rumble
Key Animation
2010
Redline
Director, Animation Director, Background Designer, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
2009