Takeshi Koike

Takeshi Koike (小池健, Koike Takeshi) (born January 26, 1968) is a Japanese animator, illustrator and film director.

Takeshi Koike
Born (1968-01-26) January 26, 1968 (age 56)
Occupation(s)film director, animator

Something of a protégé of Yoshiaki Kawajiri,[1] he was also influenced by Yoshinori Kanada,[2] Frank Miller,[3][4] Mike Mignola,[3] and Katsuhito Ishii.[1] He went straight from a high school education to beginning his career at Madhouse as an in-betweener on works directed by Kawajiri after being interviewed by him.[5] His first professional work as 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,[6] and directs film continuations of it starting with Lupin the IIIrd: Daisuke Jigen's Gravestone in 2014.[7] Work outside of animation includes the artwork for the 2004 Dreams Come True single "Yasashii Kiss o Shite".[8]

Filmography

Director

YearTitleTypeNotes
2000Party 7Title sequenceOpening animation of the live-action film Party 7
2000SmanimeShort filmThree short animated films for a SMAP concert
2003Trava: Fist PlanetOVA
2003World RecordShort filmPart of the Animatrix anthology
2003Afro Samurai: PilotTelevision pilot
2005The Taste of TeaAnimated sequenceAnimated sequence in the live-action film The Taste of Tea
2005Funky ForestAnimated sequenceAnimated sequence in the live-action film Funky Forest
2009Iron Man: PilotTelevision pilot
2009RedlineFeature film
2014Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen's GravestoneFeature film
2017Lupin the IIIrd: Goemon's Blood SprayFeature film
2019Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's LieFeature film

Other work

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