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Takeshi Koike (b. 1968)

Alias:
小池建

Birthplace:
Kaminoyama, Yamagata, Japan

Born:
January 26, 1968

Biography from TheMovieDB

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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Film Production

Animation:
1987  Foxes of Chironup

Animation Director:
1987  Foxes of Chironup
2003  World Record
2009  Redline
2014  Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone
2017  Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray
2019  Lupin the Third: Fujiko's Lie

Background Designer:
1987  Foxes of Chironup
2003  World Record
2009  Redline
2014  Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone
2017  Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray
2019  Lupin the Third: Fujiko's Lie

Character Designer:
1987  Foxes of Chironup
2003  World Record
2009  Redline
2014  Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone
2017  Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray
2019  Lupin the Third: Fujiko's Lie

Director:
1987  Foxes of Chironup
2000  SMAP 2000 Concert Anime
2003  The Animatrix
2003  World Record
2004  SMAnime: LOVE Jeans?
2004  SMAnime: LOVE Kayumi?
2004  SMAnime: LOVE Keitai?
2007  Afro Samurai Pilot
2009  Redline
2014  Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone
2017  Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray
2019  Lupin the Third: Fujiko's Lie
2025  LUPIN THE IIIRD THE MOVIE Fujimi no Ketsuzoku
2025  Lupin the Third: Zenigata and the 2 Lupins

Key Animation:
1987  Foxes of Chironup
1990  A Wind Named Amnesia
1990  Nineteen 19
1991  Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling
1993  Ninja Scroll
1993  Pops
1994  Darkside Blues
1995  Bio Hunter
1996  X: The Movie
2000  Blood: The Last Vampire
2000  Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card
2000  SMAP 2000 Concert Anime
2000  Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2002  WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3
2003  Matriculated
2003  The Animatrix
2003  World Record
2004  SMAnime: LOVE Jeans?
2004  SMAnime: LOVE Kayumi?
2004  SMAnime: LOVE Keitai?
2007  Afro Samurai Pilot
2009  Redline
2010  Trigun: Badlands Rumble
2014  Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone
2015  The Boy and the Beast
2017  Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray
2019  Lupin the Third: Fujiko's Lie
2025  LUPIN THE IIIRD THE MOVIE Fujimi no Ketsuzoku
2025  Lupin the Third: Zenigata and the 2 Lupins

Lead Animator:
1987  Foxes of Chironup
1990  A Wind Named Amnesia
1990  Nineteen 19
1991  Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling
1993  Ninja Scroll
1993  Pops
1994  Darkside Blues
1995  Bio Hunter
1996  X: The Movie
2000  Blood: The Last Vampire
2000  Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card
2000  Party 7
2000  SMAP 2000 Concert Anime
2000  Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2002  WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3
2003  Matriculated
2003  The Animatrix
2003  World Record
2004  SMAnime: LOVE Jeans?
2004  SMAnime: LOVE Kayumi?
2004  SMAnime: LOVE Keitai?
2004  The Taste of Tea
2007  Afro Samurai Pilot
2009  Redline
2010  Trigun: Badlands Rumble
2014  Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone
2015  The Boy and the Beast
2017  Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray
2019  Lupin the Third: Fujiko's Lie
2025  LUPIN THE IIIRD THE MOVIE Fujimi no Ketsuzoku
2025  Lupin the Third: Zenigata and the 2 Lupins

Production Design:
1987  Foxes of Chironup
1990  A Wind Named Amnesia
1990  Nineteen 19
1991  Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling
1993  Ninja Scroll
1993  Pops
1994  Darkside Blues
1995  Bio Hunter
1996  X: The Movie
2000  Blood: The Last Vampire
2000  Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card
2000  Party 7
2000  SMAP 2000 Concert Anime
2000  Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2002  WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3
2003  Matriculated
2003  The Animatrix
2003  World Record
2004  SMAnime: LOVE Jeans?
2004  SMAnime: LOVE Kayumi?
2004  SMAnime: LOVE Keitai?
2004  The Taste of Tea
2007  Afro Samurai Pilot
2009  Redline
2010  Trigun: Badlands Rumble
2014  Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone
2015  The Boy and the Beast
2017  Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray
2019  Lupin the Third: Fujiko's Lie
2025  LUPIN THE IIIRD THE MOVIE Fujimi no Ketsuzoku
2025  Lupin the Third: Zenigata and the 2 Lupins

Second Unit Director:
1987  Foxes of Chironup
1990  A Wind Named Amnesia
1990  Nineteen 19
1991  Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling
1993  Ninja Scroll
1993  Pops
1994  Darkside Blues
1995  Bio Hunter
1996  X: The Movie
2000  Blood: The Last Vampire
2000  Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card
2000  Party 7
2000  SMAP 2000 Concert Anime
2000  Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2002  WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3
2003  Matriculated
2003  The Animatrix
2003  World Record
2004  SMAnime: LOVE Jeans?
2004  SMAnime: LOVE Kayumi?
2004  SMAnime: LOVE Keitai?
2004  The Taste of Tea
2007  Afro Samurai Pilot
2009  Redline
2010  Trigun: Badlands Rumble
2014  Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone
2015  The Boy and the Beast
2017  Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray
2019  Lupin the Third: Fujiko's Lie
2025  LUPIN THE IIIRD THE MOVIE Fujimi no Ketsuzoku
2025  Lupin the Third: Zenigata and the 2 Lupins

Storyboard Artist:
1987  Foxes of Chironup
1990  A Wind Named Amnesia
1990  Nineteen 19
1991  Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling
1993  Ninja Scroll
1993  Pops
1994  Darkside Blues
1995  Bio Hunter
1996  X: The Movie
2000  Blood: The Last Vampire
2000  Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card
2000  Party 7
2000  SMAP 2000 Concert Anime
2000  Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2002  WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3
2003  Matriculated
2003  The Animatrix
2003  World Record
2004  SMAnime: LOVE Jeans?
2004  SMAnime: LOVE Kayumi?
2004  SMAnime: LOVE Keitai?
2004  The Taste of Tea
2007  Afro Samurai Pilot
2009  Redline
2010  Trigun: Badlands Rumble
2014  Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone
2015  The Boy and the Beast
2017  Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray
2019  Lupin the Third: Fujiko's Lie
2025  LUPIN THE IIIRD THE MOVIE Fujimi no Ketsuzoku
2025  Lupin the Third: Zenigata and the 2 Lupins

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TV Production

Animation:
1993  The Cockpit

Character Designer:
1993  The Cockpit
2007  Afro Samurai
2012  Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
2021  Yasuke

Director:
1993  The Cockpit
2002  Trava: Fist Planet
2003  The Animatrix
2007  Afro Samurai
2012  Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
2021  Yasuke

Key Animation:
1988  Legend of the Galactic Heroes
1988  Spirit Warrior
1989  Yawara!
1991  Doomed Megalopolis
1992  Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
1993  The Cockpit
1996  Birdy the Mighty
2000  Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran
2000  Fighting Spirit
2002  Trava: Fist Planet
2003  Texhnolyze
2003  The Animatrix
2004  Samurai Champloo
2007  Afro Samurai
2012  Kamisama Kiss
2012  Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
2021  Yasuke

Mechanical Designer:
1988  Legend of the Galactic Heroes
1988  Spirit Warrior
1989  Yawara!
1991  Doomed Megalopolis
1992  Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
1993  The Cockpit
1996  Birdy the Mighty
2000  Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran
2000  Fighting Spirit
2002  Trava: Fist Planet
2003  Texhnolyze
2003  The Animatrix
2004  Samurai Champloo
2007  Afro Samurai
2010  Iron Man
2012  Kamisama Kiss
2012  Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
2021  Yasuke

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