Takeshi Koike
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".

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Lupin the Third: Fujiko's Lie (2019)
Director | Character Designer | Animation Director | Second Unit Director
Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray (2017)
Director | Storyboard Artist | Character Designer | Animation Director
The Boy and the Beast (2015)
Key Animation
Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone (2014)
Director | Storyboard Artist | Animation Director
Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2011)
Key Animation
Redline (2010)
Director | Animation Director | Background Designer | Storyboard Artist | Key Animation
Afro Samurai Pilot (2007)
Director
The Taste of Tea (2004)
Lead Animator
SMAnime: LOVE Keitai? (2004)
Director
SMAnime: LOVE Jeans? (2004)
Director
SMAnime: LOVE Kayumi? (2004)
Director
World Record (2003)
Director | Animation Director | Key Animation
Matriculated (2003)
Key Animation
The Animatrix (2003)
Director
WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3 (2002)
Key Animation
Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)
Key Animation
Party 7 (2000)
Lead Animator
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)
Production Design
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card (2000)
Key Animation
SMAP 2000 Concert Anime (2000)
Director
X: The Movie (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