Takeshi Koike (小池健, Koike Takeshi) (born January 26, 1968) is a Japanese animator, illustrator and film director.
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Takeshi Koike | |
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| Born | (1968-01-26) January 26, 1968 (age 54) Kaminoyama, Yamagata, Japan |
| Occupation | film director, animator |
Something of a protégée 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]
| Year | Title | Type | Notes |
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| 2000 | Party 7 | Title sequence | Opening animation of the live-action film Party 7 |
| 2000 | Smanime | Short film | Three short animated films for a SMAP concert |
| 2003 | Trava: Fist Planet | OVA | |
| 2003 | World Record | Short film | Part of the Animatrix anthology |
| 2003 | Afro Samurai: Pilot | Television pilot | |
| 2005 | The Taste of Tea | Animated sequence | Animated sequence in the live-action film The Taste of Tea |
| 2005 | Funky Forest | Animated sequence | Animated sequence in the live-action film Funky Forest |
| 2009 | Iron Man: Pilot | Television pilot | |
| 2009 | Redline | Feature film | |
| 2014 | Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen's Gravestone | Feature film | |
| 2017 | Lupin the IIIrd: Goemon's Blood Spray | Feature film | |
| 2019 | Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie | Feature film |
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