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Takeshi Koike

Name in Native Language: "小池健" (Japanese/JA)
Film Director / Animator / Manga Artist / Illustrator | * 01/26/1968 (56) | Kaminoyama, Prefettura di Yamagata, Giappone
Takeshi Koike (小池健, Koike Takeshi) (born January 26, 1968) is a Japanese animator, illustrator and film director. Something of a protégé of Yoshiaki Kawajiri, he was also influenced by Yoshinori Kanada, Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, and Katsuhito Ishii. 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. 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, and directs film continuations of it starting with Lupin the IIIrd: 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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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Action | Drama

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Movies with Takeshi Koike as Actor(1)

Movies with Takeshi Koike as Crew(34)

Directing/Director2019 Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie
Directing/Second Unit Director2019 Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie
Visual Effects/Character Designer2019 Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie
Visual Effects/Animation Director2019 Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie
Art/Storyboard Artist2017 Lupin the IIIrd: Goemon's Blood Spray
Visual Effects/Character Designer2017 Lupin the IIIrd: Goemon's Blood Spray
Visual Effects/Animation Director2017 Lupin the IIIrd: Goemon's Blood Spray
Visual Effects/Key Animation2015 The Boy and the Beast
Art/Storyboard Artist2014 Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone
Visual Effects/Animation Director2014 Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone
Visual Effects/Key Animation2011 Trigun: Badlands Rumble
Art/Background Designer2010 Redline
Art/Storyboard Artist2010 Redline
Directing/Director2010 Redline
Visual Effects/Animation Director2010 Redline
Visual Effects/Key Animation2010 Redline
Visual Effects/Lead Animator2004 The Taste of Tea
Directing/Director2003 World Record
Directing/Director2003 Afro Samurai Pilot
Directing/Director2003 The Animatrix
Visual Effects/Key Animation2002 WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3
Visual Effects/Lead Animator2000 Party 7
Visual Effects/Key Animation2000 Blood: The Last Vampire
Art/Production Design2000 Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Visual Effects/Key Animation2000 Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card
Visual Effects/Key Animation1996 X: The Movie
Visual Effects/Key Animation1994 Darkside Blues
Visual Effects/Key Animation1993 Pops
Visual Effects/Key Animation1993 Ninja Scroll
Visual Effects/Key Animation1991 Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling
Visual Effects/Key Animation1990 A Wind Named Amnesia
Visual Effects/Animation1987 Foxes of Chironup

TV Shows/Series with Takeshi Koike as Crew(6)

Visual Effects/Character Designer2021 Yasuke
Directing/Director2010 Iron Man
Visual Effects/Mechanical Designer2010 Iron Man
Visual Effects/Key Animation2003 Texhnolyze
Visual Effects/Key Animation2000 Fighting Spirit
Visual Effects/Key Animation2000 Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran

Additional Information

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Full Name: Takeshi Koike
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Friday, 01/26 1968 (January) in Kaminoyama, Prefettura di Yamagata, Giappone (current age: 56 years + 63 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Other names for Takeshi Koike (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"小池健"
"小池建"
"こいけ たけし" (Kana/Japanese)
Takeshi Koike frequently works together with these people:
Yuzo Sato (12x, Crew)
Yoshiaki Kawajiri (12x, Crew)
Hiroshi Hamasaki (7x, Crew)
Yutaka Minowa (7x, Crew)
Koichi Yamadera (6x, Actor)
Kumiko Takahashi (6x, Crew)
Katsuhito Ishii (6x, Crew)
LeSean Thomas (5x, Crew)
Flying Lotus (5x, Crew)
Kazuo Oga (5x, Crew)
James Shimoji (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:592644, Added: 10/16/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024