Takeshi Koike

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

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,[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]

  1. ^ a b "TS60 : Takeshi Koike - Tokyo Source Page 2" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 25 February 2014.
  2. ^ "TS60 : Takeshi Koike - Tokyo Source Page 1" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 28 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b "OUTSIDE IN TOKYO : Takeshi Koike & Katsuhito Ishii" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Why You Can't Miss Redline: An Interview with Director Takeshi Koike". Tor.com. 2 November 2011. Archived from the original on 17 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Takeshi Koike - Animatrix Director: World Record" (Interview). Interviewed by REDPILL. Translated by Mike Arias. intothematrix.com. July 2002. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
  6. ^ "New Lupin III TV Anime's Staff, Cast, Title Revealed". Anime News Network. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Redline's Koike to Direct Lupin the IIIrd: Daisuke Jigen's Gravestone Film". Anime News Network. 20 March 2014. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Focus On: Takeshi Koike" (in French). Catsuka. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011.