Takeshi Koike
Takeshi Koike (小池健, Koike Takeshi) (born January 26, 1968) is a Japanese animator, illustrator and film director.
Takeshi Koike | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 26, 1968 Kaminoyama, Yamagata, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | 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]
Filmography
Director
| Year | Title | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Other work
- The Foxes of Chironup Island (1987) In-Between Animation
- Wicked City (1987) - In-Between Animation
- Legend of Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars (1988) - Animation Check
- Bride of Deimos (1988) Animation Check
- Demon City Shinjuku (1988) - Animation Check
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes 1st season (1988) - Key Animation (Ep 19)
- Goku: Midnight Eye (1989) - Animation Check, Key Animation
- Goku II: Midnight Eye (1989) - Key Animation
- Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl (1989) Key Animation (Ep 1, 18)
- Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990) - Mechanical Animation Director, Key Animation (Ep 1, 2, 3)
- Teki wa Kaizoku: Neko no Kyoen (1990) Key Animation (Ep 1, 2)
- Nineteen 19 (1990) Key Animation
- A Wind Named Amnesia (1990) - Key Animation
- Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling (1991) - Key Animation
- Doomed Megalopolis (1991) - Assistant Animation Director (Ep 1, 2), Key Animation (Ep 1, 2, 3)
- Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1992) - Key Animation (Ep 1, 6)
- Ninja Scroll (1993) - Key Animation
- The Cockpit (1994) (segment Slipstream) - Key Animation
- True Peakock King (1994) - Character Design, Key Animation
- Clamp in Wonderland (1994) - Key Animation
- Darkside Blues (1994) - Key Animation
- Mighty Space Miners (1994) - Opening Animation, Ending Animation
- DNA² (1996) - Mechanic Design, Opening Animation
- Bio Hunter (1995) - Key Animation
- Memories (1995) (segment Stink Bomb) - Key Animation
- X (1996) - Key Animation
- Birdy the Mighty (1996) - Key Animation (Ep 1–4)
- Cardcaptor Sakura (1998) - Key Animation (Ep1, 57)
- Jubei-chan - Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch (1999) - Animation Director (Ep 10, 11)
- Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999) - Key Animation
- Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran (2000) - Key Animation (Op, Ep 1, 5)
- Hidamari no Ki (2000) - Key Animation
- Fighting Spirit (2000) - Key Animation (Op 1, Ep 20)
- Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card (2000) - Key Animation
- Blood: The Last Vampire (2000) - Key Animation
- Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) - Setting Design, Key Animation
- WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 (2002) - Key Animation
- Texhnolyze (2003) - Key Animation (Ep1)
- Dead Leaves (2004) - Key Animation
- Samurai Champloo (2004) Key Animation (Opening Animation, Ep 5)
- The Taste of Tea (2004) - Animation Director
- Funky Forest (2005) - Animation Director
- Iron Man (2010) - Mechanical Design, Key Animation (Ep 1, 7, 11)
- Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010) - Key Animation
- Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012) - Character Design, Animation Director, Episode Animation Director (Ep 1, 13), Key Animation (Opening, Ep 13)
- Yasuke (2021) - Character Design
References
- TS60 : Takeshi Koike - Tokyo Source Page2
- TS60 : Takeshi Koike - Tokyo Source Page1 (Japanese)
- OUTSIDE IN TOKYO : Takeshi Koike & Katsuhito Ishii (Japanese)
- Tor.com Why You Can’t Miss Redline: An Interview with Director Takeshi Koike
- http://www.intothematrix.com/rl_cmp/rl_interview_koike.html
- "New Lupin III TV Anime's Staff, Cast, Title Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- "Redline's Koike to Direct Lupin the IIIRD: Daisuke Jigen's Gravestone Film". Anime News Network. 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- "Focus on – Takeshi Koike". Catsuka. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
External links
- Takeshi Koike at IMDb
- Takeshi Koike at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Filmography:Takeshi Koike Sakuga@Wiki(Japanese)
- Takeshi Koike on Twitter
- Web Anime Style Animator Interview: Takeshi Koike (Japanese)
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