Takeshi Koike

director • animation_department • art_department

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 b...

Born: January 26, 1968 in Kaminoyama, Yamagata, Japan (age 57)

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Known For

8.0

Afro Samurai

Movies & TV Credits

49 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
LUPIN THE IIIRD THE MOVIE Fujimi no Ketsuzoku Movie	6.9	Directing	Director	2025
LUPIN THE IIIRD Zenigata to 2-nin no Lupin Movie	7.4	Directing	Director	2025
Yasuke TV Show	6.3	Visual Effects	Character Designer(6 Episodes)	2021
Lupin the Third: Fujiko's Lie Movie	7.0	Directing	Director	2019
Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray Movie	7.5	Directing	Director	2017
The Boy and the Beast Movie	7.8	Visual Effects	Key Animation	2015
Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen's Gravestone Movie	7.3	Directing	Director	2014
Kamisama Kiss TV Show	8.3	Visual Effects	Key Animation(2 Episodes)	2012
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine Limited Series	7.5	Visual Effects	Character Designer(13 Episodes)	2012
Trigun: Badlands Rumble Movie	7.6	Visual Effects	Key Animation	2010
Iron Man TV Show	6.5	Visual Effects	Mechanical Designer(12 Episodes)	2010
Redline Movie	7.7	Directing	Director	2009
Afro Samurai Pilot Movie	7.5	Directing	Director	2007
Afro Samurai Limited Series	7.7	Visual Effects	Character Designer(5 Episodes)	2007
The Taste of Tea Movie	7.7	Visual Effects	Lead Animator	2004
SMAnime: LOVE Jeans? Movie	—	Directing	Director	2004
SMAnime: LOVE Kayumi? Movie	—	Directing	Director	2004
SMAnime: LOVE Keitai? Movie	—	Directing	Director	2004
Samurai Champloo TV Show	8.4	Visual Effects	Key Animation(1 Episode)	2004
Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime Movie	7.2	Actor	Self	2003
The Animatrix Movie	7.5	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	2003
Texhnolyze TV Show	7.3	Visual Effects	Key Animation(1 Episode)	2003
Matriculated Short Film	6.8	Visual Effects	Key Animation	2003
World Record Short Film	7.0	Directing	Director	2003
WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3 Movie	6.5	Visual Effects	Key Animation	2002
Trava: Fist Planet TV Show	6.5	Directing	Director(4 Episodes)	2002
Blood: The Last Vampire Movie	6.8	Visual Effects	Key Animation	2000
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card Movie	7.9	Visual Effects	Key Animation	2000
Party 7 Movie	6.0	Visual Effects	Lead Animator	2000
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust Movie	7.8	Art	Production Design	2000
SMAP 2000 Concert Anime Movie	—	Directing	Director	2000
Fighting Spirit TV Show	8.7	Visual Effects	Key Animation(1 Episode)	2000
Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran TV Show	7.2	Visual Effects	Key Animation(1 Episode)	2000
X: The Movie Movie	6.2	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1996
Birdy the Mighty Limited Series	6.6	Visual Effects	Key Animation(4 Episodes)	1996
Bio Hunter Movie	6.0	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1995
Darkside Blues Movie	5.4	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1994
Ninja Scroll Movie	8.0	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1993
Pops Movie	7.7	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1993
The Cockpit Limited Series	7.0	Visual Effects	Animation(1 Episode)	1993
Giant Robo Limited Series	7.6	Visual Effects	Key Animation(2 Episodes)	1992
Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling Movie	5.9	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1991
Doomed Megalopolis Limited Series	5.9	Visual Effects	Key Animation(1 Episode)	1991
A Wind Named Amnesia Movie	6.3	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1990
Nineteen 19 Movie	6.2	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1990
Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl TV Show	7.1	Visual Effects	Key Animation(1 Episode)	1989
Legend of the Galactic Heroes TV Show	8.9	Visual Effects	Key Animation(1 Episode)	1988
Spirit Warrior Limited Series	—	Visual Effects	Key Animation(2 Episodes)	1988
Foxes of Chironup Movie	7.4	Visual Effects	Animation	1987

Takeshi Koike

Known For

Ninja Scroll

The Boy and the Beast

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

Afro Samurai

Movies & TV Credits