Takeshi Koike (å° æ± å ¥, 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 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".
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 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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