Takeshi Koike
January 26, 1968 · 58 years old
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…
Known For
5 titles
Redline
A story about the most popular racing event in the galaxy, the Redline, and the various racers who compete in it.
Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray
Lupin's friend, the samurai Goemon Ishikawa, takes a job as bodyguard for a yakuza boss. But a brutal assassin kills the yakuza and Goemon is honor-bound to track him down.
Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone
Lupin and Jigen face off with an assassin who has marked Jigen as his latest target.
Lupin the Third: Fujiko Mine's Lie
Fujiko befriends a young boy whose late father hid away a treasure, but a killer is on the boy's trail.
Lupin the IIIrd: Zenigata to 2-nin no Lupin
Inspector Zenigata pursues Lupin for a terrorist attack. But Lupin swears innocence and an impostor at work, and a deep mystery unfolds.