Masako Ikeda
Acting
Masako Ikeda (池田 昌子, Ikeda Masako; 1 January 1939 – 3 March 2026) was a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator from Tokyo, Japan. She is most known for the roles of Reika "Madame Butterfly" Ryuuzaki in Aim for the Ace!, Nodoka Saotome in Ranma ½, Maetel in Galaxy Express 999, Michiko in Harmagedon, and for being the Japanese voice-over actress of Audrey Hepburn. Ikeda died from an intracerebral hemorrhage on 3 March 2026 at the age of 87.
Born: January 1, 1939 · Tokyo, Japan
Filmography (35)
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
2018
Actor: Mother of Ultra (v…
TV
Space Brothers
2012
Actor: Sharon Kaneko (voi…
TV
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
2011
Actor: Narration (voice)
TV
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
2009
Actor: Narrator
TV
Monster
2004
Actor: British Couple (vo…
TV
Yukikaze
2002
Actor: Jackson Lynn
DNA Sights 999.9
1998
Actor: Narrator (voice)
TV
Queen Emeraldas
1998
Actor
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
1998
Actor: Maetel (voice)
X: The Movie
1996
Actor: Tooru
TV
Romeo's Blue Skies
1995
Actor: Narrator (voice)
TV
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
1994
Actor: Mrs. Kogure (voice…
Kayoko's Diary
1991
Actor: Yoshi Nakane (voic…
Silent Möbius
1991
Actor: Fuyuka Liqueur (vo…
TV
Ranma ½
1989
Actor: Nodoka Saotome
Phoenix: Space Chapter
1987
Actor: Hi no tori
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
1987
Actor: Sumiko Fudou (voic…
I'm All Yours
1987
Actor: Sakurako Mamiya
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
1986
Actor: Phoenix (voice)
TV
The Story of Pollyanna
1986
Actor: Ruth Wetherby Care…
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
1984
Actor: Yoko Ishigami (voi…
Ultraman Story
1984
Actor: Mother of Ultra
Harmagedon
1983
Actor: Michiko Azuma (voi…
TV
Aura Battler Dunbine
1983
Actor: Silky Mau
TV
Patalliro!
1982
Actor: Etrange (voice)Actor: エトランジェ
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
1981
Actor: Maetel (voice)
TV
Queen Millennia
1981
Actor: Cleopatra
Toward the Terra
1980
Actor: Mother Eliza (voic…
TV
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1980
Actor: Nils' Mother (voic…
Aim for the Ace! The Movie
1979
Actor: Reika Ryuuzaki (vo…
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
1979
Actor: Maetel (voice)
TV
Galaxy Express 999
1978
Actor: Maetel (voice)
TV
The Story of Perrine
1978
Actor: Marie Paindavoine
TV
Aim for the Ace!
1973
Actor: Reika Ryûzaki
TV
Pinocchio: The Series
1972
Actor: FairyActor: Kenken