Masako Ikeda
Acting
Born: 1939-01-01 in Tokyo, Japan
Biography
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.
Known For
Ranma ½
Nodoka Saotome
Monster
British Couple (voice)
Galaxy Express 999
Maetel (voice)
Romeo's Blue Skies
Narrator (voice)
Space Brothers
Sharon Kaneko (voice)
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
Narration (voice)
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Nils' Mother (voice)
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
Narrator
Pinocchio: The Series
Fairy
Pinocchio: The Series
Kenken
Miracle Psychicer Seizan
(Voice)
Patalliro!
Etrange (voice)
Patalliro!
エトランジェ
Queen Millennia
Cleopatra
The Story of Perrine
Marie Paindavoine
Aura Battler Dunbine
Silky Mau
The Story of Pollyanna
Ruth Wetherby Carew (voice)
Yukikaze
Jackson Lynn
Aim for the Ace!
Reika Ryûzaki
I'm All Yours
Sakurako Mamiya (voice)
Queen Emeraldas
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
Mrs. Kogure (voice)
Harmagedon
Michiko Azuma (voice)
Ultraman Story
Mother of Ultra
Maetel Legend
X
Tooru
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
Mother of Ultra (voice)
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
Maetel (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
Maetel (voice)
Shin Aim for the Ace!
Reika Ryuzaki / Madame Butterfly (voice)
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga
Mother of Ultra (voice)
Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs
Maetel
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas
Maetel (voice)
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
Phoenix (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
Maetel (voice)
Maegami Tarou
ツバメトビ
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!
Maetel (voice)
DNA Sights 999.9
Narrator (voice)
Silent Möbius 2
Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
Yoko Ishigami (voice)