Masako Ikeda

Masako Ikeda

Acting

Born:
1939-01-01
Died:
2026-03-03
Place of birth:
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

Filmography

Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story

Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story

10.02018MC
TV
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!

Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!

7.22018Mother of Ultra (voice)
Movie
Space Brothers

Space Brothers

8.12012Sharon Kaneko (voice)
TV
Escape Game ZERO

Escape Game ZERO

2011
Movie
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life

8.42011Narration (voice)
TV
Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring

Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring

2009Maetel (voice)
Movie
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables

Hello Anne: Before Green Gables

8.32009Narrator (voice)
TV
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet

The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet

2006Maetel (voice)
Movie
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy

Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy

5.02006Mother of Ultra (voice)
Movie
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga

Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga

8.32006Mother of Ultra (voice)
TV
Monster

Monster

8.52004British Couple (voice)
TV
Yukikaze

Yukikaze

7.02002Jackson Lynn
TV
Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign

Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign

2001
Movie
Maetel Legend

Maetel Legend

2000Maetel
Movie
Maetel Legend

Maetel Legend

7.02000
TV
Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs

Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs

7.31999Maetel
TV
DNA Sights 999.9

DNA Sights 999.9

6.01998Narrator (voice)
Movie
Queen Emeraldas

Queen Emeraldas

6.11998
TV
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy

6.51998Maetel (voice)
Movie
The Heroic Elegy of Confucius

The Heroic Elegy of Confucius

10.01996Nanzi (voice)
Movie
X

X

6.21996Tooru
Movie
Romeo's Blue Skies

Romeo's Blue Skies

8.81995Narrator (voice)
TV
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor  OVA

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA

7.21994Mrs. Kogure (voice)
TV
Silent Möbius 2

Silent Möbius 2

4.91992Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
Movie
Kitty-Cat Fantasia

Kitty-Cat Fantasia

2.01991Saeko Kimura (voice)
Movie
Miracle Psychicer Seizan

Miracle Psychicer Seizan

1991(Voice)
TV
I'm All Yours

I'm All Yours

3.61991Sakurako Mamiya (voice)
Movie
Seven Days War 2

Seven Days War 2

1991
Movie
Kayoko's Diary

Kayoko's Diary

7.21991Yoshi Nakane (voice)
Movie
Silent Möbius

Silent Möbius

5.01991Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
Movie
The Story of Perrine

The Story of Perrine

5.01990
Movie
Ranma ½

Ranma ½

8.61989Nodoka Saotome
TV
Fairy King

Fairy King

6.81988Queen Mab (voice)
Movie
Phoenix: Space Chapter

Phoenix: Space Chapter

5.51987Hi no tori
Movie
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth

Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth

7.11987Sumiko Fudou (voice)
Movie
Phoenix: Yamato Chapter

Phoenix: Yamato Chapter

6.01987Phoenix
Movie
Phoenix: Karma Chapter

Phoenix: Karma Chapter

6.41986Phoenix (voice)
Movie
Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light

Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light

4.01986Fū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice)
Movie
The Story of Pollyanna

The Story of Pollyanna

6.61986Ruth Wetherby Carew (voice)
TV
The Dagger of Kamui

The Dagger of Kamui

5.81985Oyaruru (voice)
Movie
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature

Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature

5.21984Yoko Ishigami (voice)
Movie
Ultraman Story

Ultraman Story

6.41984Mother of Ultra
Movie
Harmagedon

Harmagedon

5.31983Michiko Azuma (voice)
Movie
Aura Battler Dunbine

Aura Battler Dunbine

7.21983Silky Mau
TV
Miracle of Love: Doctor Norman's Story

Miracle of Love: Doctor Norman's Story

1982
Movie
Patalliro!

Patalliro!

8.01982エトランジェ
TV
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

7.61982(voice)
Movie
Adieu Galaxy Express 999

Adieu Galaxy Express 999

7.01981Maetel (voice)
Movie
Queen Millennia

Queen Millennia

8.51981Cleopatra
TV
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!

Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!

7.31980Maetel (voice)
Movie
Toward the Terra

Toward the Terra

6.31980Mother Eliza (voice)
Movie
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas

7.51980Maetel (voice)
Movie
Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass

Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass

6.81980Maetel (voice)
Movie
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

7.71980Nils' Mother (voice)
TV
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!

Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!

8.81979Maetel (voice)
Movie
Aim for the Ace! The Movie

Aim for the Ace! The Movie

5.81979Reika Ryuuzaki (voice)
Movie
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

6.91979Maetel (voice)
Movie
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber

Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber

1979
Movie
Maegami Tarou

Maegami Tarou

1979ツバメトビ
Movie
Shin Aim for the Ace!

Shin Aim for the Ace!

8.31978Reika Ryuzaki / Madame Butterfly (voice)
TV