Masako Ikeda
Born Jan 1, 1939 · Tokyo, Japan
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
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
2018
Space Brothers
2012
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
2011
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
2009
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga
2006
Monster
2004
Yukikaze
2002
Maetel Legend
2000
Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs
1999
Queen Emeraldas
1998
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
1998
DNA Sights 999.9
1998
X
1996
Romeo's Blue Skies
1995
Silent Möbius 2
1992
Silent Möbius
1991
I'm All Yours
1991
Kayoko's Diary
1991
Kitty-Cat Fantasia
1991
Seven Days War 2
1991
The Story of Perrine
1990
Ranma ½
1989
Fairy King
1988
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
1987
The Story of Pollyanna
1986
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
1986
Ultraman Story
1984
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
1984
Aura Battler Dunbine
1983
Harmagedon
1983
Patalliro!
1982
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1982
Queen Millennia
1981
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
1981
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1980
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas
1980
Toward the Terra
1980
Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass
1980
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!
1980
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
1979
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!
1979
Aim for the Ace! The Movie
1979
Maegami Tarou
1979
Galaxy Express 999
1978
The Story of Perrine
1978
Shin Aim for the Ace!
1978
Aim for the Ace!
1973
Pinocchio: The Series
1972