Masako Ikeda

Masako Ikeda

1/1/1939 – 3/3/2026Tokyo, 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.

Filmography (66 titles)

Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story10.0Show

Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story

MC · 2018

Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!7.1Movie

Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!

Mother of Ultra (voice) · 2018

Space Brothers8.2Show

Space Brothers

Sharon Kaneko (voice) · 2012

Escape Game ZEROMovie

Escape Game ZERO

2011

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life8.4Show

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life

Narration (voice) · 2011

Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond RingMovie

Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring

Maetel (voice) · 2009

Hello Anne: Before Green Gables8.3Show

Hello Anne: Before Green Gables

Narrator · 2009

The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned PlanetMovie

The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet

Maetel (voice) · 2006

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

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

Mother of Ultra (voice) · 2006

Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga8.5Show

Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga

Mother of Ultra (voice) · 2006

Monster8.5Show

Monster

British Couple (voice) · 2004

Yukikaze7.0Show

Yukikaze

Jackson Lynn · 2002

Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow SignMovie

Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign

2001

Maetel LegendMovie

Maetel Legend

Maetel · 2000

Maetel Legend7.0Show

Maetel Legend

2000

Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs7.3Show

Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs

Maetel · 1999

DNA Sights 999.95.9Movie

DNA Sights 999.9

Narrator (voice) · 1998

Queen Emeraldas5.3Show

Queen Emeraldas

1998

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy6.4Movie

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy

Maetel (voice) · 1998

The Heroic Elegy of Confucius10.0Movie

The Heroic Elegy of Confucius

Nanzi (voice) · 1996

X: The Movie6.1Movie

X: The Movie

Tooru · 1996

Romeo's Blue Skies8.7Show

Romeo's Blue Skies

Narrator (voice) · 1995

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA7.3Show

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA

Mrs. Kogure (voice) · 1994

Silent Möbius 24.7Movie

Silent Möbius 2

Fuyuka Liqueur (voice) · 1992

Kitty-Cat Fantasia2.0Movie

Kitty-Cat Fantasia

Saeko Kimura (voice) · 1991

Miracle Psychicer SeizanShow

Miracle Psychicer Seizan

(Voice) · 1991

I'm All Yours3.4Movie

I'm All Yours

Sakurako Mamiya (voice) · 1991

Seven Days War 2Movie

Seven Days War 2

1991

Kayoko's Diary7.2Movie

Kayoko's Diary

Yoshi Nakane (voice) · 1991

Silent Möbius4.9Movie

Silent Möbius

Fuyuka Liqueur (voice) · 1991