Masako Ikeda
View on IMDb ↗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
Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story
The Heroic Elegy of Confucius
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!
Romeo's Blue Skies
Ranma ½
Monster
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga
Queen Millennia
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
Shin Aim for the Ace!Filmography (66)
- 2018
Kyoto Romance: An Eternal StoryMC - 2018
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!Mother of Ultra (voice) - 2012
Space BrothersSharon Kaneko (voice) - 2011
Nichijou: My Ordinary LifeNarration (voice) - 2011
Escape Game ZERO - 2009
Hello Anne: Before Green GablesNarrator - 2009
Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond RingMaetel (voice) - 2006
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari SagaMother of Ultra (voice) - 2006
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned PlanetMaetel (voice) - 2006
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's TragedyMother of Ultra (voice) - 2004
MonsterBritish Couple (voice) - 2002
YukikazeJackson Lynn - 2001
Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign - 2000
Maetel Legend - 2000
Maetel LegendMaetel - 1999
Harlock Saga - The Ring of the NibelungsMaetel - 1998
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal FantasyMaetel (voice) - 1998
DNA Sights 999.9Narrator (voice) - 1998
Queen Emeraldas - 1996
The Heroic Elegy of ConfuciusNanzi (voice) - 1996
XTooru - 1995
Romeo's Blue SkiesNarrator (voice) - 1994
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVAMrs. Kogure (voice) - 1992
Silent Möbius 2Fuyuka Liqueur (voice) - 1991
Kayoko's DiaryYoshi Nakane (voice) - 1991
Silent MöbiusFuyuka Liqueur (voice) - 1991
I'm All YoursSakurako Mamiya (voice) - 1991
Kitty-Cat FantasiaSaeko Kimura (voice) - 1991
Seven Days War 2 - 1991
Miracle Psychicer Seizan(Voice) - 1990
The Story of Perrine - 1989
Ranma ½Nodoka Saotome - 1988
Fairy KingQueen Mab (voice) - 1987
Devilman - Volume 1: The BirthSumiko Fudou (voice) - 1987
Phoenix: Yamato ChapterPhoenix - 1987
Phoenix: Space ChapterHi no tori - 1986
The Story of PollyannaRuth Wetherby Carew (voice) - 1986
Phoenix: Karma ChapterPhoenix (voice) - 1986
Saint Elmo - Apostle of LightFū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice) - 1984
Ultraman StoryMother of Ultra - 1984
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty NatureYoko Ishigami (voice) - 1983
Aura Battler DunbineSilky Mau - 1983
HarmagedonMichiko Azuma (voice) - 1982
Patalliro!Etrange (voice) - 1982
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils(voice) - 1982
Miracle of Love: Doctor Norman's Story - 1981
Queen MillenniaCleopatra - 1981
Adieu Galaxy Express 999Maetel (voice) - 1980
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler EmeraldasMaetel (voice) - 1980
The Wonderful Adventures of NilsNils' Mother (voice) - 1980
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!Maetel (voice) - 1980
Galaxy Express 999: Claire of GlassMaetel (voice) - 1980
Toward the TerraMother Eliza (voice) - 1979
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!Maetel (voice) - 1979
Galaxy Express 999: The MovieMaetel (voice) - 1979
Aim for the Ace! The MovieReika Ryuuzaki (voice) - 1979
Maegami Tarouツバメトビ - 1979
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber - 1978
Shin Aim for the Ace!Reika Ryuzaki / Madame Butterfly (voice) - 1978
The Story of PerrineMarie Paindavoine - 1978
Galaxy Express 999Maetel (voice) - 1973
Aim for the Ace!Reika Ryûzaki - 1972
Pinocchio: The SeriesFairy - 1968
若い川の流れ - 1967
Aruhi watashi wa - 1967
The Top of Mount Fuji