Person

Masako Ikeda

Acting · 1939–2026 · 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.

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  Ranma ½

  Nodoka Saotome

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  Monster

  British Couple (voice)

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  Romeo's Blue Skies

  Narrator (voice)

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  The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

  Nils' Mother (voice)

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  Space Brothers

  Sharon Kaneko (voice)

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  The Story of Pollyanna

  Ruth Wetherby Carew (voice)

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  Galaxy Express 999

  Maetel (voice)

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  Aura Battler Dunbine

  Silky Mau

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  Nichijou: My Ordinary Life

  Narration (voice)

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  Pinocchio: The Series

  Fairy

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