Masako Ikeda
Known for Acting · 66 credits
- Born
- 1939-01-01
- Died
- 2026-03-03
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- いけだ まさこ · イケダ マサコ
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
TV Shows (24)
Ranma ½
1989
as Nodoka Saotome
Monster
2004
as British Couple (voice)
Romeo's Blue Skies
1995
as Narrator (voice)
Galaxy Express 999
1978
as Maetel (voice)
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
2011
as Narration (voice)
Space Brothers
2012
as Sharon Kaneko (voice)
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
1994
as Mrs. Kogure (voice)
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1980
as Nils' Mother (voice)
Queen Millennia
1981
as Cleopatra
Aura Battler Dunbine
1983
as Silky Mau
The Story of Perrine
1978
as Marie Paindavoine
Patalliro!
1982
as Etrange (voice) / エトランジェ
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
2009
as Narrator
Pinocchio: The Series
1972
as Fairy / Kenken
The Story of Pollyanna
1986
as Ruth Wetherby Carew (voice)
Yukikaze
2002
as Jackson Lynn
Aim for the Ace!
1973
as Reika Ryûzaki
Maetel Legend
2000
Queen Emeraldas
1998
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga
2006
as Mother of Ultra (voice)
Shin Aim for the Ace!
1978
as Reika Ryuzaki / Madame Butterfly (voice)
Miracle Psychicer Seizan
1991
as (Voice)
Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs
1999
as Maetel
Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story
2018
as MC
Movies (42)
X: The Movie
1996
as Tooru
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
2006
as Maetel (voice)
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
2018
as Mother of Ultra (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!
1979
as Maetel (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
1998
as Maetel (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
1979
as Maetel (voice)
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
1981
as Maetel (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass
1980
as Maetel (voice)
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
1984
as Yoko Ishigami (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas
1980
as Maetel (voice)
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
1987
as Sumiko Fudou (voice)
Toward the Terra
1980
as Mother Eliza (voice)
Harmagedon
1983
as Michiko Azuma (voice)
Aim for the Ace! The Movie
1979
as Reika Ryuuzaki (voice)
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
1986
as Phoenix (voice)
Silent Möbius 2
1992
as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
Phoenix: Space Chapter
1987
as Hi no tori
Phoenix: Yamato Chapter
1987
as Phoenix
I'm All Yours
1991
as Sakurako Mamiya (voice)
DNA Sights 999.9
1998
as Narrator (voice)
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1982
as (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!
1980
as Maetel (voice)
Silent Möbius
1991
as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
Seven Days War 2
1991
Ultraman Story
1984
as Mother of Ultra
若い川の流れ
1968
Fairy King
1988
as Queen Mab (voice)
Kitty-Cat Fantasia
1991
as Saeko Kimura (voice)
Maegami Tarou
1979
as ツバメトビ
Kayoko's Diary
1991
as Yoshi Nakane (voice)
Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light
1986
as Fū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice)
Aruhi watashi wa
1967
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber
1979
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy
2006
as Mother of Ultra (voice)
The Heroic Elegy of Confucius
1996
as Nanzi (voice)
Miracle of Love: Doctor Norman's Story
1982
Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring
2009
as Maetel (voice)
Escape Game ZERO
2011
Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign
2001
The Top of Mount Fuji
1967
Maetel Legend
2000
as Maetel
The Story of Perrine
1990
About Masako Ikeda
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. With 66 credits spanning from 1967 to 2018, Masako Ikeda has appeared in 42 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Masako Ikeda Movies
- X: The Movie (1996) — as Tooru
- The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet (2006) — as Maetel (voice)
- Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!! (2018) — as Mother of Ultra (voice)
- Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!! (1979) — as Maetel (voice)
- Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy (1998) — as Maetel (voice)
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