Masako Ikeda
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
as Maetel (voice)
1979
X: The Movie
as Tooru
1996
Silent Möbius
as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
1991
Harmagedon
as Michiko Azuma (voice)
1983
Kayoko's Diary
as Yoshi Nakane (voice)
1991
Ultraman Story
as Mother of Ultra
1984
Aruhi watashi wa
1967
若い川の流れ
1968
Seven Days War 2
1991
Maegami Tarou
as ツバメトビ
1979
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
as Phoenix (voice)
1986
Phoenix: Yamato Chapter
as Phoenix
1987
Phoenix: Space Chapter
as Hi no tori
1987
DNA Sights 999.9
as Narrator (voice)
1998
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
as Maetel (voice)
2006
Escape Game ZERO
2011
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
as Maetel (voice)
1981
Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring
as Maetel (voice)
2009
The Top of Mount Fuji
1967
Silent Möbius 2
as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
1992
TV Appearances
Romeo's Blue Skies
as Narrator (voice)
1995
Pinocchio: The Series
as Fairy
1972
Pinocchio: The Series
as Kenken
1972
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
as Nils' Mother (voice)
1980
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
as Narrator
2009
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
as Mrs. Kogure (voice)
1994
Queen Millennia
as Cleopatra
1981
Space Brothers
as Sharon Kaneko (voice)
2012
Aim for the Ace!
as Reika Ryûzaki
1973
Ranma ½
as Nodoka Saotome
1989
Aura Battler Dunbine
as Silky Mau
1983
Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs
as Maetel
1999