Masako Ikeda
Known for acting · Born 1 January 1939 · Died 3 March 2026 · aged 87 · Tokyo, Japan
67 credits
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
Galaxy Express 999
1978
Space Brothers
2012
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1980
Queen Millennia
1981
The Story of Perrine
1978
Pinocchio: The Series
1972
Romeo's Blue Skies
1995
The Story of Pollyanna
1986
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
2009
Aura Battler Dunbine
1983
Patalliro!
1982
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
1979
Acting (66)
2018Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!Mother of Ultra (voice)Film
2018Kyoto Romance: An Eternal StoryMCSeries
2012Space BrothersSharon Kaneko (voice) · 99 episodesSeries
2011Nichijou: My Ordinary LifeNarration (voice)Series
2011Escape Game ZEROFilm
2009Hello Anne: Before Green GablesNarrator · 39 episodesSeries
2009Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond RingMaetel (voice)Film
2006Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari SagaMother of Ultra (voice) · 3 episodesSeries
2006Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's TragedyMother of Ultra (voice)Film
2006The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned PlanetMaetel (voice)Film
2004MonsterBritish Couple (voice)Series
2002YukikazeJackson Lynn · 5 episodesSeries
2001Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow SignFilm
2000Maetel Legend · 2 episodesSeries
2000Maetel LegendMaetelFilm
1999Harlock Saga - The Ring of the NibelungsMaetel · 6 episodesSeries
1998Galaxy Express 999: Eternal FantasyMaetel (voice)Film
1998DNA Sights 999.9Narrator (voice)Film
1998Queen Emeraldas · 4 episodesSeries
1996XTooruFilm
1996The Heroic Elegy of ConfuciusNanzi (voice)Film
1995Romeo's Blue SkiesNarrator (voice) · 33 episodesSeries
1994The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVAMrs. Kogure (voice) · 10 episodesSeries
1992Silent Möbius 2Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)Film
1991Silent MöbiusFuyuka Liqueur (voice)Film
1991Kayoko's DiaryYoshi Nakane (voice)Film
1991I'm All YoursSakurako Mamiya (voice)Film
1991Kitty-Cat FantasiaSaeko Kimura (voice)Film
1991Seven Days War 2Film
1991Miracle Psychicer Seizan(Voice) · 5 episodesSeries
1990The Story of PerrineFilm
1989Ranma ½Nodoka SaotomeSeries
1988Fairy KingQueen Mab (voice)Film
1987Devilman - Volume 1: The BirthSumiko Fudou (voice)Film
1987Phoenix: Space ChapterHi no toriFilm
1987Phoenix: Yamato ChapterPhoenixFilm
1986The Story of PollyannaRuth Wetherby Carew (voice) · 51 episodesSeries
1986Phoenix: Karma ChapterPhoenix (voice)Film
1986Saint Elmo - Apostle of LightFū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice)Film
1984Bagi, the Monster of Mighty NatureYoko Ishigami (voice)Film
1984Ultraman StoryMother of UltraFilm
1983HarmagedonMichiko Azuma (voice)Film
1983Aura Battler DunbineSilky Mau · 49 episodesSeries
1982The Wonderful Adventures of Nils(voice)Film
1982Patalliro!Etrange (voice), エトランジェ · 49 episodesSeries
1982Miracle of Love: Doctor Norman's StoryFilm
1981Queen MillenniaCleopatra · 42 episodesSeries
1981Adieu Galaxy Express 999Maetel (voice)Film
1980The Wonderful Adventures of NilsNils' Mother (voice) · 52 episodesSeries
1980Toward the TerraMother Eliza (voice)Film
1980Galaxy Express 999: Claire of GlassMaetel (voice)Film
1980Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!Maetel (voice)Film
1980Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler EmeraldasMaetel (voice)Film
1979Galaxy Express 999: The MovieMaetel (voice)Film
1979Aim for the Ace! The MovieReika Ryuuzaki (voice)Film
1979Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!Maetel (voice)Film
1979Maegami TarouツバメトビFilm
1979Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner ChamberFilm
1978Galaxy Express 999Maetel (voice) · 113 episodesSeries
1978The Story of PerrineMarie Paindavoine · 53 episodesSeries
1978Shin Aim for the Ace!Reika Ryuzaki / Madame Butterfly (voice) · 25 episodesSeries
1973Aim for the Ace!Reika Ryûzaki · 26 episodesSeries
1972Pinocchio: The SeriesFairy · 52 episodes, Kenken · 52 episodesSeries
1968若い川の流れFilm
1967Aruhi watashi waFilm
1967The Top of Mount FujiFilm
Creator (1)
2018Kyoto Romance: An Eternal StoryCreatorSeries