Masako Ikeda
Born January 1, 1939 · 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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
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Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
Harmagedon
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!
DNA Sights 999.9
Kayoko's Diary
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas
Silent Möbius
Ultraman Story
Toward the Terra
Seven Days War 2
TV Shows
Romeo's Blue Skies
Galaxy Express 999
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Pinocchio: The Series
Aura Battler Dunbine
The Story of Perrine
Queen Millennia
Patalliro!
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
The Story of Pollyanna
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
Aim for the Ace!
Queen Emeraldas
Yukikaze
Shin Aim for the Ace!
Maetel Legend
Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga
Miracle Psychicer Seizan
Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story
More Movies
Escape Game ZERO
Silent Möbius 2
I'm All Yours
Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light
Aim for the Ace! The Movie
Phoenix: Yamato Chapter
Maetel Legend
Kitty-Cat Fantasia
Fairy King
The Heroic Elegy of Confucius
Phoenix: Space Chapter
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy
若い川の流れ
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!
Maegami Tarou
The Story of Perrine
Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring
Aruhi watashi wa
Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign
Miracle of Love: Doctor Norman's Story
The Top of Mount Fuji
