Masako Ikeda

Acting

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.

Filmography 66

Movies (42)

Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
2018
Mother of Ultra (voice)
Escape Game ZERO
2011
Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring
2009
Maetel (voice)
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
2006
Maetel (voice)
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy
2006
Mother of Ultra (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign
2001
Maetel Legend
2000
Maetel
DNA Sights 999.9
1998
Narrator (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
1998
Maetel (voice)
The Heroic Elegy of Confucius
1996
Nanzi (voice)
X: The Movie
1996
Tooru
Silent Möbius 2
1992
Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
Kitty-Cat Fantasia
1991
Saeko Kimura (voice)
I'm All Yours
1991
Sakurako Mamiya (voice)
Seven Days War 2
1991
Kayoko's Diary
1991
Yoshi Nakane (voice)
Silent Möbius
1991
Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
The Story of Perrine
1990
Fairy King
1988
Queen Mab (voice)
Phoenix: Space Chapter
1987
Hi no tori
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
1987
Sumiko Fudou (voice)
Phoenix: Yamato Chapter
1987
Phoenix
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
1986
Phoenix (voice)
Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light
1986
Fū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice)
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
1984
Yoko Ishigami (voice)
Ultraman Story
1984
Mother of Ultra
Harmagedon
1983
Michiko Azuma (voice)
Miracle of Love: Doctor Norman's Story
1982
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1982
(voice)
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
1981
Maetel (voice)