Masako Ikeda
Acting
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
Acting66
movieUltraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
2018
Mother of Ultra (voice)
tvSpace Brothers
2012
Sharon Kaneko (voice)
tvNichijou: My Ordinary Life
2011
Narration (voice)
movieGalaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring
2009
Maetel (voice)
movieUltraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy
2006
Mother of Ultra (voice)
tvUltraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga
2006
Mother of Ultra (voice)
tvMonster
2004
British Couple (voice)
tvYukikaze
2002
Jackson Lynn
movieMaetel Legend
2000
Maetel
movieDNA Sights 999.9
1998
Narrator (voice)
movieGalaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
1998
Maetel (voice)
movieThe Heroic Elegy of Confucius
1996
Nanzi (voice)
tvRomeo's Blue Skies
1995
Narrator (voice)
tvThe Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
1994
Mrs. Kogure (voice)
movieSilent Möbius 2
1992
Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
movieKitty-Cat Fantasia
1991
Saeko Kimura (voice)
movieI'm All Yours
1991
Sakurako Mamiya (voice)
movieKayoko's Diary
1991
Yoshi Nakane (voice)
movieSilent Möbius
1991
Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
tvRanma ½
1989
Nodoka Saotome
movieFairy King
1988
Queen Mab (voice)
moviePhoenix: Space Chapter
1987
Hi no tori
movieDevilman - Volume 1: The Birth
1987
Sumiko Fudou (voice)
moviePhoenix: Karma Chapter
1986
Phoenix (voice)
movieSaint Elmo - Apostle of Light
1986
Fū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice)
tvThe Story of Pollyanna
1986
Ruth Wetherby Carew (voice)
movieBagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
1984
Yoko Ishigami (voice)
movieUltraman Story
1984
Mother of Ultra
movieHarmagedon
1983
Michiko Azuma (voice)
tvAura Battler Dunbine
1983
Silky Mau
tvPatalliro!
1982
Etrange (voice) / エトランジェ
movieAdieu Galaxy Express 999
1981
Maetel (voice)
tvQueen Millennia
1981
Cleopatra
movieToward the Terra
1980
Mother Eliza (voice)
movieGalaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas
1980
Maetel (voice)
movieGalaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass
1980
Maetel (voice)
tvThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1980
Nils' Mother (voice)
movieAim for the Ace! The Movie
1979
Reika Ryuuzaki (voice)
movieGalaxy Express 999: The Movie
1979
Maetel (voice)
tvShin Aim for the Ace!
1978
Reika Ryuzaki / Madame Butterfly (voice)
tvGalaxy Express 999
1978
Maetel (voice)
tvThe Story of Perrine
1978
Marie Paindavoine
tvAim for the Ace!
1973
Reika Ryûzaki
tvPinocchio: The Series
1972
Fairy / Kenken
