Acting
Masako Ikeda
Born 1939-01-01
Tokyo, Japan
Department: 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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Masako Ikeda
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Ranma ½
1989
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Monster
2004
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Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
2011
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Space Brothers
2012
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Galaxy Express 999
1978
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Romeo's Blue Skies
1995
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The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1980
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Queen Millennia
1981
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X
1996
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Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
1979
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (69 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story | MC | TV Series | 2018 |
| Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story | Creator | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!! | Mother of Ultra (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Space Brothers | Sharon Kaneko (voice) | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Escape Game ZERO | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
 | Nichijou: My Ordinary Life | Narration (voice) | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring | Maetel (voice) | Movie | 2009 |
 | Hello Anne: Before Green Gables | Narrator | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet | Maetel (voice) | Movie | 2006 |
 | Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy | Mother of Ultra (voice) | Movie | 2006 |
 | Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga | Mother of Ultra (voice) | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Monster | British Couple (voice) | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Yukikaze | Jackson Lynn | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2001 |
 | Maetel Legend | Maetel | Movie | 2000 |
 | Maetel Legend | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs | Maetel | TV Series | 1999 |
 | DNA Sights 999.9 | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1998 |
 | Queen Emeraldas | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy | Maetel (voice) | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Heroic Elegy of Confucius | Nanzi (voice) | Movie | 1996 |
 | X | Tooru | Movie | 1996 |
 | Romeo's Blue Skies | Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 1995 |
 | The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA | Mrs. Kogure (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Silent Möbius 2 | Fuyuka Liqueur (voice) | Movie | 1992 |
 | Kitty-Cat Fantasia | Saeko Kimura (voice) | Movie | 1991 |
 | Miracle Psychicer Seizan | (Voice) | TV Series | 1991 |
 | I'm All Yours | Sakurako Mamiya (voice) | Movie | 1991 |
 | Seven Days War 2 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1991 |
 | Kayoko's Diary | Yoshi Nakane (voice) | Movie | 1991 |
 | Silent Möbius | Fuyuka Liqueur (voice) | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Story of Perrine | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1990 |
 | Ranma ½ | Nodoka Saotome | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Fairy King | Queen Mab (voice) | Movie | 1988 |
 | Phoenix: Space Chapter | Hi no tori | Movie | 1987 |
 | Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth | Sumiko Fudou (voice) | Movie | 1987 |
 | Phoenix: Yamato Chapter | Phoenix | Movie | 1987 |
 | Phoenix: Karma Chapter | Phoenix (voice) | Movie | 1986 |
 | Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light | Fū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice) | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Story of Pollyanna | Ruth Wetherby Carew (voice) | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature | Yoko Ishigami (voice) | Movie | 1984 |
 | Ultraman Story | Mother of Ultra | Movie | 1984 |
 | Harmagedon | Michiko Azuma (voice) | Movie | 1983 |
 | Aura Battler Dunbine | Silky Mau | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Miracle of Love: Doctor Norman's Story | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | Patalliro! | Etrange (voice) | TV Series | 1982 |
| Patalliro! | エトランジェ | TV Series | 1982 |
 | The Wonderful Adventures of Nils | (voice) | Movie | 1982 |
 | Adieu Galaxy Express 999 | Maetel (voice) | Movie | 1981 |
 | Queen Millennia | Cleopatra | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!! | Maetel (voice) | Movie | 1980 |
 | Toward the Terra | Mother Eliza (voice) | Movie | 1980 |
 | Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas | Maetel (voice) | Movie | 1980 |
 | Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass | Maetel (voice) | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Wonderful Adventures of Nils | Nils' Mother (voice) | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!! | Maetel (voice) | Movie | 1979 |
 | Aim for the Ace! The Movie | Reika Ryuuzaki (voice) | Movie | 1979 |
 | Galaxy Express 999: The Movie | Maetel (voice) | Movie | 1979 |
 | Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 |
 | Maegami Tarou | ツバメトビ | Movie | 1979 |
 | Shin Aim for the Ace! | Reika Ryuzaki / Madame Butterfly (voice) | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Galaxy Express 999 | Maetel (voice) | TV Series | 1978 |
 | The Story of Perrine | Marie Paindavoine | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Aim for the Ace! | Reika Ryûzaki | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Pinocchio: The Series | Fairy | TV Series | 1972 |
| Pinocchio: The Series | Kenken | TV Series | 1972 |
 | 若い川の流れ | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | Aruhi watashi wa | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Top of Mount Fuji | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |