
Masako Ikeda
Acting
Born 1939-01-01 · Tokyo, Japan · Died 2026-03-03
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.
Acting

Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story
MC

Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
Mother of Ultra (voice)

Space Brothers
Sharon Kaneko (voice)

Escape Game ZERO

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
Narration (voice)

Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring
Maetel (voice)

Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
Narrator

The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
Maetel (voice)

Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy
Mother of Ultra (voice)

Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga
Mother of Ultra (voice)

Monster
British Couple (voice)

Yukikaze
Jackson Lynn

Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign

Maetel Legend
Maetel

Maetel Legend

Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs
Maetel

DNA Sights 999.9
Narrator (voice)

Queen Emeraldas

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
Maetel (voice)

The Heroic Elegy of Confucius
Nanzi (voice)

X: The Movie
Tooru

Romeo's Blue Skies
Narrator (voice)

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
Mrs. Kogure (voice)

Silent Möbius 2
Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)

Kitty-Cat Fantasia
Saeko Kimura (voice)

Miracle Psychicer Seizan
(Voice)

I'm All Yours
Sakurako Mamiya (voice)

Seven Days War 2

Kayoko's Diary
Yoshi Nakane (voice)

Silent Möbius
Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)