Masako Ikeda
Known for 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.
Filmography
X: The Movie
1996
as Tooru
Fairy King
1988
as Queen Mab (voice)
Toward the Terra
1980
as Mother Eliza (voice)
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
1984
as Yoko Ishigami (voice)
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
2018
as Mother of Ultra (voice)
Harmagedon
1983
as Michiko Azuma (voice)
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
1987
as Sumiko Fudou (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
1979
as Maetel (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
1998
as Maetel (voice)
Silent Möbius
1991
as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
1981
as Maetel (voice)
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
1986
as Phoenix (voice)
I'm All Yours
1987
as Sakurako Mamiya
Phoenix: Space Chapter
1987
as Hi no tori
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1982
as (voice)
Aim for the Ace! The Movie
1979
as Reika Ryuuzaki (voice)
Phoenix: Yamato Chapter
1987
as Phoenix
DNA Sights 999.9
1998
as Narrator (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass
1980
as Maetel (voice)
Kitty-Cat Fantasia
1991
as Saeko Kimura (voice)