Actor
Masako Ikeda
January 1, 1939 · Tokyo, Japan
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Mami Koyama
6 titles together
Monster, X, Queen Millennia
Ichiro Nagai
4 titles together
Ranma ½, Monster, Queen Millennia
Hideyuki Tanaka
4 titles together
Monster, X, The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Masako Nozawa
4 titles together
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie, Adieu Galaxy Express 999, Galaxy Express 999
Kaneta Kimotsuki
4 titles together
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie, Adieu Galaxy Express 999, Galaxy Express 999
Kenichi Ogata
3 titles together
Ranma ½, Queen Millennia, Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
Full filmography · 66
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
as Mother of Ultra (voice)
20187.1
Escape Game ZERO
cast
2011
Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring
as Maetel (voice)
2009
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
as Maetel (voice)
2006
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy
as Mother of Ultra (voice)
2006
Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign
cast
2001
Maetel Legend
as Maetel
2000
DNA Sights 999.9
as Narrator (voice)
1998
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
as Maetel (voice)
1998
The Heroic Elegy of Confucius
as Nanzi (voice)
1996
X
as Tooru
19966.2
Silent Möbius 2
as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
1992