Masako Ikeda
Acting
Born: January 1, 1939 · Tokyo, Japan
Died: March 3, 2026 (aged 87)
Highest Rated
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
Ranma ½
1989
Monster
2004
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
2011
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
1979
X
1996
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
1987
Queen Millennia
1981
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1980
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
1981
Galaxy Express 999
1978
Harmagedon
1983
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
2018
Photos (2)
Movies (42)
X
Tooru
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
Mother of Ultra (voice)
Harmagedon
Michiko Azuma (voice)
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
Maetel (voice)
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
Sumiko Fudou (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
Maetel (voice)
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
Maetel (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!
Maetel (voice)
DNA Sights 999.9
Narrator (voice)
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
(voice)
Silent Möbius
Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
Maetel (voice)
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
Yoko Ishigami (voice)
Escape Game ZERO
2011
Toward the Terra
Mother Eliza (voice)
Ultraman Story
Mother of Ultra
Aim for the Ace! The Movie
Reika Ryuuzaki (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas
Maetel (voice)
Silent Möbius 2
Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
I'm All Yours
Sakurako Mamiya (voice)
Fairy King
Queen Mab (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!
Maetel (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass
Maetel (voice)
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
Phoenix (voice)
Kayoko's Diary
Yoshi Nakane (voice)
The Heroic Elegy of Confucius
Nanzi (voice)
Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light
Fū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice)
Kitty-Cat Fantasia
Saeko Kimura (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring
Maetel (voice)
Seven Days War 2
1991
Maetel Legend
Maetel
Phoenix: Space Chapter
Hi no tori
Miracle of Love: Doctor Norman's Story
1982
若い川の流れ
1968
Phoenix: Yamato Chapter
Phoenix
Maegami Tarou
ツバメトビ
Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign
2001
The Story of Perrine
1990
Aruhi watashi wa
1967
The Top of Mount Fuji
1967
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy
Mother of Ultra (voice)
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber
1979
TV Shows (26)
Monster
British Couple (voice) · 1 eps
Ranma ½
Nodoka Saotome
Space Brothers
Sharon Kaneko (voice) · 99 eps
Romeo's Blue Skies
Narrator (voice) · 33 eps
Galaxy Express 999
Maetel (voice) · 113 eps
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
Narration (voice) · 1 eps
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Nils' Mother (voice) · 52 eps
The Story of Pollyanna
Ruth Wetherby Carew (voice) · 51 eps
Queen Millennia
Cleopatra · 42 eps
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
Narrator · 39 eps
Pinocchio: The Series
Fairy · 52 eps
Pinocchio: The Series
Kenken · 52 eps
The Story of Perrine
Marie Paindavoine · 53 eps
Aura Battler Dunbine
Silky Mau · 49 eps
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
Mrs. Kogure (voice) · 10 eps
Patalliro!
Etrange (voice)
Patalliro!
エトランジェ · 49 eps
Yukikaze
Jackson Lynn · 5 eps
Aim for the Ace!
Reika Ryûzaki · 26 eps
Miracle Psychicer Seizan
(Voice) · 5 eps
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga
Mother of Ultra (voice) · 3 eps
Queen Emeraldas
4 eps
Shin Aim for the Ace!
Reika Ryuzaki / Madame Butterfly (voice) · 25 eps
Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs
Maetel · 6 eps
Maetel Legend
2 eps
Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story
MC · 1 eps