Masako Ikeda
Known for ActingBorn 1939-01-01 — died 2026-03-03Tokyo, 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.
Known for
X: The Movie
1996 · as Tooru
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
2018 · as Mother of Ultra (voice)
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
1987 · as Sumiko Fudou (voice)
Harmagedon
1983 · as Michiko Azuma (voice)
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
2006 · as Maetel (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
1998 · as Maetel (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
1979 · as Maetel (voice)
Toward the Terra
1980 · as Mother Eliza (voice)
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
1984 · as Yoko Ishigami (voice)
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
1986 · as Phoenix (voice)
Aim for the Ace! The Movie
1979 · as Reika Ryuuzaki (voice)
Silent Möbius
1991 · as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
1981 · as Maetel (voice)
Silent Möbius 2
1992 · as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
I'm All Yours
1991 · as Sakurako Mamiya (voice)
Maetel Legend
2000 · as Maetel
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas
1980 · as Maetel (voice)
Kayoko's Diary
1991 · as Yoshi Nakane (voice)