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.
Acted in 64
2010s
- 2018
Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story
MC · 205 episodes
- 2012
- 2011
Escape Game ZERO
Movie
2000s
- 2009
- 2006
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) · 3 episodes
- 2004
- 2002
Yukikaze
Jackson Lynn · 5 episodes
- 2001
Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign
Movie
- 2000
Maetel Legend
Maetel
Maetel Legend
TV
1990s
- 1999
Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs
Maetel · 6 episodes
- 1998
Queen Emeraldas
TV
- 1996
The Heroic Elegy of Confucius
Nanzi (voice)
56X
Tooru
- 1994
- 1992
Silent Möbius 2
Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
- 1991
Kitty-Cat Fantasia
Saeko Kimura (voice)
Kayoko's Diary
Yoshi Nakane (voice)
Silent Möbius
Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
- 1990
The Story of Perrine
Movie
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
Fairy King
Queen Mab (voice)
- 1987
Phoenix: Space Chapter
Hi no tori
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
Sumiko Fudou (voice)
Phoenix: Yamato Chapter
Phoenix
- 1986
Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light
Fū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice)
- 1985
The Dagger of Kamui
Oyaruru (voice)
- 1984
- 1983
Harmagedon
Michiko Azuma (voice)
- 1982
Miracle of Love: Doctor Norman's Story
Movie
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
(voice)
- 1981
- 1980
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!
Maetel (voice)
Toward the Terra
Mother Eliza (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas
Maetel (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass
Maetel (voice)
1970s
- 1979
Aim for the Ace! The Movie
Reika Ryuuzaki (voice)
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber
Movie
- 1978
Shin Aim for the Ace!
Reika Ryuzaki / Madame Butterfly (voice) · 25 episodes
- 1973
Aim for the Ace!
Reika Ryûzaki · 26 episodes
- 1972
1960s
- 1968
若い川の流れ
Movie
- 1967
Aruhi watashi wa
Movie
The Top of Mount Fuji
Movie
Created 1
2010s
- 2018
Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story
Creator
Appearances3
1990s
- 1998
DNA Sights 999.9
Narrator (voice)
- 1995
