Masako Ikeda
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Masako Ikeda

Jan 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.

Known ForCredits

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Movie1979Galaxy Express 999: The MovieMaetel (voice)
Movie1996X: The MovieTooru
Movie1991Silent MöbiusFuyuka Liqueur (voice)
Movie1983HarmagedonMichiko Azuma (voice)
Movie1991Kayoko's DiaryYoshi Nakane (voice)
Movie1984Ultraman StoryMother of Ultra
Movie1967Aruhi watashi wa
Movie1968若い川の流れ
Movie1991Seven Days War 2
Movie1979Maegami Tarouツバメトビ
Movie1986Phoenix: Karma ChapterPhoenix (voice)
Movie1987Phoenix: Space ChapterHi no tori
Movie1987Phoenix: Yamato ChapterPhoenix
Movie1998DNA Sights 999.9Narrator (voice)
Movie2006The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned PlanetMaetel (voice)
Movie2011Escape Game ZERO
Movie1981Adieu Galaxy Express 999Maetel (voice)
Movie2009Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond RingMaetel (voice)
Movie1967The Top of Mount Fuji
Movie1992Silent Möbius 2Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
Movie1980Galaxy Express 999: Claire of GlassMaetel (voice)
Movie1979Aim for the Ace! The MovieReika Ryuuzaki (voice)
Movie1982The Wonderful Adventures of Nils(voice)
Movie1987I'm All YoursSakurako Mamiya
Movie2018Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!Mother of Ultra (voice)
Movie1991Kitty-Cat FantasiaSaeko Kimura (voice)
Movie1998Galaxy Express 999: Eternal FantasyMaetel (voice)
Movie2006Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's TragedyMother of Ultra (voice)
Movie1988Fairy KingQueen Mab (voice)
Movie1984Bagi, the Monster of Mighty NatureYoko Ishigami (voice)
Movie1987Devilman - Volume 1: The BirthSumiko Fudou (voice)
Movie1980Toward the TerraMother Eliza (voice)
Movie1979Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!Maetel (voice)
Movie1980Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler EmeraldasMaetel (voice)
Movie1980Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!Maetel (voice)
Movie1996The Heroic Elegy of ConfuciusNanzi (voice)
Movie1986Saint Elmo - Apostle of LightFū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice)
Movie1979Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber
Movie1982Miracle of Love: Doctor Norman's Story
Movie2001Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign
Movie2000Maetel LegendMaetel
Movie1990The Story of Perrine
TV Show1995Romeo's Blue SkiesNarrator (voice)33
TV Show1972Pinocchio: The SeriesFairy52
TV Show1972Pinocchio: The SeriesKenken52
TV Show1980The Wonderful Adventures of NilsNils' Mother (voice)52
TV Show2009Hello Anne: Before Green GablesNarrator39
TV Show1994The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVAMrs. Kogure (voice)10
TV Show1981Queen MillenniaCleopatra42
TV Show2012Space BrothersSharon Kaneko (voice)99
TV Show1973Aim for the Ace!Reika Ryûzaki26
TV Show1989Ranma ½Nodoka Saotome0
TV Show1983Aura Battler DunbineSilky Mau49
TV Show1999Harlock Saga - The Ring of the NibelungsMaetel6
TV Show2004MonsterBritish Couple (voice)1
TV Show1982Patalliro!Etrange (voice)0
TV Show2018Kyoto Romance: An Eternal StoryMC1
TV Show2002YukikazeJackson Lynn5
TV Show1982Patalliro!エトランジェ49
TV Show1986The Story of PollyannaRuth Wetherby Carew (voice)51
TV Show1978Galaxy Express 999Maetel (voice)113
TV Show1978Shin Aim for the Ace!Reika Ryuzaki / Madame Butterfly (voice)25
TV Show2006Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari SagaMother of Ultra (voice)3
TV Show1978The Story of PerrineMarie Paindavoine53
TV Show2011Nichijou: My Ordinary LifeNarration (voice)1
TV Show1991Miracle Psychicer Seizan(Voice)5
TV Show2000Maetel Legend2
TV Show1998Queen Emeraldas4

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TV Show2018Kyoto Romance: An Eternal StoryCreatorCreator