Masako Ikeda
Acting
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
2018Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
Mother of Ultra (voice)
2011Escape Game ZERO
2009Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring
Maetel (voice)
2006The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
Maetel (voice)
2006Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy
Mother of Ultra (voice)
2001Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign
2000Maetel Legend
Maetel
1998DNA Sights 999.9
Narrator (voice)
1998Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
Maetel (voice)
1996X: The Movie
Tooru
1996The Heroic Elegy of Confucius
Nanzi (voice)
1992Silent Möbius 2
Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
1991Silent Möbius
Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
1991Kayoko's Diary
Yoshi Nakane (voice)
1991Seven Days War 2
1991Kitty-Cat Fantasia
Saeko Kimura (voice)
1990The Story of Perrine
1988Fairy King
Queen Mab (voice)
1987Phoenix: Yamato Chapter
Phoenix
1987Phoenix: Space Chapter
Hi no tori
1987I'm All Yours
Sakurako Mamiya
1987Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
Sumiko Fudou (voice)
1986Phoenix: Karma Chapter
Phoenix (voice)
1986Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light
Fū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice)