Acting
Masako Ikeda
Acting · Born 1939-01-01 · 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.
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Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story
2018 · MC
FilmUltraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
2018 · Mother of Ultra (voice)
Space Brothers
2012 · Sharon Kaneko (voice)
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
2011 · Narration (voice)
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
2009 · Narrator
FilmUltraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy
2006 · Mother of Ultra (voice)
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga
2006 · Mother of Ultra (voice)
Monster
2004 · British Couple (voice)
Yukikaze
2002 · Jackson Lynn
Maetel Legend
2000
Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs
1999 · Maetel
FilmDNA Sights 999.9
1998 · Narrator (voice)
Queen Emeraldas
1998
FilmGalaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
1998 · Maetel (voice)
FilmThe Heroic Elegy of Confucius
1996 · Nanzi (voice)
FilmX
1996 · Tooru
Romeo's Blue Skies
1995 · Narrator (voice)
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
1994 · Mrs. Kogure (voice)
FilmSilent Möbius 2
1992 · Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
FilmKitty-Cat Fantasia
1991 · Saeko Kimura (voice)
Miracle Psychicer Seizan
1991 · (Voice)
FilmI'm All Yours
1991 · Sakurako Mamiya (voice)
FilmKayoko's Diary
1991 · Yoshi Nakane (voice)
FilmSilent Möbius
1991 · Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
FilmThe Story of Perrine
1990
Ranma ½
1989 · Nodoka Saotome
FilmFairy King
1988 · Queen Mab (voice)
FilmPhoenix: Space Chapter
1987 · Hi no tori
FilmDevilman - Volume 1: The Birth
1987 · Sumiko Fudou (voice)
FilmPhoenix: Yamato Chapter
1987 · Phoenix
FilmPhoenix: Karma Chapter
1986 · Phoenix (voice)
FilmSaint Elmo - Apostle of Light
1986 · Fū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice)
The Story of Pollyanna
1986 · Ruth Wetherby Carew (voice)
FilmBagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
1984 · Yoko Ishigami (voice)
FilmUltraman Story
1984 · Mother of Ultra
FilmHarmagedon
1983 · Michiko Azuma (voice)
Aura Battler Dunbine
1983 · Silky Mau
Patalliro!
1982 · Etrange (voice)
FilmThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1982 · (voice)
FilmAdieu Galaxy Express 999
1981 · Maetel (voice)
Queen Millennia
1981 · Cleopatra
FilmGalaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!
1980 · Maetel (voice)
FilmToward the Terra
1980 · Mother Eliza (voice)
FilmGalaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas
1980 · Maetel (voice)
FilmGalaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass
1980 · Maetel (voice)
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1980 · Nils' Mother (voice)
FilmGalaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!
1979 · Maetel (voice)
FilmAim for the Ace! The Movie
1979 · Reika Ryuuzaki (voice)
FilmGalaxy Express 999: The Movie
1979 · Maetel (voice)
Shin Aim for the Ace!
1978 · Reika Ryuzaki / Madame Butterfly (voice)
Galaxy Express 999
1978 · Maetel (voice)
The Story of Perrine
1978 · Marie Paindavoine
Aim for the Ace!
1973 · Reika Ryûzaki
Pinocchio: The Series
1972 · Fairy