Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 1, 1939
Place of Birth:
Tokyo, Japan
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Masako Ikeda
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story | MC |
| 2012 | Space Brothers | Sharon Kaneko (voice) |
| 2011 | Nichijou: My Ordinary Life | Narration (voice) |
| 2009 | Hello Anne: Before Green Gables | Narrator |
| 2006 | Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga | Mother of Ultra (voice) |
| 2004 | Monster | British Couple (voice) |
| 2002 | Yukikaze | Jackson Lynn |
| 2000 | Maetel Legend | |
| 1999 | Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs | Maetel |
| 1998 | Queen Emeraldas | |
| 1995 | Romeo's Blue Skies | Narrator (voice) |
| 1994 | The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA | Mrs. Kogure (voice) |
| 1991 | Miracle Psychicer Seizan | (Voice) |
| 1989 | Ranma ½ | Nodoka Saotome |
| 1986 | The Story of Pollyanna | Ruth Wetherby Carew (voice) |
| 1983 | Aura Battler Dunbine | Silky Mau |
| 1982 | Patalliro! | Etrange (voice) |
| 1982 | Patalliro! | エトランジェ |
| 1981 | Queen Millennia | Cleopatra |
| 1980 | The Wonderful Adventures of Nils | Nils' Mother (voice) |
| 1978 | Galaxy Express 999 | Maetel (voice) |
| 1978 | Shin Aim for the Ace! | Reika Ryuzaki / Madame Butterfly (voice) |
| 1978 | The Story of Perrine | Marie Paindavoine |
| 1973 | Aim for the Ace! | Reika Ryûzaki |
| 1972 | Pinocchio: The Series | Fairy |
| 1972 | Pinocchio: The Series | Kenken |