Acting · Tokyo, Japan · Born January 1, 1939
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.
TVKyoto Romance: An Eternal Story
2018
as MC
MovieUltraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
2018
as Mother of Ultra (voice)
TVSpace Brothers
2012
as Sharon Kaneko (voice)
MovieEscape Game ZERO
2011
TVNichijou: My Ordinary Life
2011
as Narration (voice)
MovieGalaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring
2009
as Maetel (voice)
TVHello Anne: Before Green Gables
2009
as Narrator
MovieThe Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
2006
as Maetel (voice)
MovieUltraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy
2006
as Mother of Ultra (voice)
TVUltraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga
2006
as Mother of Ultra (voice)
TVMonster
2004
as British Couple (voice)
TVYukikaze
2002
as Jackson Lynn
MovieGalaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign
2001
MovieMaetel Legend
2000
as Maetel
TVMaetel Legend
2000
TVHarlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs
1999
as Maetel
MovieDNA Sights 999.9
1998
as Narrator (voice)
TVQueen Emeraldas
1998
MovieGalaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
1998
as Maetel (voice)
MovieThe Heroic Elegy of Confucius
1996
as Nanzi (voice)
MovieX
1996
as Tooru
TVRomeo's Blue Skies
1995
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
1994
as Mrs. Kogure (voice)
MovieSilent Möbius 2
1992
as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
MovieKitty-Cat Fantasia
1991
as Saeko Kimura (voice)
TVMiracle Psychicer Seizan
1991
as (Voice)
MovieI'm All Yours
1991
as Sakurako Mamiya (voice)
MovieSeven Days War 2
1991
MovieKayoko's Diary
1991
as Yoshi Nakane (voice)
MovieSilent Möbius
1991
as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
MovieThe Story of Perrine
1990
TVRanma ½
1989
as Nodoka Saotome
MovieFairy King
1988
as Queen Mab (voice)
MoviePhoenix: Space Chapter
1987
as Hi no tori
MovieDevilman - Volume 1: The Birth
1987
as Sumiko Fudou (voice)
MoviePhoenix: Yamato Chapter
1987
as Phoenix
MoviePhoenix: Karma Chapter
1986
as Phoenix (voice)
MovieSaint Elmo - Apostle of Light
1986
as Fū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice)
TVThe Story of Pollyanna
1986
as Ruth Wetherby Carew (voice)
MovieBagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
1984
as Yoko Ishigami (voice)
MovieUltraman Story
1984
as Mother of Ultra
MovieHarmagedon
1983
as Michiko Azuma (voice)
TVAura Battler Dunbine
1983
as Silky Mau
MovieMiracle of Love: Doctor Norman's Story
1982
TVPatalliro!
1982
as Etrange (voice)
MovieThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1982
as (voice)
MovieAdieu Galaxy Express 999
1981
as Maetel (voice)
TVQueen Millennia
1981
as Cleopatra
MovieGalaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!
1980
as Maetel (voice)
MovieToward the Terra
1980
as Mother Eliza (voice)
MovieGalaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas
1980
as Maetel (voice)
MovieGalaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass
1980
as Maetel (voice)
TVThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1980
as Nils' Mother (voice)
MovieGalaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!
1979
as Maetel (voice)
MovieAim for the Ace! The Movie
1979
as Reika Ryuuzaki (voice)
MovieGalaxy Express 999: The Movie
1979
as Maetel (voice)
MovieJapanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber
1979
MovieMaegami Tarou
1979
as ツバメトビ
TVShin Aim for the Ace!
1978
as Reika Ryuzaki / Madame Butterfly (voice)
TVGalaxy Express 999
1978
as Maetel (voice)
TVThe Story of Perrine
1978
as Marie Paindavoine
TVAim for the Ace!
1973
as Reika Ryûzaki
TVPinocchio: The Series
1972
as Fairy
Movie若い川の流れ
1968
MovieAruhi watashi wa
1967
MovieThe Top of Mount Fuji
1967
