Masako Ikeda

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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Known For

Ranma ½

1989 • as Nodoka Saotome

Monster

2004 • as British Couple (voice)

Galaxy Express 999

1978 • as Maetel (voice)

Space Brothers

2012 • as Sharon Kaneko (voice)

Romeo's Blue Skies

1995 • as Narrator (voice)

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life

2011 • as Narration (voice)

Filmography

2018

Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!

as Mother of Ultra (voice)

Movie - Released: 3/10/2018

Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story

as MC

TV - Released: 4/8/2018

2012

Space Brothers

as Sharon Kaneko (voice)

TV - Released: 3/31/2012

2011

Escape Game ZERO

Movie - Released: 5/27/2011

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life

as Narration (voice)

TV - Released: 4/3/2011

2009

Galaxy Express 999 - Beyond the Diamond Ring

as Maetel (voice)

Movie - Released: 9/9/2009

Hello Anne: Before Green Gables

as Narrator

TV - Released: 4/5/2009

2006

The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet

as Maetel (voice)

Movie - Released: 12/30/2006

Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy

as Mother of Ultra (voice)

Movie - Released: 6/30/2006

Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga

as Mother of Ultra (voice)

TV - Released: 6/30/2006

2004

Monster

as British Couple (voice)

TV - Released: 4/7/2004

2002

Yukikaze

as Jackson Lynn

TV - Released: 8/25/2002

2001

Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign

Movie - Released: 7/4/2001

2000

Maetel Legend

as Maetel

Movie - Released: 12/13/2000

Maetel Legend

TV - Released: 12/13/2000

1999

Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs

as Maetel

TV - Released: 1/25/1999

1998

DNA Sights 999.9

as Narrator (voice)

Movie - Released: 12/18/1998

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy

as Maetel (voice)

Movie - Released: 3/7/1998

Queen Emeraldas

TV - Released: 6/5/1998

1996

X: The Movie

as Tooru

Movie - Released: 8/2/1996

The Heroic Elegy of Confucius

as Nanzi (voice)

Movie - Released: 9/21/1996

1995

Romeo's Blue Skies

as Narrator (voice)

TV - Released: 1/15/1995

1994

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA

as Mrs. Kogure (voice)

TV - Released: 10/1/1994

1992

Silent Möbius 2

as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)

Movie - Released: 7/18/1992

1991

Silent Möbius

as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)

Movie - Released: 1/7/1991

Kayoko's Diary

as Yoshi Nakane (voice)

Movie - Released: 3/9/1991

Seven Days War 2

Movie - Released: 7/6/1991

Kitty-Cat Fantasia

as Saeko Kimura (voice)

Movie - Released: 12/13/1991

Miracle Psychicer Seizan

as (Voice)

TV - Released: 11/20/1991

1990

The Story of Perrine

Movie - Released: 6/30/1990

1989

Ranma ½

as Nodoka Saotome

TV - Released: 4/15/1989

1988

Fairy King

as Queen Mab (voice)

Movie - Released: 12/21/1988

1987

Phoenix: Space Chapter

as Hi no tori

Movie - Released: 12/21/1987

Phoenix: Yamato Chapter

as Phoenix

Movie - Released: 8/1/1987

I'm All Yours

as Sakurako Mamiya

Movie - Released: 3/27/1987

Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth

as Sumiko Fudou (voice)

Movie - Released: 11/1/1987

1986

Phoenix: Karma Chapter

as Phoenix (voice)

Movie - Released: 12/20/1986

Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light

as Fū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice)

Movie - Released: 4/1/1986

The Story of Pollyanna

as Ruth Wetherby Carew (voice)

TV - Released: 1/5/1986

1984

Ultraman Story

as Mother of Ultra

Movie - Released: 6/14/1984

Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature

as Yoko Ishigami (voice)

Movie - Released: 8/19/1984

1983

Harmagedon

as Michiko Azuma (voice)

Movie - Released: 3/12/1983

Aura Battler Dunbine

as Silky Mau

TV - Released: 2/5/1983

1982

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

as (voice)

Movie - Released: 1/1/1982

Miracle of Love: Doctor Norman's Story

Movie - Released: 12/24/1982

Patalliro!

as Etrange (voice)

TV - Released: 4/8/1982

Patalliro!

as エトランジェ

TV - Released: 4/8/1982

1981

Adieu Galaxy Express 999

as Maetel (voice)

Movie - Released: 8/1/1981

Queen Millennia

as Cleopatra

TV - Released: 4/16/1981

1980

Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass

as Maetel (voice)

Movie - Released: 3/14/1980

Toward the Terra

as Mother Eliza (voice)

Movie - Released: 4/26/1980

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas

as Maetel (voice)

Movie - Released: 4/3/1980

Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!

as Maetel (voice)

Movie - Released: 10/2/1980

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

as Nils' Mother (voice)

TV - Released: 1/8/1980

1979

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

as Maetel (voice)

Movie - Released: 8/4/1979

Maegami Tarou

as ツバメトビ

Movie - Released: 4/29/1979

Aim for the Ace! The Movie

as Reika Ryuuzaki (voice)

Movie - Released: 9/8/1979

Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!

as Maetel (voice)

Movie - Released: 10/11/1979

Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber

Movie - Released: 6/27/1979

1978

Galaxy Express 999

as Maetel (voice)

TV - Released: 9/14/1978

Shin Aim for the Ace!

as Reika Ryuzaki / Madame Butterfly (voice)

TV - Released: 10/14/1978

The Story of Perrine

as Marie Paindavoine

TV - Released: 1/1/1978

1973

Aim for the Ace!

as Reika Ryûzaki

TV - Released: 10/5/1973

1972

Pinocchio: The Series

as Fairy

TV - Released: 1/4/1972

Pinocchio: The Series

as Kenken

TV - Released: 1/4/1972

1968

若い川の流れ

Movie - Released: 10/14/1968

1967

Aruhi watashi wa

Movie - Released: 10/23/1967

The Top of Mount Fuji

Movie - Released: 1/1/1967