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.
TV credits
Rated 10.0 out of 10
Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story
2018
Rated 8.2 out of 10
Space Brothers
2012
Rated 8.4 out of 10
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
2011
Rated 8.3 out of 10
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
2009
Rated 8.5 out of 10
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga
2006
Rated 8.5 out of 10
Monster
2004
Rated 7.0 out of 10
Yukikaze
2002
Rated 7.0 out of 10
Maetel Legend
2000
Rated 7.3 out of 10
Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs
1999
Rated 5.6 out of 10
Queen Emeraldas
1998
Rated 8.8 out of 10
Romeo's Blue Skies
1995
Rated 7.3 out of 10
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
1994
Rated 0.0 out of 10
Miracle Psychicer Seizan
1991
Rated 8.6 out of 10
Ranma ½
1989
Rated 6.6 out of 10
The Story of Pollyanna
1986
Rated 7.2 out of 10
Aura Battler Dunbine
1983
Rated 8.0 out of 10
Patalliro!
1982
Rated 8.5 out of 10
Queen Millennia
1981
Rated 7.7 out of 10
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1980
Rated 8.3 out of 10
Shin Aim for the Ace!
1978
Rated 7.8 out of 10
Galaxy Express 999
1978
Rated 7.9 out of 10
The Story of Perrine
1978
Rated 6.4 out of 10
Aim for the Ace!
1973
Rated 6.4 out of 10
Pinocchio: The Series
1972