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Masako Ikeda
Masako Ikeda

Masako Ikeda

Acting•Born January 1, 1939•Died March 3, 2026 (age 87)•Tokyo, Japan

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

Ranma ½
8.6

Ranma ½

TV Series1989
Monster
8.5

Monster

TV Series2004
Galaxy Express 999
7.8

Galaxy Express 999

TV Series1978
Space Brothers
8.2

Space Brothers

TV Series2012
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
8.4

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life

TV Series2011
Romeo's Blue Skies
8.8

Romeo's Blue Skies

TV Series1995
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
7.7

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

TV Series1980
The Story of Perrine
7.9

The Story of Perrine

TV Series1978

Filmography

2018
Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story

as MC

TV
2018
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!

as Mother of Ultra (voice)

Movie
2012
Space Brothers

as Sharon Kaneko (voice)

TV
2011
Escape Game ZERO
Movie
2011
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life

as Narration (voice)

TV
2009
Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring

as Maetel (voice)

Movie
2009
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables

as Narrator

TV
2006
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet

as Maetel (voice)

Movie
2006
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy

as Mother of Ultra (voice)

Movie
2006
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga

as Mother of Ultra (voice)

TV
2004
Monster

as British Couple (voice)

TV
2002
Yukikaze

as Jackson Lynn

TV
2001
Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign
Movie
2000
Maetel Legend

as Maetel

Movie
2000
Maetel Legend
TV
1999
Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs

as Maetel

TV
1998
DNA Sights 999.9

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1998
Queen Emeraldas
TV
1998
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy

as Maetel (voice)

Movie
1996
The Heroic Elegy of Confucius

as Nanzi (voice)

Movie
1996
X

as Tooru

Movie
1995
Romeo's Blue Skies

as Narrator (voice)

TV
1994
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA

as Mrs. Kogure (voice)

TV
1992
Silent Möbius 2

as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)

Movie
1991
Kitty-Cat Fantasia

as Saeko Kimura (voice)

Movie
1991
Miracle Psychicer Seizan

as (Voice)

TV
1991
I'm All Yours

as Sakurako Mamiya (voice)

Movie
1991
Seven Days War 2
Movie
1991
Kayoko's Diary

as Yoshi Nakane (voice)

Movie
1991
Silent Möbius

as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)

Movie
1990
The Story of Perrine
Movie
1989
Ranma ½

as Nodoka Saotome

TV
1988
Fairy King

as Queen Mab (voice)

Movie
1987
Phoenix: Space Chapter

as Hi no tori

Movie
1987
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth

as Sumiko Fudou (voice)

Movie
1987
Phoenix: Yamato Chapter

as Phoenix

Movie
1986
Phoenix: Karma Chapter

as Phoenix (voice)

Movie
1986
Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light

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

Movie
1986
The Story of Pollyanna

as Ruth Wetherby Carew (voice)

TV
1984
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature

as Yoko Ishigami (voice)

Movie
1984
Ultraman Story

as Mother of Ultra

Movie
1983
Harmagedon

as Michiko Azuma (voice)

Movie
1983
Aura Battler Dunbine

as Silky Mau

TV
1982
Miracle of Love: Doctor Norman's Story
Movie
1982
Patalliro!

as Etrange (voice)

TV
1982
Patalliro!

as エトランジェ

TV
1982
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

as (voice)

Movie
1981
Adieu Galaxy Express 999

as Maetel (voice)

Movie
1981
Queen Millennia

as Cleopatra

TV
1980
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!

as Maetel (voice)

Movie
1980
Toward the Terra

as Mother Eliza (voice)

Movie
1980
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas

as Maetel (voice)

Movie
1980
Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass

as Maetel (voice)

Movie
1980
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

as Nils' Mother (voice)

TV
1979
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!

as Maetel (voice)

Movie
1979
Aim for the Ace! The Movie

as Reika Ryuuzaki (voice)

Movie
1979
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

as Maetel (voice)

Movie
1979
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber
Movie
1979
Maegami Tarou

as ツバメトビ

Movie
1978
Shin Aim for the Ace!

as Reika Ryuzaki / Madame Butterfly (voice)

TV
1978
Galaxy Express 999

as Maetel (voice)

TV
1978
The Story of Perrine

as Marie Paindavoine

TV
1973
Aim for the Ace!

as Reika Ryûzaki

TV
1972
Pinocchio: The Series

as Fairy

TV
1972
Pinocchio: The Series

as Kenken

TV
1968
若い川の流れ
Movie
1967
Aruhi watashi wa
Movie
1967
The Top of Mount Fuji
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 1, 1939
Day of DeathMarch 3, 2026
Place of BirthTokyo, Japan
Popularity1.1