8.6
TV
Acting
Masako Ikeda
- Born
- Died
- (aged 87)
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Credits
- 66 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.6
TV
8.5
TV
Monster
8.4
TV
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
6.9
Movie
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
6.2
Movie
X
7.1
Movie
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
8.5
TV
Queen Millennia
7.7
TV
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
7.0
Movie
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
7.8
TV
Galaxy Express 999
7.2
Movie
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
5.3
Movie
Harmagedon
6.3
Movie
Toward the Terra
8.8
TV
Romeo's Blue Skies
8.1
TV
Space Brothers
5.2
Movie
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
5.0
Movie
Silent Möbius
6.5
Movie
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
Acting credits 66
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story TV | MC (1 ep) |
| 2018 | Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!! Film | Mother of Ultra (voice) |
| 2012 | Space Brothers TV | Sharon Kaneko (voice) (99 ep) |
| 2011 | Escape Game ZERO Film | |
| 2011 | Nichijou: My Ordinary Life TV | Narration (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2009 | Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring Film | Maetel (voice) |
| 2009 | Hello Anne: Before Green Gables TV | Narrator (39 ep) |
| 2006 | The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet Film | Maetel (voice) |
| 2006 | Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy Film | Mother of Ultra (voice) |
| 2006 | Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga TV | Mother of Ultra (voice) (3 ep) |
| 2004 | Monster TV | British Couple (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2002 | Yukikaze TV | Jackson Lynn (5 ep) |
| 2001 | Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign Film | |
| 2000 | Maetel Legend Film | Maetel |
| 2000 | Maetel Legend TV | (2 ep) |
| 1999 | Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs TV | Maetel (6 ep) |
| 1998 | DNA Sights 999.9 Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 1998 | Queen Emeraldas TV | (4 ep) |
| 1998 | Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy Film | Maetel (voice) |
| 1996 | The Heroic Elegy of Confucius Film | Nanzi (voice) |
| 1996 | X Film | Tooru |
| 1995 | Romeo's Blue Skies TV | Narrator (voice) (33 ep) |
| 1994 | The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA TV | Mrs. Kogure (voice) (10 ep) |
| 1992 | Silent Möbius 2 Film | Fuyuka Liqueur (voice) |
| 1991 | Kitty-Cat Fantasia Film | Saeko Kimura (voice) |
| 1991 | Miracle Psychicer Seizan TV | (Voice) (5 ep) |
| 1991 | I'm All Yours Film | Sakurako Mamiya (voice) |
| 1991 | Seven Days War 2 Film | |
| 1991 | Kayoko's Diary Film | Yoshi Nakane (voice) |
| 1991 | Silent Möbius Film | Fuyuka Liqueur (voice) |
| 1990 | The Story of Perrine Film | |
| 1989 | Ranma ½ TV | Nodoka Saotome |
| 1988 | Fairy King Film | Queen Mab (voice) |
| 1987 | Phoenix: Space Chapter Film | Hi no tori |
| 1987 | Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth Film | Sumiko Fudou (voice) |
| 1987 | Phoenix: Yamato Chapter Film | Phoenix |
| 1986 | Phoenix: Karma Chapter Film | Phoenix (voice) |
| 1986 | Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light Film | Fū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice) |
| 1986 | The Story of Pollyanna TV | Ruth Wetherby Carew (voice) (51 ep) |
| 1984 | Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature Film | Yoko Ishigami (voice) |
| 1984 | Ultraman Story Film | Mother of Ultra |
| 1983 | Harmagedon Film | Michiko Azuma (voice) |
| 1983 | Aura Battler Dunbine TV | Silky Mau (49 ep) |
| 1982 | Miracle of Love: Doctor Norman's Story Film | |
| 1982 | Patalliro! TV | Etrange (voice), エトランジェ |
| 1982 | The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Film | (voice) |
| 1981 | Adieu Galaxy Express 999 Film | Maetel (voice) |
| 1981 | Queen Millennia TV | Cleopatra (42 ep) |
| 1980 | Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!! Film | Maetel (voice) |
| 1980 | Toward the Terra Film | Mother Eliza (voice) |
| 1980 | Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas Film | Maetel (voice) |
| 1980 | Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass Film | Maetel (voice) |
| 1980 | The Wonderful Adventures of Nils TV | Nils' Mother (voice) (52 ep) |
| 1979 | Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!! Film | Maetel (voice) |
| 1979 | Aim for the Ace! The Movie Film | Reika Ryuuzaki (voice) |
| 1979 | Galaxy Express 999: The Movie Film | Maetel (voice) |
| 1979 | Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber Film | |
| 1979 | Maegami Tarou Film | ツバメトビ |
| 1978 | Shin Aim for the Ace! TV | Reika Ryuzaki / Madame Butterfly (voice) (25 ep) |
| 1978 | Galaxy Express 999 TV | Maetel (voice) (113 ep) |
Crew credits 1
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story TV | Creator |