
Masako Ikeda
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1939-01-01 – 2026-03-03
Place of birth: 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

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
1979Maetel (voice)
X: The Movie
1996Tooru
Silent Möbius
1991Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
Harmagedon
1983Michiko Azuma (voice)
Kayoko's Diary
1991Yoshi Nakane (voice)
Ultraman Story
1984Mother of Ultra
Aruhi watashi wa
1967
若い川の流れ
1968
Seven Days War 2
1991
Maegami Tarou
1979ツバメトビ
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
1986Phoenix (voice)
Phoenix: Yamato Chapter
1987Phoenix
Phoenix: Space Chapter
1987Hi no tori
DNA Sights 999.9
1998Narrator (voice)
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
2006Maetel (voice)
Escape Game ZERO
2011
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
1981Maetel (voice)
Galaxy Express 999 - Beyond the Diamond Ring
2009Maetel (voice)
The Top of Mount Fuji
1967