
Masako Ikeda
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1939
- Died
- March 3, 2026
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
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.
Filmography

Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!! 2018
as Mother of Ultra (voice)

Escape Game ZERO 2011
Actor

Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring 2009
as Maetel (voice)

The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet 2006
as Maetel (voice)

Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy 2006
as Mother of Ultra (voice)

Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign 2001
Actor

Maetel Legend 2000
as Maetel

DNA Sights 999.9 1998
as Narrator (voice)

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy 1998
as Maetel (voice)

The Heroic Elegy of Confucius 1996
as Nanzi (voice)

X 1996
as Tooru

Silent Möbius 2 1992
as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)

Kitty-Cat Fantasia 1991
as Saeko Kimura (voice)

I'm All Yours 1991
as Sakurako Mamiya (voice)

Seven Days War 2 1991
Actor

Kayoko's Diary 1991
as Yoshi Nakane (voice)

Silent Möbius 1991
as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)

The Story of Perrine 1990
Actor

Fairy King 1988
as Queen Mab (voice)

Phoenix: Space Chapter 1987
as Hi no tori

Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth 1987
as Sumiko Fudou (voice)

Phoenix: Yamato Chapter 1987
as Phoenix

Phoenix: Karma Chapter 1986
as Phoenix (voice)

Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light 1986
as Fū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice)

The Dagger of Kamui 1985
as Oyaruru (voice)

Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature 1984
as Yoko Ishigami (voice)

Ultraman Story 1984
as Mother of Ultra

Harmagedon 1983
as Michiko Azuma (voice)

Miracle of Love: Doctor Norman's Story 1982
Actor

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils 1982
as (voice)

Adieu Galaxy Express 999 1981
as Maetel (voice)

Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!! 1980
as Maetel (voice)

Toward the Terra 1980
as Mother Eliza (voice)

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas 1980
as Maetel (voice)

Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass 1980
as Maetel (voice)

Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!! 1979
as Maetel (voice)

Aim for the Ace! The Movie 1979
as Reika Ryuuzaki (voice)

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie 1979
as Maetel (voice)

Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber 1979
Actor

Maegami Tarou 1979
as ツバメトビ

若い川の流れ 1968
Actor

Aruhi watashi wa 1967
Actor

The Top of Mount Fuji 1967
Actor
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