Masako Ikeda
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1939-01-01 · Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- 2026-03-03
Known for
- Ranma ½ (1989) — Nodoka Saotome
- Monster (2004) — British Couple (voice)
- Nichijou: My Ordinary Life (2011) — Narration (voice)
- Galaxy Express 999: The Movie (1979) — Maetel (voice)
- X (1996) — Tooru
- Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth (1987) — Sumiko Fudou (voice)
- Queen Millennia (1981) — Cleopatra
- The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1980) — Nils' Mother (voice)
- Adieu Galaxy Express 999 (1981) — Maetel (voice)
- Galaxy Express 999 (1978) — Maetel (voice)
- Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!! (2018) — Mother of Ultra (voice)
- Harmagedon (1983) — Michiko Azuma (voice)
- Toward the Terra (1980) — Mother Eliza (voice)
- Romeo's Blue Skies (1995) — Narrator (voice)
- Space Brothers (2012) — Sharon Kaneko (voice)
- Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature (1984) — Yoko Ishigami (voice)