Masako Ikeda

Known for: Acting
Born: January 1, 1939, Tokyo, Japan
Died: March 3, 2026
Movies: 42

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.

Best-Known Movies

6.9

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

1979

6.2

1996

7.1

Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth

1987

7.0

Adieu Galaxy Express 999

1981

7.2

Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!

2018

5.3

Harmagedon

1983

6.3

Toward the Terra

1980

5.2

Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature

1984

5.0

Silent Möbius

1991

6.5

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy

1998

Filmography

2018	Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!	Mother of Ultra (voice)
2011	Escape Game ZERO
2009	Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring	Maetel (voice)
2006	The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet	Maetel (voice)
2006	Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy	Mother of Ultra (voice)
2001	Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign
2000	Maetel Legend	Maetel
1998	DNA Sights 999.9	Narrator (voice)
1998	Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy	Maetel (voice)
1996	The Heroic Elegy of Confucius	Nanzi (voice)
1996	X	Tooru
1992	Silent Möbius 2	Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
1991	Kitty-Cat Fantasia	Saeko Kimura (voice)
1991	I'm All Yours	Sakurako Mamiya (voice)
1991	Seven Days War 2
1991	Kayoko's Diary	Yoshi Nakane (voice)
1991	Silent Möbius	Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
1990	The Story of Perrine
1988	Fairy King	Queen Mab (voice)
1987	Phoenix: Space Chapter	Hi no tori
1987	Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth	Sumiko Fudou (voice)
1987	Phoenix: Yamato Chapter	Phoenix
1986	Phoenix: Karma Chapter	Phoenix (voice)
1986	Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light	Fū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice)
1984	Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature	Yoko Ishigami (voice)
1984	Ultraman Story	Mother of Ultra
1983	Harmagedon	Michiko Azuma (voice)
1982	Miracle of Love: Doctor Norman's Story
1982	The Wonderful Adventures of Nils	(voice)
1981	Adieu Galaxy Express 999	Maetel (voice)
1980	Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!	Maetel (voice)
1980	Toward the Terra	Mother Eliza (voice)
1980	Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas	Maetel (voice)
1980	Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass	Maetel (voice)
1979	Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!	Maetel (voice)
1979	Aim for the Ace! The Movie	Reika Ryuuzaki (voice)
1979	Galaxy Express 999: The Movie	Maetel (voice)
1979	Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber
1979	Maegami Tarou	ツバメトビ
1968	若い川の流れ
1967	Aruhi watashi wa
1967	The Top of Mount Fuji

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