Acting
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.
Filmography
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
Film · 2018
Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story
Series · 2018
Space Brothers
Series · 2012
Escape Game ZERO
Film · 2011
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
Series · 2011
Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring
Film · 2009
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
Series · 2009
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
Film · 2006
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy
Film · 2006
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga
Series · 2006
Monster
Series · 2004
Yukikaze
Series · 2002
Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign
Film · 2001
Maetel Legend
Film · 2000
Maetel Legend
Series · 2000
Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs
Series · 1999
DNA Sights 999.9
Film · 1998
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
Film · 1998
Queen Emeraldas
Series · 1998
X
Film · 1996
The Heroic Elegy of Confucius
Film · 1996
Romeo's Blue Skies
Series · 1995
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
Series · 1994
Silent Möbius 2
Film · 1992
Silent Möbius
Film · 1991
Kayoko's Diary
Film · 1991
Seven Days War 2
Film · 1991
I'm All Yours
Film · 1991
Kitty-Cat Fantasia
Film · 1991
Miracle Psychicer Seizan
Series · 1991
The Story of Perrine
Film · 1990
Ranma ½
Series · 1989
Fairy King
Film · 1988
Phoenix: Space Chapter
Film · 1987
Phoenix: Yamato Chapter
Film · 1987
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
Film · 1987
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
Film · 1986
Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light
Film · 1986
The Story of Pollyanna
Series · 1986
Ultraman Story
Film · 1984
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
Film · 1984
Harmagedon
Film · 1983
Aura Battler Dunbine
Series · 1983
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Film · 1982
Miracle of Love: Doctor Norman's Story
Film · 1982
Patalliro!
Series · 1982
Patalliro!
Series · 1982
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
Film · 1981
Queen Millennia
Series · 1981
Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass
Film · 1980
Toward the Terra
Film · 1980
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas
Film · 1980
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!
Film · 1980
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Series · 1980
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
Film · 1979
Maegami Tarou
Film · 1979
Aim for the Ace! The Movie
Film · 1979
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!
Film · 1979
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber
Film · 1979
Galaxy Express 999
Series · 1978
Shin Aim for the Ace!
Series · 1978
The Story of Perrine
Series · 1978
Aim for the Ace!
Series · 1973
Pinocchio: The Series
Series · 1972
Pinocchio: The Series
Series · 1972
若い川の流れ
Film · 1968
Aruhi watashi wa
Film · 1967
The Top of Mount Fuji
Film · 1967