Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 1, 1939
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
- いけだ まさこ
- イケダ マサコ
Masako Ikeda
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 - Movies
X: The Movie
as Tooru
The Heroic Elegy of Confucius
as Nanzi (voice)
Toward the Terra
as Mother Eliza (voice)
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
as Sumiko Fudou (voice)
Silent Möbius
as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
as Mother of Ultra (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
as Maetel (voice)
Harmagedon
as Michiko Azuma (voice)
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
as Yoko Ishigami (voice)
Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light
as Fū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice)
Known For - TV Shows
Ranma ½
as Nodoka Saotome
Monster
as British Couple (voice)
Space Brothers
as Sharon Kaneko (voice)
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
as Narration (voice)
Romeo's Blue Skies
as Narrator (voice)
Galaxy Express 999
as Maetel (voice)
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
as Nils' Mother (voice)
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
as Mrs. Kogure (voice)
Queen Millennia
as Cleopatra
Aura Battler Dunbine
as Silky Mau