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
Toward the Terra
as Mother Eliza (voice)
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
as Sumiko Fudou (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
as Maetel (voice)
Harmagedon
as Michiko Azuma (voice)
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
as Mother of Ultra (voice)
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
as Yoko Ishigami (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
as Maetel (voice)
Silent Möbius
as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
as Phoenix (voice)
Known For - TV Shows
Ranma ½
as Nodoka Saotome
Monster
as British Couple (voice)
Space Brothers
as Sharon Kaneko (voice)
Galaxy Express 999
as Maetel (voice)
Romeo's Blue Skies
as Narrator (voice)
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
as Narration (voice)
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
as Nils' Mother (voice)
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
as Narrator
Queen Millennia
as Cleopatra
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
as Mrs. Kogure (voice)