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Masako Ikeda

Acting

Born January 1, 1939 · Tokyo, Japan

Died March 3, 2026

Also known as いけだ まさこ · イケダ マサコ

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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.

Awards & recognition

  • Seiyu Awards Merit Award · 2007

Filmography13 titles

Romeo's Blue Skies

1995as Narrator (voice)

Ranma ½

1989as Nodoka Saotome

Monster

2004as British Couple (voice)

Queen Millennia

as Cleopatra

Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga

as Mother of Ultra (voice)

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life

2011as Narration (voice)

Space Brothers

2012as Sharon Kaneko (voice)

Galaxy Express: 999

1978as Maetel (voice)

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

1980as Nils' Mother (voice)

Ultraman Geed: Connect the Wishes!

2018as Mother of Ultra (voice)

Yukikaze

2002as Jackson Lynn

Galaxy Express 999

1979as Maetel (voice)

Aim for the Ace!

as Reika Ryûzaki