Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
1 Januar 1939
Died
3 März 2026
Place of birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also known as
いけだ まさこ · イケダ マサコ
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.
Bekannt für
8.2
Series
Space Brothers
Sharon Kaneko (voice)
2012–2014
8.8
Series
Romeo's Blue Skies
Narrator (voice)
1995
3.6
Film
I'm All Yours
Sakurako Mamiya (voice)
1991
6.6
Series
The Story of Pollyanna
Ruth Wetherby Carew (voice)
1986
7.8
Series
Galaxy Express 999
Maetel (voice)
1978–1981
7.7
Series
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Nils' Mother (voice)
1980–1981
0.0
Series
Miracle Psychicer Seizan
(Voice)
1991
8.5
Series
Queen Millennia
Cleopatra
1981–1982
8.3
Series
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
Narrator
2009
7.0
Film
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
Maetel (voice)
1981
7.3
Series
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
Mrs. Kogure (voice)
1994–1996
7.2
Series
Aura Battler Dunbine
Silky Mau
1983–1984
8.0
Series
Patalliro!
エトランジェ
1982–1983
6.4
Series
Pinocchio: The Series
Kenken
1972
6.4
Film
Ultraman Story
Mother of Ultra
1984
6.5
Film
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
Maetel (voice)
1998
0.0
Film
Maegami Tarou
ツバメトビ
1979
6.2
Film
X
Tooru
1996
7.0
Series
Yukikaze
Jackson Lynn
2002–2005
7.9
Series
The Story of Perrine
Marie Paindavoine
1978
5.3
Series
Queen Emeraldas
1998–1999
7.3
Series
Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs
Maetel
1999
6.4
Series
Aim for the Ace!
Reika Ryûzaki
1973–1974
8.5
Series
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga
Mother of Ultra (voice)
2006
7.0
Series
Maetel Legend
2000–2001
8.3
Series
Shin Aim for the Ace!
Reika Ryuzaki / Madame Butterfly (voice)
1978–1996
10.0
Series
Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story
MC
2018–
Acting credits 27 titles
Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story
as MC
10.0
2018–
Space Brothers
as Sharon Kaneko (voice)
8.2
2012–2014
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
as Narrator
8.3
2009
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga
as Mother of Ultra (voice)
8.5
2006
Yukikaze
as Jackson Lynn
7.0
2002–2005
Maetel Legend
7.0
2000–2001
Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs
as Maetel
7.3
1999
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
as Maetel (voice)
6.5
1998
Queen Emeraldas
5.3
1998–1999
X
as Tooru
6.2
1996
Romeo's Blue Skies
as Narrator (voice)
8.8
1995
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
as Mrs. Kogure (voice)
7.3
1994–1996
I'm All Yours
as Sakurako Mamiya (voice)
3.6
1991
Miracle Psychicer Seizan
as (Voice)
0.0
1991
The Story of Pollyanna
as Ruth Wetherby Carew (voice)
6.6
1986
Ultraman Story
as Mother of Ultra
6.4
1984
Aura Battler Dunbine
as Silky Mau
7.2
1983–1984
Patalliro!
as エトランジェ
8.0
1982–1983
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
as Maetel (voice)
7.0
1981
Queen Millennia
as Cleopatra
8.5
1981–1982
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
as Nils' Mother (voice)
7.7
1980–1981
Maegami Tarou
as ツバメトビ
0.0
1979
The Story of Perrine
as Marie Paindavoine
7.9
1978
Galaxy Express 999
as Maetel (voice)
7.8
1978–1981
Shin Aim for the Ace!
as Reika Ryuzaki / Madame Butterfly (voice)
8.3
1978–1996
Aim for the Ace!
as Reika Ryûzaki
6.4
1973–1974
Pinocchio: The Series
as Kenken
6.4
1972