Personal Info
いけだ まさこ
イケダ マサコ
Masako Ikeda
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
as Mother of Ultra (voice)
Escape Game ZERO
Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring
as Maetel (voice)
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
as Maetel (voice)
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy
as Mother of Ultra (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign
Maetel Legend
as Maetel
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
as Maetel (voice)
DNA Sights 999.9
as Narrator (voice)
X: The Movie
as Tooru
TV Shows
Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story
as MC · 1 ep.
Space Brothers
as Sharon Kaneko (voice) · 99 ep.
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
as Narration (voice) · 1 ep.
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
as Narrator · 39 ep.
Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga
as Mother of Ultra (voice) · 3 ep.
Monster
as British Couple (voice) · 1 ep.
Yukikaze
as Jackson Lynn · 5 ep.
Maetel Legend
2 ep.
Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs
as Maetel · 6 ep.
Queen Emeraldas
4 ep.