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Masako Ikeda
Born 1939-01-01Tokyo, Japan
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!Mother of Ultra (voice)Escape Game ZERORoleGalaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond RingMaetel (voice)The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned PlanetMaetel (voice)Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's TragedyMother of Ultra (voice)Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow SignRoleMaetel LegendMaetelDNA Sights 999.9Narrator (voice)Galaxy Express 999: Eternal FantasyMaetel (voice)The Heroic Elegy of ConfuciusNanzi (voice)XTooruSilent Möbius 2Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)Kitty-Cat FantasiaSaeko Kimura (voice)I'm All YoursSakurako Mamiya (voice)Seven Days War 2RoleKayoko's DiaryYoshi Nakane (voice)Silent MöbiusFuyuka Liqueur (voice)The Story of PerrineRoleFairy KingQueen Mab (voice)Phoenix: Space ChapterHi no toriDevilman - Volume 1: The BirthSumiko Fudou (voice)Phoenix: Yamato ChapterPhoenixPhoenix: Karma ChapterPhoenix (voice)Saint Elmo - Apostle of LightFū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice)