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Masako Ikeda

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Born / DiedJan 1, 1939 (Died at 87)
Zodiac Sign♑Capricorn
Place of BirthTokyo, Japan
Career Span1967 – 2026
Known Credits66 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 1.8

Masako Ikeda

Also known as:いけだ まさこイケダ マサコ
Total Works

66

9 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

7.2 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Ranma ½
8.6
Ranma ½
1989•anime
as Nodoka Saotome
Monster
8.5
Monster
2004•anime
as British Couple (voice)
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
8.4
as Narration (voice)
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
6.9
as Maetel (voice)

Photos & Headshots2

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 66 titles featuring Masako Ikeda

Ranma ½
8.6
Ranma ½
1989•anime

as Nodoka Saotome

Monster
8.5
Monster
2004•anime

as British Couple (voice)

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
8.4

as Narration (voice)

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
6.9

as Maetel (voice)

X
6.2
X
1996•anime

as Tooru

Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
7.1

as Sumiko Fudou (voice)

Queen Millennia
8.5
Queen Millennia
1981•anime

as Cleopatra

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
7.7

as Nils' Mother (voice)

Adieu Galaxy Express 999
7.0

as Maetel (voice)

Galaxy Express 999
7.8
Galaxy Express 999
1978•anime

as Maetel (voice)

Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
7.2

as Mother of Ultra (voice)

Harmagedon
5.3
Harmagedon
1983•anime

as Michiko Azuma (voice)

Toward the Terra
6.3
Toward the Terra
1980•anime

as Mother Eliza (voice)

Romeo's Blue Skies
8.8
Romeo's Blue Skies
1995•anime

as Narrator (voice)

Space Brothers
8.1
Space Brothers
2012•anime

as Sharon Kaneko (voice)

Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
5.2

as Yoko Ishigami (voice)

Silent Möbius
5.0
Silent Möbius
1991•anime

as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
6.5

as Maetel (voice)

The Story of Perrine
7.9

as Marie Paindavoine

Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
8.3

as Narrator

Kayoko's Diary
7.2
Kayoko's Diary
1991•anime

as Yoshi Nakane (voice)

Pinocchio: The Series
6.4

as Fairy

Yukikaze
7.0
Yukikaze
2002•anime

as Jackson Lynn

The Story of Pollyanna
6.6

as Ruth Wetherby Carew (voice)

DNA Sights 999.9
6.0
DNA Sights 999.9
1998•anime

as Narrator (voice)

Ultraman Story
6.4
Ultraman Story
1984•movie

as Mother of Ultra

Aim for the Ace! The Movie
5.8

as Reika Ryuuzaki (voice)

Phoenix: Space Chapter
5.5

as Hi no tori

I'm All Yours
3.6
I'm All Yours
1991•anime

as Sakurako Mamiya (voice)

Aim for the Ace!
6.4
Aim for the Ace!
1973•anime

as Reika Ryûzaki

Phoenix: Karma Chapter
6.4

as Phoenix (voice)

Silent Möbius 2
4.9
Silent Möbius 2
1992•anime

as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)

Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs
7.3

as Maetel

Queen Emeraldas
5.6
Queen Emeraldas
1998•anime
Phoenix: Yamato Chapter
6.0

as Phoenix

Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass
6.8

as Maetel (voice)

Aura Battler Dunbine
7.2

as Silky Mau

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
7.6

as (voice)

Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!
8.8

as Maetel (voice)

Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!
7.3

as Maetel (voice)

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas
7.5

as Maetel (voice)

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
7.2

as Mrs. Kogure (voice)

Maetel Legend
7.0
Maetel Legend
2000•anime
Fairy King
6.8
Fairy King
1988•anime

as Queen Mab (voice)

Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story
10.0
1 eps

as MC

Shin Aim for the Ace!
8.3

as Reika Ryuzaki / Madame Butterfly (voice)

Kitty-Cat Fantasia
2.0
Kitty-Cat Fantasia
1991•anime

as Saeko Kimura (voice)

Patalliro!
8.0
Patalliro!
1982•anime

as Etrange (voice)

Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga
8.5
3 eps

as Mother of Ultra (voice)

Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy
5.0

as Mother of Ultra (voice)

The Heroic Elegy of Confucius
10.0

as Nanzi (voice)

Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light
4.0

as Fū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice)

The Story of Perrine
5.0
若い川の流れ
若い川の流れ
1968•movie
Aruhi watashi wa
Aruhi watashi wa
1967•movie
Seven Days War 2
Seven Days War 2
1991•movie
Maegami Tarou
Maegami Tarou
1979•anime

as ツバメトビ

The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet

as Maetel (voice)

Escape Game ZERO
Escape Game ZERO
2011•movie
Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring

as Maetel (voice)

The Top of Mount Fuji
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber
Miracle of Love: Doctor Norman's Story
Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign
Maetel Legend
Maetel Legend
2000•anime

as Maetel

Miracle Psychicer Seizan

as (Voice)