Masako Ikeda

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.

Cast

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

Maetel (voice)

X: The Movie

Tooru

Silent Möbius

Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)

Harmagedon

Michiko Azuma (voice)

Kayoko's Diary

Yoshi Nakane (voice)

Ultraman Story

Mother of Ultra

若い川の流れ

Unknown

Aruhi watashi wa

Unknown

Seven Days War 2

Unknown

Maegami Tarou

ツバメトビ

Phoenix: Karma Chapter

Phoenix (voice)

Phoenix: Space Chapter

Hi no tori

Phoenix: Yamato Chapter

Phoenix

DNA Sights 999.9

Narrator (voice)

The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet

Maetel (voice)

Escape Game ZERO

Unknown

Adieu Galaxy Express 999

Maetel (voice)

Galaxy Express 999 - Beyond the Diamond Ring

Maetel (voice)

The Top of Mount Fuji

Unknown

Silent Möbius 2

Fuyuka Liqueur (voice)

Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass

Maetel (voice)

Aim for the Ace! The Movie

Reika Ryuuzaki (voice)

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

(voice)

I'm All Yours

Sakurako Mamiya

Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!

Mother of Ultra (voice)

Kitty-Cat Fantasia

Saeko Kimura (voice)

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy

Maetel (voice)

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

Mother of Ultra (voice)

Fairy King

Queen Mab (voice)

Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature

Yoko Ishigami (voice)

Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth

Sumiko Fudou (voice)

Toward the Terra

Mother Eliza (voice)

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

Maetel (voice)

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas

Maetel (voice)

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

Maetel (voice)

The Heroic Elegy of Confucius

Nanzi (voice)

Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light

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

Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber

Unknown

Miracle of Love: Doctor Norman's Story

Unknown

Galaxy Express 999: The Rainbow Sign

Unknown

Maetel Legend

Maetel

The Story of Perrine

Unknown