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

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Tooru

Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!

Mother of Ultra (voice)

The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet

Maetel (voice)

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

Maetel (voice)

Adieu Galaxy Express 999

Maetel (voice)

Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth

Sumiko Fudou (voice)

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy

Maetel (voice)

Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass

Maetel (voice)