Masako Ikeda
ActingBorn: 1939-01-01Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
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
Ranma ½
Nodoka Saotome
Monster
British Couple (voice)
Romeo's Blue Skies
Narrator (voice)
Space Brothers
Sharon Kaneko (voice)
Galaxy Express 999
Maetel (voice)
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Nils' Mother (voice)
The Story of Pollyanna
Ruth Wetherby Carew (voice)
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
Narration (voice)
Pinocchio: The Series
Fairy
Patalliro!
Etrange (voice)