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)
Galaxy Express 999
Maetel (voice)
Space Brothers
Sharon Kaneko (voice)
Romeo's Blue Skies
Narrator (voice)
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
Narration (voice)
Pinocchio: The Series
Fairy
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Nils' Mother (voice)
Queen Millennia
Cleopatra
Aura Battler Dunbine
Silky Mau