Masako Ikeda
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
Monster
Space Brothers
Galaxy Express 999
Romeo's Blue Skies
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
Aura Battler Dunbine
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Queen Millennia
Pinocchio: The Series
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
The Story of Perrine
Patalliro!
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
The Story of Pollyanna
Aim for the Ace!
Yukikaze
Queen Emeraldas