Masako Ikeda

Jan 01, 1939 - Mar 03, 2026 (87 years old) in Tokyo, Japan

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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Ranma ½
Nodoka Saotome
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Monster
British Couple (voice)
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Galaxy Express 999
Maetel (voice)
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Space Brothers
Sharon Kaneko (voice)
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The Story of Pollyanna
Ruth Wetherby Carew (voice)
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Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
Narration (voice)
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Romeo's Blue Skies
Narrator (voice)
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Queen Millennia
Cleopatra
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Patalliro!
Etrange (voice)

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