ACTOR · FROM TOKYO, JAPAN
Masako Ikeda
1939–202667 credits since 1967
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ABOUT MASAKO
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born1 January 1939
Died3 March 2026
BirthplaceTokyo, Japan
Known forActing
On Cineora26 of 66 titles
Known for
The titles people know Masako from.
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 26
- Average IMDb
- 7.2
- Highest rated
- MonsterIMDb 8.8
- Working since
- 1967
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2010s
5 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average
as MC · 1 episode
Movieas Mother of Ultra (voice)
Seriesas Sharon Kaneko (voice) · 99 episodes
Seriesas Narration (voice) · 1 episode
The 2000s
10 titles · IMDb 7.9 on average
as Maetel (voice)
Seriesas Narrator · 39 episodes
as Maetel (voice)
as Mother of Ultra (voice)
as Mother of Ultra (voice) · 3 episodes
Seriesas British Couple (voice) · 1 episode
Seriesas Jackson Lynn · 5 episodes
The 1990s
16 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
as Maetel · 6 episodes
Movieas Narrator (voice)
4 episodes
Movieas Maetel (voice)
as Nanzi (voice)
Movieas Tooru
Seriesas Narrator (voice) · 33 episodes
as Mrs. Kogure (voice) · 10 episodes
The 1980s
22 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
Seriesas Nodoka Saotome
as Queen Mab (voice)
as Hi no tori
Movieas Sumiko Fudou (voice)
as Phoenix
as Phoenix (voice)
as Fū the Alien (voice) / Yūki's Mother (voice)
Seriesas Ruth Wetherby Carew (voice) · 51 episodes
The 1970s
10 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average
as Maetel (voice)
as Reika Ryuuzaki (voice)
Movieas Maetel (voice)
as ツバメトビ
as Reika Ryuzaki / Madame Butterfly (voice) · 25 episodes
Seriesas Maetel (voice) · 113 episodes
Seriesas Marie Paindavoine · 53 episodes
The 1960s
3 titles
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Masako’s titles.
Masako NozawaGalaxy Express 999: The Movie, Adieu Galaxy Express 999 and 6 more
Kaneta KimotsukiGalaxy Express 999: The Movie, Adieu Galaxy Express 999 and 3 more
Hideyuki TanakaThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils, X and 2 more
Yoko AsagamiGalaxy Express 999: The Movie, Adieu Galaxy Express 999 and 2 more
RintaroDirector · X, Galaxy Express 999: The Movie and 2 more
Toru FuruyaHarmagedon, Toward the Terra and 1 more
Mami KoyamaThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils, Harmagedon and 1 more
