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Masako Ikeda Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1939-01-01

Birthplace:
Tokyo, Japan

Credits:
68 Total Roles

Masako Ikeda

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2018 Kyoto Romance: An Eternal Story TV MC
2018 Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!! MOVIE Mother of Ultra (voice)
2012 Space Brothers TV Sharon Kaneko (voice)
2011 Escape Game ZERO MOVIE Self
2011 Nichijou: My Ordinary Life TV Narration (voice)
2009 Galaxy Express 999 - Beyond the Diamond Ring MOVIE Maetel (voice)
2009 Hello Anne: Before Green Gables TV Narrator
2006 The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet MOVIE Maetel (voice)
2006 Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga - SAGA 1: Arb's Tragedy MOVIE Mother of Ultra (voice)
2006 Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga TV Mother of Ultra (voice)

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