Masako Ikeda

was a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator from Tokyo. 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 Azuma in Harmagedon, and for being the Japanese voice-over actress of Audrey Hepburn.

Ikeda died from an intracerebral hemorrhage on March 3, 2026, at the age of 87.

Filmography

Television animation

1960s

• Princess Knight (1967) – Eros
• Judo Boy (1969) – Narieta
• Kamui the Ninja (1969) – Nene

1970s

• ' (1972) – The Blue Fairy
• Aim for the Ace! (1973) – Reika "Madame Butterfly" Ryuuzaki
• 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (1976) – Cipriana
• Galaxy Express 999 (1978) – Maetel
• The Story of Perrine (1978) – Marie Paindavoine

1980s

• Patalliro! (1982) – Etrange, Patalliro's mother
• Aura Battler Dunbine (1983) – Silkey Mau
• Stop!! Hibari-kun! (1983) – Harue
• Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature (1984) – Ryo's mother
• The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love (1986) – Ruth Carew

1990s

• Sunset on Third Street (1990) – Tomoe Suzuki
• Ranma ½ (1992) – Nodoka Saotome
• Romeo's Blue Skies (1995) – Narrator
• Weiß Kreuz (1998) – Kaoruko Amamiya
• Kindaichi Case Files (1999) – Hazuki Asaki

2000s

• Sakura Wars (2000) – Wakana Shinguji
• Monster (2004) – Leia
• Nagasarete Airantou (2007) – Suzuran
• ' (2009) – Narrator

2010s

• Katanagatari (2010) – Narrator

OVA

• Devilman: The birth (1987) – Sumiko Fudo
• Vampire Princess Miyu (1988) – Miyu's mother
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes: The Gaiden (1998) – Johanna von Basel
• Yukikaze (2002) – Lynn Jackson

Theatrical animation

• Queen Millennia (1982) – Cleopatra
• Genma Taisen (1983) – Michiko Azuma
• X (1996) – Tōru Shirō
• Mobile Suit Gundam Special Edition (2000) – Kamaria Ray

Tokusatsu

• Ultraman Story (1984) – Mother of Ultra
• Ultraman Mebius (2006) – Mother of Ultra

Video games

• ' (1998) – Luna
• Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008) – Cloud of Darkness
• Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (2010) – Kairi's grandmother
• Final Fantasy Type-0 (2011) – Cadetmaster
• ' (2013) – Hydaelyn

Dubbing

Live-action

• Audrey Hepburn
• Roman Holiday (1972 Fuji TV and 1979 TV Asahi edition) – Princess Ann
• Sabrina – Sabrina Fairchild
• War and Peace – Natasha Rostova
• Funny Face – Jo Stockton
• Love in the Afternoon – Ariane Chavasse
• The Nun's Story (1974 TV Asahi edition) – Sister Luke
• The Unforgiven – Rachel Zachary
• Breakfast at Tiffany's – Holly Golightly / Lula Mae Barnes
• The Children's Hour – Karen Wright
• Charade – Regina "Reggie" Lampert
• My Fair Lady – Eliza Doolittle
• Paris When It Sizzles – Gabrielle Simpson
• How to Steal a Million – Nicole Bonnet
• Two for the Road – Joanna 'Jo' Wallace
• Wait Until Dark (1975 TV Asahi edition) – Susy Hendrix
• Robin and Marian – Lady Marian
• Bloodline – Elizabeth Roffe
• Always (1995 NTV edition) – Hap
• Audrey – Audrey Hepburn
• Airport 1975 (1977 Fuji TV edition) - Sister Ruth (Helen Reddy)
• Amélie – Madeleine Wallace (Yolande Moreau)
• ' – Momoko
• Back to the Future Part III (1993 TV Asahi edition) – Clara Clayton (Mary Steenburgen)
• The Chronicles of Riddick – Aereon (Judi Dench)
• Glee – Patti LuPone
• Kramer vs. Kramer – Joanna Kramer (Meryl Streep)
• La Piscine (1978 TV Asahi edition) – Marianne (Romy Schneider)
• The Manchurian Candidate – Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (Meryl Streep)
• Marnie (1969 TV Asahi edition) – Lil Mainwaring (Diane Baker)
• The Plague of the Zombies – Sylvia Forbes (Diane Clare)
• The Reptile – Valerie Spalding (Jennifer Daniel)
• The River Wild – Gail Hartman (Meryl Streep)
• Singin' in the Rain – Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds)
• Smash – Liza Minnelli
• The Towering Inferno (1989 TBS edition) – Susan Franklin (Faye Dunaway)

Animation

• Charlotte's Web – Charlotte A. Cavatica
• Hercules – Hera

Other roles

• Izumi e no michi (1955, film) – Misako Ogawa
• Haromoni@ (2007–08, variety show) – Narrator
• Aoi Honō (2014, TV drama) – Maetel (voice)

Awards

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