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.

Masako Ikeda

Acting Born January 1, 1939 – Died March 3, 2026 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

Ranma ½

Nodoka Saotome

Monster

British Couple (voice)

Space Brothers

Sharon Kaneko (voice)

Romeo's Blue Skies

Narrator (voice)

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life

Narration (voice)

Galaxy Express 999

Maetel (voice)

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

Nils' Mother (voice)

Pinocchio: The Series

Fairy

Pinocchio: The Series

Kenken

The Story of Perrine

Marie Paindavoine

Aura Battler Dunbine

Silky Mau

Hello Anne: Before Green Gables

Narrator