Masako Ikeda

Personal information

Known for: Acting
Known credits: 66
Gender: Female
Born: January 1, 1939
Died: March 3, 2026
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Also known as: いけだまさこイケダマサコ

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.