Known as Masatoshi Ikeda for the first part of his life spent in Japan, he was the youngest of his parents four children, having two elder sisters and one elder brother.
Kilala bilang Masatoshi Ikeda sa unang bahagi ng kanyang buhay na ginugol sa bansang Hapon, siya ay ang bunso ng kanyang mga magulang ng apat na mga anak, pagkakaroon ng dalawang madre ang matanda at isang kuya.