# Masako Ikeda

Masako Ikeda (池田 昌子, Ikeda Masako, born January 1, 1939) is 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 [jp] in Galaxy Express 999, Michiko in Harmagedon, and for being the Japanese voice-over actress of Audrey Hepburn.

## Filmography
### Television animation
#### 1960s

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

#### 1970s

* Pinocchio: The Series (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
* Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables (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
* Maetel Legend (2000) - Maetel
* 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

* Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete (1998) - Luna
* Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008) - Cloud of Darkness
* Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (2010) - Kairi's Grandmother
* Final Fantasy Type-0 (2011) - Cadetmaster
* Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (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)
* Armour of God II: Operation Condor – 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

| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2007 | 1st Seiyu Awards | Achievement Award | Won | |
| 2020 | Tokyo Anime Awards 2020 | Merit Award | Won | |