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.

Masako Ikeda
池田 昌子
Born	(1939-01-01) January 1, 1939 (age 85) Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Occupations	Actress voice actress narrator
Years active	1948–present
Height	154 cm (5 ft 1 in)

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^[1]
  • Sabrina – Sabrina Fairchild
  • War and Peace – Natasha Rostova
  • Funny Face – Jo Stockton
  • Love in the Afternoon – Ariane Chavasse^[2]
  • 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^[3]
  • 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^[4]
• 2001: A Space Odyssey - Elena (Margaret Tyzack)
• Airport 1975 (1977 TV Fuji edition) - Sister Ruth (Helen Reddy)
• Anna Karenina - Anna Karenina (Claire Bloom)
• Back to the Future Part III (1993 TV Asahi edition) - Clara Clayton (Mary Steenburgen)
• The Barretts of the Wimpole Street - Elizabeth Barett (Jennifer Jones)
• The Chronicles of Riddick - Aereon (Judi Dench)
• The Climax - Angela Klatt (Susanna Foster)
• The French Lieutenant's Woman - Miss Sarah Woodruff / Mrs. Roughwood and Anna (Meryl Streep)
• The Haunting - Theodora (Claire Bloom)
• The Hustler - Sarah Packard (Piper Laurie)
• Kramer vs. Kramer - Joanna Kramer (Meryl Streep)
• La monaca di Monza - Virginia de Leyva (Giovanna Ralli)
• The Lady Vanishes - Iris Henderson (Margaret Lockwood)
• The Phantom of the Opera - Christine DuBois (Susanna Foster)
• The Red Danube - Maria Buhlen (Janet Leigh)
• Singin' in the Rain – Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds)^[5]
• 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	[6]
2020	Tokyo Anime Awards 2020	Merit Award	Won	[7]

References

1. "ローマの休日". Star Channel. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
2. "昼下りの情事". Star Channel. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
3. "シャレード（１９６３）". Star Channel. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
4. "オードリー・ヘプバーン －日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
5. "雨に唄えば". The Cinema. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
6. "第1回「声優アワード」の授賞式が開催". AV Watch. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
7. "「TAAF2020」功労部門に「ミュウツーの逆襲」首藤剛志やアニメーターの中村和子ら". Natalie. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

External links

• Masako Ikeda at Anime News Network's encyclopedia