Masako Ikeda Explained

Masako Ikeda
Native Name:	池田 昌子
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	1 January 1939
Birth Place:	Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Years Active:	1948–present
Height:	154 cm

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, 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

• (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
• (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

• (1998) - Luna
• Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008) - Cloud of Darkness
• Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (2010) - Kairi's Grandmother
• Final Fantasy Type-0 (2011) - Cadetmaster
• (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]
• - Elena (Margaret Tyzack)
• Airport 1975 (1977 TV Fuji edition) - Sister Ruth (Helen Reddy)
• Exodus - Kitty Fremont (Eva Marie Saint)
• Eyes of The Underworld - Betty Standing (Wendy Barrie)
• The French Lieutenant's Woman - Miss Sarah Woodruff / Mrs. Roughwood and Anna (Meryl Streep)
• The Lady Vanishes - Iris Henderson (Margaret Lockwood)
• Marnie (1969 TV Asahi edition) – Lil Mainwaring (Diane Baker)
• Murder on the Orient Express - Mrs. Hubbard/Linda Arden (Lauren Bacall)
• The Phantom of the Opera - Christine Charles (Heather Sears)
• The River - Mae Garvey (Sissy Spacek)
• Sealed Lips - Mary Morton (Anne Nagel)
• Singin' in the Rain – Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds)^[5]
• Strangers on a Train - Anne Morton (Ruth Roman)
• 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		^[6]
2020	Tokyo Anime Awards 2020	Merit Award		^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ローマの休日. March 14, 2019. Star Channel.
2. Web site: 昼下りの情事. July 21, 2019. Star Channel.
3. Web site: シャレード（１９６３）. December 14, 2021. Star Channel.
4. Web site: オードリー・ヘプバーン －日本語吹き替え版. August 31, 2022. Fukikaeru.
5. Web site: 雨に唄えば. February 10, 2023. The Cinema.
6. Web site: 第1回「声優アワード」の授賞式が開催. March 18, 2022. AV Watch.
7. Web site: 「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. March 18, 2022. Natalie.