is a Japanese actor and narrator. Ikeda is married to Sakiko Tamagawa, although he was once married to Keiko Toda. He currently works for Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. He is best known for his role as Char Aznable in multiple Gundam series, Scorpio Milo in Saint Seiya 1980s, Shuichi Akai from Detective Conan, and Red-Haired Shanks from One Piece. He is also the official Japanese dubbing roles for Jet Li. In 2023, Ikeda was a recipient of the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 17th Seiyu Awards.
Filmography
Television animation
1970s
Akaki Chi no Eleven (1970) (Shunji Hayase) Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 (1978) (Commander Radikku) Galaxy Express 999 (1979) (Nanmi) Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) (Char Aznable, Oscar Dublin) The Ultraman (1979) (Shimizu) 1980s Giant Gorg (1984) (Rod Balboa) Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985) (Quattro Bajeena/Char Aznable) Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos (1986) (Devil Rock Clay) Saint Seiya (1986) (Scorpio Milo) Zillion (1987) (Major Max Shīdo) Bubblegum Crisis (1987) (Brian J Mason) The Burning Wild Man (1988) (Gai Hidō) Venus Wars (1989) (Kurtz) 1990s City Hunter '91 (1991) (Kuwata) Tico of the Seven Seas (1994) (Scott Simpson) Rurouni Kenshin (1996) (Hiko Seijūrō XIII) Kindaichi Case Files (1997) (Yuuichi Yukimuro) Arc the Lad (1999) (Shuu) One Piece (1999) (Red-Haired Shanks, Dr. Ho) 2000s Detective Conan (2001) (Shuichi Akai) Project ARMS (2001) (Jabberwock) Gunslinger Girl (2003) (Fermi) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (2004) (Gilbert Durandal) Monster (2004) (Martin Resuto) Sgt. Frog (2004) (Baio Nishizawa) Superior Defender Gundam Force (2004) (Commander Sazabī) Tenjho Tenge (2004) (Shin Natsume) Naruto (2005) (Sazanami/Tokichi) The Law of Ueki (2005) (Margarette) Saiunkoku Monogatari (2006) (Shouka Kou, Narrator) Utawarerumono (2006) (Dii) My Bride Is a Mermaid (2007) (younger Masa during flashback / Akeno Shiranui Brother ) Rosario + Vampire (2008) (Kuyo) Sands of Destruction (2008) (Yappi) Golgo 13 (2008) (Mikhaïl) 2010s Magic Kaito (2010) (Kuroba Toichi) C³ (2011) (Gabriel Sekaibashi) Gintama (2011) (Dark Vader) Hunter × Hunter (2011) (Kite) The World is Still Beautiful (2014) (Vōdan) Cardfight!! Vanguard (2016) (Ryuzu Myoujin) Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 (2016) (Full Frontal) 2020s Gibiate (2020) (Dr. Yoshinaga) Hortensia Saga (2021) (Didier Vialdo) Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story (2022) (Leo Millafoden) Helck (2023) (Narrator)
OVAs
Dallos (1983) (Alex) Dream Hunter Rem (1985) (Kaimaru Kidō) Leda: The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko (1985) (Zell) Prefectural Earth Defense Force (1986) (Chilthonian) Bubblegum Crisis (1987) (Brian J. Mason) Baoh (1989) (Dordo) Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1989) (Ulrich Kessler) Locke the Superman (1989) (Lord Leon) Record of Lodoss War (1990) (Lord Cashew) The Heroic Legend of Arslan (1993) (Hilmes) Future GPX Cyber Formula Cyber Formula SAGA (1996) (Kyōshirō Nagumo) Future GPX Cyber Formula Cyber Formula SIN (1998) (Kyōshirō Nagumo) Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuioku-hen (1999) (Hiko Seijūrō XIII) Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010) (Full Frontal) Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (2015) (Char Aznable)
ONAs
Thermae Romae Novae (2022) (Utagawa Kuniyoshi)
Theatrical animation
Phoenix 2772 (1980) (Rock) Mobile Suit Gundam (1981) (Char Aznable) Mobile Suit Gundam: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981) (Char Aznable) Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space (1982) (Char Aznable) Unico in the Island of Magic (1983) (Torubi) Project A-ko (1986) (Captain) Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988) (Char Aznable) The Heroic Legend of Arslan (1991) (Hilmes) Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation - Heirs to the Stars (2005) (Quattro Bajeena/Char Aznable) Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation II - Lovers (2005) (Quattro Bajeena/Char Aznable) Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation III - Love is the Pulse of the Stars (2006) (Quattro Bajeena/Char Aznable) Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper (2014) (Shuichi Akai) GAMBA (2015) (Gakusha) Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare (2016) (Shuichi Akai) Gantz: O (2016) (Yoshikazu Suzuki) Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (2021) (Shuichi Akai) Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island (2022) (Char Aznable) One Piece Film: Red (2022) (Red-Haired Shanks) Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine (2023) (Shuichi Akai)