Akiko Yano
Sound • Born 1955-02-13
Sound0Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Akiko Yano (矢野 顕子, Yano Akiko, born Akiko Suzuki (鈴木 顕子, Suzuki Akiko); February 13, 1955) is a Japanese pop and jazz musician and singer born in Tokyo and raised in Aomori and later began her singing career in the mid-1970s. She has been called "one of the major musical talents of the Japanese popular music world", and her vocals and singing style have been compared to English singer Kate Bush.
Filmography
13 credits
Ponyo
Movie • 2008
Ponyo's Sister (voice)
Complete Hurrah
Movie • 1999
Self
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
Movie • 1993
self
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Movie • 1999
Teacher Fujihara (voice)
House Hunting
Movie • 2006
(Voice)
TV-YMO
Movie • 1993
Self
ELLEGARDEN: Lost & Found
Movie • 2022
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
Movie • 2024
Self
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Movie • 1985
Self
Super Folk Song: Piano ga Aishita Onna
Movie • 1992
Mon Mon the Water Spider
Movie • 2006
Mon Mon / Miss Pond Skater / Water flea (voice)
Akiko Yano × Hiromi – Step Into Paradise -Live In Tokyo-
Movie • 2024
Self
tiny desk concerts JAPAN
TV • 2024
Piano･Keyboard･Vocal