Akiko Yano
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.
Personal Details
Movies (20)
Akiko Yano × Hiromi – Step Into Paradise -Live In Tokyo-
as Self
2024
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
as Self
2024
ELLEGARDEN: Lost & Found
2022
Love Life
Songs (Sound)
2022
Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship
Musician (Sound)
2013
Bread of Happiness
Theme Song Performance (Sound)
2012
YANOYA
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2011
Director Disqualified
Music Supervisor (Sound)
2011
Ponyo
as Ponyo's Sister (voice)
2008
House Hunting
as (Voice)
2006
Mon Mon the Water Spider
as Mon Mon / Miss Pond Skater / Water flea (voice)
2006
Portrait of the Wind
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2005
Complete Hurrah
as Self
1999
My Neighbors the Yamadas
as Fujihara Sensei (voice)
1999
Rebirth of Mothra
Songs (Sound)
1996
TV-YMO
as Self
1993
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
as self
1993
Super Folk Song: Piano ga Aishita Onna
1992
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
as Self
1985
Where the Toys Come From
Music (Sound)
1983
