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.
Movie Appearances
Ponyo
as Ponyo's Sister (voice)
2008
Complete Hurrah
as Self
1999
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
as self
1993
My Neighbors the Yamadas
as Teacher Fujihara (voice)
1999
House Hunting
as (Voice)
2006
TV-YMO
as Self
1993
ELLEGARDEN: Lost & Found
2022
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
as Self
2024
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
as Self
1985
Super Folk Song: Piano ga Aishita Onna
1992
Mon Mon the Water Spider
as Mon Mon / Miss Pond Skater / Water flea (voice)
2006
Akiko Yano × Hiromi – Step Into Paradise -Live In Tokyo-
as Self
2024
