Known For
Sound
Born
Feb 13, 1955
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Credits
24 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Akiko Yano × Hiromi – Step Into Paradise -Live In Tokyo-
Self
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
Self
tiny desk concerts JAPAN
Piano･Keyboard･Vocal
ELLEGARDEN: Lost & Found
Love Life
Songs
Blanket Cats
Theme Song Performance
Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship
Musician
Bread of Happiness
Theme Song Performance
YANOYA
Original Music Composer
Director Disqualified
Original Music Composer
Ponyo
Ponyo's Sister (voice)
Mon Mon the Water Spider
Mon Mon / Miss Pond Skater / Water flea (voice)
House Hunting
(Voice)
Portrait of the Wind
Original Music Composer
Complete Hurrah
Self
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Teacher Fujihara (voice)
Rebirth of Mothra
Songs
TV-YMO
Self
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
self
Super Folk Song: Piano ga Aishita Onna
Take the X Train
Theme Song Performance
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Media Bahn Live
Writer
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Self
Where the Toys Come From
Music