Akiko Yano
February 13, 1955 (69 years old) in Tokyo, Japan
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
Credits
- 2024 · Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era as Self
- 2022 · ELLEGARDEN: Lost & Found as
- 2008 · Ponyo as Ponyo's Sister (voice)
- 2006 · Mon Mon the Water Spider as Mon Mon / Miss Pond Skater / Water flea (voice)
- 2006 · House Hunting as (Voice)
- 1999 · Complete Hurrah as Self
- 1999 · My Neighbors the Yamadas as Fujihara Sensei (voice)
- 1993 · TV-YMO as Self
- 1993 · YMO – Live At Budokan 1980 as self
- 1992 · Super Folk Song: Piano ga Aishita Onna as
- 1985 · Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto as Self