- Known For
- Sound
- Born
- February 13, 1955
- Place of Birth
- Tokyo, Japan
Akiko Yano
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
movieAkiko Yano × Hiromi – Step Into Paradise -Live In Tokyo-
2024 · Self
movieTonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
2024 · Self
tvtiny desk concerts JAPAN
2024 · Piano･Keyboard･Vocal
movieELLEGARDEN: Lost & Found
2022
movieLove Life
2022 · Songs, Theme Song Performance
movieSue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship
2013 · Musician
movieBread of Happiness
2012 · Theme Song Performance
movieYANOYA
2011 · Original Music Composer
movieDirector Disqualified
2011 · Original Music Composer, Music Supervisor
moviePonyo
2008 · Ponyo's Sister (voice)
movieHouse Hunting
2006 · (Voice)
movieMon Mon the Water Spider
2006 · Mon Mon / Miss Pond Skater / Water flea (voice)
moviePortrait of the Wind
2005 · Original Music Composer
movieComplete Hurrah
1999 · Self
movieMy Neighbors the Yamadas
1999 · Teacher Fujihara (voice), Original Music Composer
movieRebirth of Mothra
1996 · Songs, Original Music Composer
movieTV-YMO
1993 · Self
movieYMO – Live At Budokan 1980
1993 · self
movieSuper Folk Song: Piano ga Aishita Onna
1992
movieTake the X Train
1987 · Theme Song Performance
movieRyuichi Sakamoto – Media Bahn Live
1986 · Writer
movieTokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
1985 · Self
movieWhere the Toys Come From
1983 · Music