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

Ponyo

My Neighbors the Yamadas

tiny desk concerts JAPAN

House Hunting

Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto

Mon Mon the Water Spider

Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era

Super Folk Song: Piano ga Aishita Onna

All Movies (12)

• Akiko Yano × Hiromi – Step Into Paradise -Live In Tokyo-2024 · as Self
• Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era2024 · as Self
• ELLEGARDEN: Lost & Found2022
• Ponyo2008 · as Ponyo's Sister (voice)
• House Hunting2006 · as (Voice)
• Mon Mon the Water Spider2006 · as Mon Mon / Miss Pond Skater / Water flea (voice)
• Complete Hurrah1999 · as Self
• My Neighbors the Yamadas1999 · as Teacher Fujihara (voice)
• TV-YMO1993 · as Self
• YMO – Live At Budokan 19801993 · as self
• Super Folk Song: Piano ga Aishita Onna1992
• Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto1985 · as Self

All TV Shows (1)

• tiny desk concerts JAPAN2024 · as Piano･Keyboard･Vocal