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Akiko Yano

Sound Born Feb 13, 1955 Tokyo, Japan 13 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

Ponyo

as Ponyo's Sister (voice)

Full filmography

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