Akiko Yano

Actor, Composer

13 February 1955 (71 years)
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
    Ponyo2008
  • My Neighbours the Yamadas
    My Neighbours the Yamadas1999
  • Love Life
    Love Life2022
  • ELLEGARDEN: Lost & Found
    ELLEGARDEN: Lost & Found2022

Filmography

2024
tiny desk concerts JAPAN · as Piano・keyboard・vocal
2022
2008
Ponyo · as Ponyo's Sister (voice)
1999
My Neighbors the Yamadas · as Teacher Fujihara (voice)

2011
Director Disqualified · as Original Music Composer
2005
Portrait of the Wind · as Original Music Composer
1999
My Neighbors the Yamadas · as Original Music Composer
1983

2022
Love Life · as Songs
2022
Love Life · as Song
2012
2012
Bread of Happiness · as Theme Song Performance
1996
Rebirth of Mothra · as Songs
1987
Take the X Train · as Theme Song Performance