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.
Sound 11
2020s
- 2022
2010s
- 2017
Blanket Cats
Theme Song Performance
- 2013
Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship
Musician
- 2012
Bread of Happiness
Theme Song Performance
- 2011
YANOYA
Original Music Composer
Director Disqualified
Original Music Composer, Music Supervisor
2000s
- 2005
Portrait of the Wind
Original Music Composer
1990s
- 1999
- 1996
1980s
- 1987
Take the X Train
Theme Song Performance
- 1983
Where the Toys Come From
Music
Acted in 7
2020s
- 2024
- 2022
ELLEGARDEN: Lost & Found
Movie
2000s
- 2008
- 2006
House Hunting
(Voice)
Mon Mon the Water Spider
Mon Mon / Miss Pond Skater / Water flea (voice)
1990s
- 1999
- 1992
Super Folk Song: Piano ga Aishita Onna
Movie
Wrote 1
1980s
- 1986
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Media Bahn Live
Writer
Appearances7
2020s
- 2026
The Yellow Magic Orchestra Mixtape - An Original Video Voyage
Himself
- 2024
Akiko Yano × Hiromi – Step Into Paradise -Live In Tokyo-
Self
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
Self
1990s
- 1999
Complete Hurrah
Self
- 1993
TV-YMO
Self
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
self
