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Akiko Yano
Sound
Born: February 13, 1955
Tokyo, Japan
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
as Ponyo's Sister (voice)
My Neighbors the Yamadas
as Fujihara Sensei (voice)
House Hunting
as (Voice)
Mon Mon the Water Spider
as Mon Mon / Miss Pond Skater / Water flea (voice)
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
as Self
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
as Self
ELLEGARDEN: Lost & Found
TV-YMO
as Self
Super Folk Song: Piano ga Aishita Onna
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
as self
