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Akiko Yano
Sound
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 12
TMDB ID: 78352
IMDb ID: nm0946205
Known for: Sound
Born: February 13, 1955
Age: 71
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1983 - 2024
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 6.99
Wikidata: Q107424
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Original Music Composer (3)Theme Song Performance (3)Songs (2)Music (1)Music Supervisor (1)Musician (1)Writer (1)
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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as Ponyo's Sister (voice)
Ponyo
2008 • Movie
Original Music Composer
My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999 • Movie
Theme Song Performance
Take the X Train
1987 • Movie
as Mon Mon / Miss Pond Skater / Water flea (voice)
Mon Mon the Water Spider
2006 • Movie
Songs
Rebirth of Mothra
1996 • Movie
Songs
Love Life
2022 • Movie
as (Voice)
House Hunting
2006 • Movie
Theme Song Performance
Bread of Happiness
2012 • Movie
Writer
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Media Bahn Live
1986 • Movie
Music Supervisor
Director Disqualified
2011 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Portrait of the Wind
2005 • Movie
Musician
Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship
2013 • Movie
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Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Akiko Yano.
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Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Akiko Yano.
Songs
Love Life
2022 • Movie
Musician
Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship
2013 • Movie
Theme Song Performance
Bread of Happiness
2012 • Movie
Original Music Composer
YANOYA
2011 • Movie
Music Supervisor
Director Disqualified
2011 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Portrait of the Wind
2005 • Movie
Original Music Composer
My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999 • Movie
Songs
Rebirth of Mothra
1996 • Movie
Theme Song Performance
Take the X Train
1987 • Movie
Writer
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Media Bahn Live
1986 • Movie
Music
Where the Toys Come From
1983 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Akiko Yano.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Akiko Yano.
as Self
Akiko Yano × Hiromi – Step Into Paradise -Live In Tokyo-
2024 • Movie
as Self
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
2024 • Movie
ELLEGARDEN: Lost & Found
2022 • Movie
as Ponyo's Sister (voice)
Ponyo
2008 • Movie
as Mon Mon / Miss Pond Skater / Water flea (voice)
Mon Mon the Water Spider
2006 • Movie
as (Voice)
House Hunting
2006 • Movie
as Self
Complete Hurrah
1999 • Movie
as Teacher Fujihara (voice)
My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999 • Movie
as Self
TV-YMO
1993 • Movie
as self
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
1993 • Movie
Super Folk Song: Piano ga Aishita Onna
1992 • Movie
as Self
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
1985 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Akiko Yano.