Akiko Yano

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.

Acted Movies

Ponyo (2008)

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Writers: Hayao Miyazaki,

Cast: Akiko Yano, George Tokoro, Hiroki Doi, Kazushige Nagashima, Rumi Hiiragi, Shin'ichi Hatori, Tokie Hidari, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Yuki Amami, Yuria Kozuki,

My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)

Director: Isao Takahata

Writers: Isao Takahata,

Cast: Akiko Yano, Ch?ch? Miyako, Hayato Isohata, Kosanji Yanagiya, Masako Araki, Naomi Uno, Tamao Nakamura, Toru Masuoka, Yukiji Asaoka,