Feb 13, 1955 - Tokyo, Japan
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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| Movie | 2008 | Ponyo | Ponyo's Sister (voice) | |
| Movie | 1999 | Complete Hurrah | Self | |
| Movie | 1993 | YMO – Live At Budokan 1980 | self | |
| Movie | 1999 | My Neighbors the Yamadas | Fujihara Sensei (voice) | |
| Movie | 2006 | House Hunting | (Voice) | |
| Movie | 1993 | TV-YMO | Self | |
| Movie | 2022 | ELLEGARDEN: Lost & Found | ||
| Movie | 2024 | Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era | Self | |
| Movie | 1985 | Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto | Self | |
| Movie | 1992 | Super Folk Song: Piano ga Aishita Onna | ||
| Movie | 2006 | Mon Mon the Water Spider | Mon Mon / Miss Pond Skater / Water flea (voice) | |
| Movie | 2024 | Akiko Yano × Hiromi – Step Into Paradise -Live In Tokyo- | Self |
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| Movie | 1999 | My Neighbors the Yamadas | Original Music Composer | Sound |
| Movie | 2022 | Love Life | Theme Song Performance | Sound |
| Movie | 2022 | Love Life | Songs | Sound |
| Movie | 1983 | Where the Toys Come From | Music | Sound |
| Movie | 2011 | Director Disqualified | Music Supervisor | Sound |
| Movie | 2011 | Director Disqualified | Original Music Composer | Sound |
| Movie | 2005 | Portrait of the Wind | Original Music Composer | Sound |
| Movie | 2013 | Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship | Musician | Sound |
| Movie | 1996 | Rebirth of Mothra | Songs | Sound |
| Movie | 1996 | Rebirth of Mothra | Original Music Composer | Sound |
| Movie | 2011 | YANOYA | Original Music Composer | Sound |
