Issei Noro (野呂一生, Noro Issei, born January 1, 1957) is a Japanese jazz fusion guitarist who is one of the founding members and the main composer of the band Casiopea.

In 1987, he joined forces with The Square (now T-Square) guitarist Masahiro Andoh and Hirokuni Korekata.

In 1989, Issei Noro was a guest musician who performed with the Sega Sound Team.

The closest Casiopea came to a reunion prior to 2012 was Issei Noro's band Inspirits, which included previous Casiopea drummer Akira Jimbo, bassist Yuji Yajima, Ohgiya Kento on Electric Piano, and Ryo Hayashi on Keyboards.

The group recorded and released 3 albums until Casiopea reunited in 2012, again, under Noro's leadership.