Naonobu Fujii (Japanese: 藤井 直伸, Hepburn: Fujii Naonobu, January 5, 1992 – March 10, 2023) was a Japanese volleyball player,[1] who was also a member of the Japan men's national volleyball team and of Toray Arrows.

Due to the disaster, his father became unemployed, and Fujii nearly gave up his dream of playing volleyball but continued with his family's encouragement.

[3] In September 2021, Fujii announced that he had married Miya Sato, who was a setter of the Japan women's national volleyball team and Hitachi Rivale club.

[4] On February 27, 2022, Fujii announced that he has been diagnosed with Stage IV Stomach Cancer, which had metastasized to his brain.

Starting in the 2016–17 season, he was selected for the Japan men's national volleyball team where he played as number 3.