Yuji Ohno (大野 雄二, Ōno Yūji, born May 30, 1941 in Atami, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese jazz musician.
[1] Born in the founding family of Atami City's Hotel Ohnoya, Ohno began playing piano in elementary school.
[2] He formed the group Junior Light Music with clarinetist and future NHK announcer Isamu Akashi, a classmate at Keio Senior High School.
[2] He took a leave of absence from the piano in the early 1970s and devoted himself to composing, working on TV dramas and movie accompaniments.
The promotional literature for the theatrical release contains an article about Ishizaka's visit to Ohno's recording studio.