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Yuji Ohno | |
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大野雄二 | |
| Born | May 30, 1941 Atami, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Other names | Mahou P., Peter Stone |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
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| Years active | 1968–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Jazz fusion, jazz, electronic, experimental, new wave, ambient |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard, piano |
| Labels | Lupintic Label |
| Website | www |
Yuji Ohno (大野 雄二, Ōno Yūji, born May 30, 1941 in Atami, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese jazz musician. Ohno is known for his musical scoring of Japanese anime television series, particularly Lupin III, and most famously the 1977 series Lupin III Part II and the feature film The Castle of Cagliostro.[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] It was at this time that he taught himself jazz.[2] While enrolled in the Faculty of Law at Keio University he was a member of the prestigious big band "Keio University Light Music Society". Later in college, on the recommendation of Kōji Fujika, he joined a quintet with Takeshi Shibuya.[2]
Ohno made his recording debut in 1966 backing Hideo Shiraki and Yūzō Kayama on their record Hideo Shiraki Meets Yuzo Kayama.[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. In 1976, Ohno composed the score for the film The Inugami Family. Kōji Ishizaka, who starred in the film, was a classmate of Ohno's at Keio High School and Keio University. The promotional literature for the theatrical release contains an article about Ishizaka's visit to Ohno's recording studio.[2]