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name: "Yūji Ōno"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/yuji-ohno"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "30 May 1941"
died: "4 May 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T06:20:53.005687+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Yūji Ōno

Composer. Born 30 May 1941 in Atami, Shizuoka, Japan. Died 4 May 2026.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 30 May 1941, Atami, Shizuoka, Japan
- **Died:** 4 May 2026
- **Also known as:** Yuji Ohno, Yuji Ono, Yūji Ohno, 大野 雄二, Yûji Ôno
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1442609, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0645156/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/78367

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- **Tubi:** [*The Castle of Cagliostro*](https://film.one/film/the-castle-of-cagliostro.md) (80)

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## Biography

Yūji Ōno (also credited as Yuji Ohno) is a Japanese composer, arranger and jazz pianist. Born on 30 May 1941 in Atami, Shizuoka, he began playing piano in elementary school and later studied at Keio University, where he performed in jazz ensembles. He made his recording debut in 1966 and turned to composing in the early 1970s, initially for television commercials before working on dramas and films.

Ōno is best known for his long association with the Lupin the Third franchise. He composed the score and theme for the 1977 television series Lupin the 3rd Part II and provided the music for the feature film *The Castle of Cagliostro* (1979), directed by Hayao Miyazaki. He continued to score subsequent Lupin the Third anime series, specials and films, including *Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo* (1978), *Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus* (1995) and *Lupin III: The First* (2019). Other credits include *Captain Future* (1978) and *Space Adventure Cobra* (1982). Ōno died on 4 May 2026 in Tokyo.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, animenewsnetwork.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Castle of Cagliostro* (1979), Fi1m 80, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-castle-of-cagliostro.md)

## Also known for

- *Lupin III: The First* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Lupin the 3rd* (1971), Original Music Composer, Theme Song Performance
- *Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo* (1978), Original Music Composer
- *Captain Future* (1978), Original Music Composer
- *Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure* (2003), Music
- *Cat Planet Cuties* (2010), Original Music Composer

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