Classicalite recently reported that Japanese composer Mamoru Samuragochi--premiere composer of Symphony No. 1 "Hiroshima"--admitted to paying a ghostwriter for his major works. As his hearing deteriorated, he claimed, it proved more difficult to compose adequately.
The rumored ghostwriter to Samuragochi has since come forward, contending that he did not believe Mamoru's claim that his hearing was bunk.
Takashi Niigaki, in a recent press conference, claimed, "I saw no signs that he could not hear." How he kept his deception for so long, Niigaki questioned, is astonishing.
Samuragochi's hearing, per court documentation, is credited with a certificate of his disability, said his attorney Kazushi Orimoto.
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