Mamoru Samuragochi Faked Being Deaf for 18 Years

Beethoven is regarded as one of the finest composers in history, which is all the more amazing considering that he finally lost his hearing. Mamoru Samuragochi, known as Japan's Beethoven, was a well-known composer who was mistaken for being deaf for 18 years. He actually made that up and was perfectly capable of hearing. Additionally, he wasn't a true composer; rather, someone else wrote his music.

He allegedly lost his hearing at the age of 35 yet continued to write, contributing to well-known video game titles like Resident Evil. Later, his ghostwriter exposed him by claiming that the man could hear very well but couldn't read music. Samuragochi asserted that he had only recently begun to regain his hearing. He once answered the door for a reporter who was interviewing him. Eventually, he acknowledged that his hearing was not as terrible as he had claimed, and he returned the disability certificate.