<figure id="attachment_277712" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-277712" style="width: 861px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="7ee27107"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/11/2017092100293.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-277712" class="wp-caption-text">Composer Masaaki Hirao passed away in 2005. There is a dispute over his estate, which is said to be worth 6 billion yen, including royalties&#8230;</figcaption></figure>
 Composer Masaaki Hirao passed away in 2005, having released many famous songs such as &#8220;Seto no Bride&#8221; and &#8220;Yoko wa Mata Sogare&#8221;. The battle over his estate, which is said to be worth approximately 6 billion yen, including royalties to be paid in the future, has entered a new phase.
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 The year after Mr. Hirao&#8217;s death, his third son, singer Yuuki Hirao, held a press conference to claim that his wife M, whom he remarried in 2001, was monopolizing his inheritance. Later, unexplained stock movements and other issues were raised, and a fierce inheritance dispute erupted between Mr. M and his three sons.
 In the midst of all this, Mrs. M and her sons will finally face each other in court for the first time at a civil trial to be held at the Tokyo District Court on December 2.
 At Yuuki&#8217;s press conference in 2006, Mr. S, a certified public accountant who attended the press conference, harshly criticized Mrs. M., saying, &#8220;Mrs. M. is a heinous and outrageous version of the back-wife business who has been playing with the professional world. Mr. M filed a suit against Mr. S for damages for defamation of character.
 This time, his second son, Akiya Hirao, was to stand in court as a witness for Mr. S&#8217;s side, the defendant. Although there had been a trial over the management rights of the firm, Mr. M and his sons had never confronted each other in court. This is the very first direct confrontation, so the media is paying a lot of attention.
 Incidentally, Mrs. M has also filed a criminal complaint against Mr. S for defamation. However, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office dropped the charges in October 2009.
 When we asked Akiya, who will stand in court as a witness on Mrs. S&#8217;s side, about his determination, he replied, &#8220;My brother&#8217;s courage and Mrs. S&#8217;s meeting with me.
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 When my brother Yuuki and Dr. S held a press conference, my eldest son and I did not want to ruin the image of my father, so we tried to somehow come between Mr. M and him. But during this time, not only was Ms. M trying to monopolize the inheritance, but various facts came out, including DV (allegations of DV) against my father.
 I would like to state the facts in court about what terrible things she has done to my father and us.&#8221;
 Their testimonies will now be revealed in court, and the plaintiff, Mrs. M., will also appear in court as a witness. It will be interesting to see what she, who has never opened her mouth in public, will have to say.
 About five years have passed since the death of Masaaki Hirao. A &#8220;battle that cannot be lost,&#8221; no less than the World Cup soccer tournament, is about to unfold.

 Kyodo News

 A new development has emerged in the battle being waged by his ex-wife and three sons over the estimated 6 billion yen inheritance of composer Masaaki Hirao, who passed away in 2005. On December 2, five years after the turmoil, they will go head-to-head in court for the first time...

Masaaki Hirao’s legacy issue: First direct confrontation between his future wife and children in court on December 2.

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