 He started suffering migraines while in high school, and said that, by the time he was 35, he had completely lost his hearing.After graduating from high school, Samuragochi did not attend university or music school, due to his dislike of modern composition methods, and he instead taught himself how to compose.On 31 March 2013, Samuragochi was the subject of a 50-minute Japanese TV documentary titled and broadcast by NHK.