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Faking Beethoven
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Faking Beethoven

2025-09-12 · 115 min · ★ 7.5

Music · Fantasy

Beethoven, the world's most famous musician and iconic solitary genius. But what if that image was entirely fabricated… by his own secretary?

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Directors
Kazuaki Seki
Production companies
Shochiku, Amazon MGM Studios
Countries
Japan, United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Yuki YamadaYuki YamadaAnton Felix Schindler
Arata FurutaArata FurutaLudwig van Beethoven
Shota SometaniShota SometaniThayer
Fuju KamioFuju KamioHolz
Oshirō MaedaOshirō MaedaKarl
Yukiyoshi OzawaYukiyoshi OzawaJohann
Katsuhisa NamaseKatsuhisa NamaseBreuning
Shinya KoteShinya KoteSchuppanzigh
Toru NomaguchiToru NomaguchiUmlauf
Kenichi EndoKenichi EndoWegeler
Taisuke NiiharaTaisuke NiiharaSchubert
Mizuki MaeharaMizuki MaeharaCzerny
Ryoka FujisawaRyoka FujisawaChopin
Arata HoriiArata HoriiWagner
Yoshiyuki TsubokuraYoshiyuki TsubokuraHeine
Naomi NishidaNaomi NishidaEleonore
Saya IchikawaSaya IchikawaHarriet
Junpei YasuiJunpei Yasui
Yuki IzumisawaYuki Izumisawa[Thayer's friend]
Tomoya MaenoTomoya Maeno[Theater's staff]

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