Sonoma couple facilitates new film about U.S.-Japan baseball relations

Sonoma Couple Facilitates New Film on U.S.-Japan Baseball Relations

A new documentary film, facilitated by a Sonoma couple, explores U.S.-Japan relations through their shared love of baseball, gaining acclaim at film festivals across the United States.

The film, "Diamond Diplomacy," was made possible with the help of Doug and Megumi Inouye, a Japanese American couple who moved to Sonoma in 2019. They are friends of the film's award-winning director, Yuriko Gamo Romer, and a former athlete it features, San Francisco Giants left-handed pitcher Masanori "Mashi" Murakami.

Murakami made history in 1964 as the first native Japanese to play in the U.S.

The film highlights the special bond between the U.S. and Japan through baseball.

Author's summary: Sonoma couple helps create film on U.S.-Japan baseball ties.

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