• Speaker: Yuriko Gamo Romer, Masanori “Mashi” Murakami
• Date: Friday, October 30, 2026, 6:30–8:30 pm (door open 6:00 pm)(including reception)
• Venue: Kabayama-Matsumoto Room
• Language: Japanese (without interpretation)
• Admission:
  I-House members and one accompanying guest: 6,000 yen/person
  *Please present your membership card at the reception desk in front of the venue on the day of the event.
  *Fee includes networking reception (light refreshments and beverages).
• Start of Registration: Friday, September 25, 12:00 pm

How to Register
Online or by phone.
Online: Apply via the link at the bottom of this page (redirects to an external ticketing site).
Phone: 03-3470-9115

Payment Methods
Online registration:
Credit card / debit card / prepaid card / bank transfer / convenience store / ATM

Phone registration:
bank transfer
*Any transfer fees incurred via bank transfer or convenience store/ATM are the responsibility of the payer.

Cancellation Policy
As a rule, cancellations after application cannot be accepted. Please be aware of this policy before applying.

Yuriko Gamo Romer (Director)
Yuriko Gamo Romer is an award-winning filmmaker known for exploring culture through sports. Her works include Baseball Behind Barbed Wire, which depicts the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans, and Mrs. Judo, about Keiko Fukuda (1913–2013), the first woman to earn 10th dan in judo. Her Stanford University graduate thesis film, Occidental Encounters, won a Student Academy Award.

Masanori Murakami
Murakami Masanori (born May 6, 1944), nicknamed “Mashi”, is a Japanese former baseball pitcher. He is notable for being the first Japanese player to play for a Major League Baseball (MLB) team. Sent over to the United States by the Nankai Hawks, Murakami played with San Francisco Giants, debuting at the age of 20 in 1964. In 1966 Murakami headed back to the Nankai Hawks due to contractual obligations, where his success continued for another 17 years.