Basic Info
Release: September 12, 1981
Runtime: 117 min
Status: Released
This Is Noriko
1981
117 min
Overview
Fictionalized account of 20-year-old Noriko Tsuji, a real-life victim of a severe birth defect which afflicted 8,000 Japanese, children whose mothers took the sedative thalidomide during pregnancy. Tsuji has stunted flipper-like arms amputated at the behest of a father who deserted her soon after her birth. Nonetheless, the resourceful Noriko uses her feet to accomplish most of the tasks others would do with their hands.
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
- Japan
Spoken Languages
- Japanese ja
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Cast
Noriko Tsuji
Noriko Matsubara
Misako Watanabe
Harue Matsubara
Fumie Kashiyama
Hajime Izu
Mizuho Suzuki
Mayuko Wakamori
Noriko as a girl
Shozo Inagaki
Masami Shimojō
Mitsue Suzuki
Kan Mikami
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Hiroyuki Nagato
Harue's husband
Crew
Zenzō Matsuyama
Screenplay
Matsuo Takahashi
Executive Producer
Teruji Shibata
Executive Producer
Zenzō Matsuyama
Director
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