Movielogr
This Is Noriko (1981)
Directed by Zenzô Matsuyama
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.
Length 117 minutes
Actors
Misako Watanabe | Hiroyuki Nagato | Choichiro Kawarazaki | Kan Mikami | Mizuho Suzuki | Masami Shimojô | Fumie Kashiyama | Mayuko Wakamori | Hajime Izu | Mitsue Suzuki | Shozo Inagaki | Noriko Tsuji