This Is Noriko 1981
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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.
- Released: 1981-09-12
- Runtime: 117 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Noriko Tsuji, Misako Watanabe, Fumie Kashiyama, Hajime Izu, Mizuho Suzuki
- Director: Matsuo Takahashi, Teruji Shibata, Zenzō Matsuyama, Zenzō Matsuyama, Shigeru Ishihara
