This Is Noriko

This Is Noriko (1981)

Drama

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.

Director: Zenzō Matsuyama
Writer: Zenzō Matsuyama

Casts

	Noriko Tsuji as Noriko Matsubara
	Misako Watanabe as Harue Matsubara
	Fumie Kashiyama as
	Hajime Izu as
	Mizuho Suzuki as
	Mayuko Wakamori as Noriko as a girl
	Shozo Inagaki as
	Masami Shimojō as
	Mitsue Suzuki as
	Kan Mikami as
	Chōichirō Kawarasaki as
	Hiroyuki Nagato as Harue's husband

Crew