This Is Noriko

Name: This Is Noriko
Director: Zenzō Matsuyama
Genre: Drama
Released: 1981-09-12T
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 0.0
Cast: Noriko Tsuji, Misako Watanabe, Fumie Kashiyama, Hajime Izu, Mizuho Suzuki

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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.

Actor: Noriko Tsuji, Misako Watanabe, Fumie Kashiyama, Hajime Izu, Mizuho Suzuki, Mayuko Wakamori, Shozo Inagaki, Masami Shimojō, Mitsue Suzuki, Kan Mikami

Director: Zenzō Matsuyama

Years: 1981

Country: Japan

Quality: HD

Production: Shibata Film Promotion, Kinema Tokyo

This Is Noriko

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