This Is Noriko

Name: This Is Noriko
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1 hr 57 min
Cast: Noriko Tsuji, Misako Watanabe, Fumie Kashiyama, Hajime Izu, Mizuho Suzuki

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StarringNoriko TsujiMisako WatanabeFumie Kashiyama

DirectorZenzō Matsuyama

NR 1 hr 57 minDrama

Plot

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.

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