This Is Noriko

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This Is Noriko (1981)

Directed by Zenzō Matsuyama

Drama · 1h 57m

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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Cast

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

Crew

Director
Zenzō Matsuyama
Screenplay
Zenzō Matsuyama
Director of Photography
Shigeru Ishihara
Original Music Composer
Ken'ichirō Morioka
Editor
Koichi Sonoi

Details

Original title
典子は、今
Release date
1981-09-12
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
Drama
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Shibata Film Promotion, Kinema Tokyo