This Is Noriko

(1981)

★ 10 IMDb · 1 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1981

Runtime: 117 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 松山善三

Cast: Noriko Tsuji, 渡辺美佐子, 樫山文枝, 伊豆肇, Мидзухо Судзуки, Mayuko Wakamori, 稲垣昭三, 下條正巳, 鈴木光枝, 三上寛

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.