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This Is Noriko (1981)

★ 10.0/10 117 min Drama Japan Japanese
Screenplay by: Zenzō Matsuyama
Streaming: Not available

Description

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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Noriko Tsuji Noriko Matsubara
Misako Watanabe
Misako Watanabe Harue Matsubara
Fumie Kashiyama
Fumie Kashiyama
Hajime Izu
Hajime Izu
Mizuho Suzuki
Mizuho Suzuki
Mayuko Wakamori Noriko as a girl
Shozo Inagaki
Masami Shimojō
Masami Shimojō

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