This Is Noriko

This Is Noriko (1981)

Released: 1981-09-12 Duration: 1hr 57min
Genres: Drama
Rating 0.0
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Overview

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.

Production Companies

Shibata Film Promotion
Kinema Tokyo

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language ja
Popularity 0.696

Directed By

Zenzō Matsuyama

Crew

Original Music Composer
Ken-Ichiro Morioka
Art Direction
Toshiaki Kurahashi
Screenplay
Zenzō Matsuyama
Executive Producer
Teruji Shibata
Executive Producer
Matsuo Takahashi
Sound Recordist
Koichi Hirose
Editor
Koichi Sonoi
Director
Zenzō Matsuyama
Director of Photography
Shigeru Ishihara
Lighting Technician
Toshio Nakajima

TOP CAST

Noriko Tsuji
Noriko Tsuji

Noriko Matsubara

Misako Watanabe
Misako Watanabe

Harue Matsubara

Fumie Kashiyama
Fumie Kashiyama

Hajime Izu
Hajime Izu

Mizuho Suzuki
Mizuho Suzuki

Mayuko Wakamori
Mayuko Wakamori

Noriko as a girl

Shozo Inagaki
Shozo Inagaki

Masami Shimojō
Masami Shimojō

Mitsue Suzuki
Mitsue Suzuki

Kan Mikami
Kan Mikami

Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Hiroyuki Nagato
Hiroyuki Nagato

Harue's husband

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