This Is Noriko

典子は、今

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.

Screenplay

Zenzō Matsuyama

Music

Ken'ichirō Morioka

Director

Zenzō Matsuyama

Status

Released

Release date

12/09/1981

Original language

Japanese