This Is Noriko

Name: This Is Noriko
Genre: Drama
Released: 1981-09-12
Rating: 10.0

19811h 57m

Drama

100%

1 TMDB ratings

Directed by Zenzō Matsuyama

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.