This Is Noriko
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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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Cast
22 people
Noriko Tsuji
Noriko Matsubara
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Misako Watanabe
Harue Matsubara
Known for
Kwaidan
Youth of the Beast
Zenzô Matsuyama
Matsuo Takahashi
Fumie Kashiyama
Known for
Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
Hajime Izu
Also in
Stray Dog
Android Kikaider
Ken-Ichiro Morioka
Mizuho Suzuki
Known for
Akira
The Return of Godzilla
Koichi Hirose
Mayuko Wakamori
Noriko as a girl
Also in
Writhing Tongue
Koichi Sonoi
Shozo Inagaki
Also in
The Call of Flesh
Listen to the Voices of the Sea
Zenzō Matsuyama Director · Ken'ichirō Morioka Composer Shigeru Ishihara Cinematographer
United States release June 5, 1982 · Produced in Japan · Production Kinema Tokyo
Production
Shibata Film Promotion
Production
Kinema Tokyo
Production
Japan
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Original title
典子は、今
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 12, 1981
Theatrical
United States · June 5, 1982
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