This Is Noriko (1981)

• 64%
• 1981
• Drama
• Zenzō Matsuyama
• Noriko Tsuji
• Misako Watanabe
• Fumie Kashiyama

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.