This Is Noriko

This Is Noriko (1981)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1981-09-12
  • Runtime: 1h 57min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Shibata Film Promotion
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Zenzō Matsuyama

Summary

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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  • Noriko Tsuji

    as Noriko Matsubara

  • Misako Watanabe

    as Harue Matsubara

  • Fumie Kashiyama

    as

  • Hajime Izu

    as

  • Mizuho Suzuki

    as

  • Mayuko Wakamori

    as Noriko as a girl

  • Shozo Inagaki

    as

  • Masami Shimojō

    as

  • Mitsue Suzuki

    as

  • Kan Mikami

    as

  • Chōichirō Kawarasaki

    as

  • Hiroyuki Nagato

    as Harue's husband
Sound Ken'ichirō Morioka Original Music Composer
Art Toshiaki Kurahashi Art Direction
Writing Zenzō Matsuyama Screenplay
Production Teruji Shibata Executive Producer
Production Matsuo Takahashi Executive Producer
Crew Koichi Hirose Sound Recordist
Editing Koichi Sonoi Editor
Directing Zenzō Matsuyama Director
Camera Shigeru Ishihara Director of Photography
Lighting Toshio Nakajima Lighting Technician

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