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.
Unfortunately the movie This Is Noriko is not yet available on HBO Max.
Production | Matsuo Takahashi | Executive Producer |
Production | Teruji Shibata | Executive Producer |
Writing | Zenzō Matsuyama | Screenplay |
Directing | Zenzō Matsuyama | Director |
Camera | Shigeru Ishihara | Director of Photography |
Lighting | Toshio Nakajima | Lighting Technician |
Sound | Ken-Ichiro Morioka | Original Music Composer |
Art | Toshiaki Kurahashi | Art Direction |
Crew | Koichi Hirose | Sound Recordist |
Editing | Koichi Sonoi | Editor |