This Is Noriko

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.

Cast

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Noriko Tsuji

Noriko Matsubara

Misako Watanabe

Harue Matsubara

Fumie Kashiyama

Hajime Izu

Mizuho Suzuki

M

Mayuko Wakamori

Noriko as a girl

S

Shozo Inagaki

Masami Shimojō

Mitsue Suzuki

Kan Mikami

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Hiroyuki Nagato

Harue's husband