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This Is Noriko (1981)
Genres: Drama
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.
- Noriko Tsuji as Noriko Matsubara
- Misako Watanabe as Harue Matsubara
- Fumie Kashiyama
- Hajime Izu
- Mizuho Suzuki
- Mayuko Wakamori as Noriko as a girl
- Shozo Inagaki
- Masami Shimojō