Released:
1981-09-12

Overview:
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.

Director:
Zenzō Matsuyama

Runtime:
1h 57min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Noriko Tsuji
  as
  Noriko Matsubara
• 
  Misako Watanabe
  as
  Harue Matsubara
• 
  Fumie Kashiyama
• 
  Hajime Izu
• 
  Mizuho Suzuki