This Is Noriko

Fictionalized account of 20yearold Noriko Tsuji a reallife victim of a severe birth defect which afflicted 8000 Japanese children whose mothers took the sedative thalidomide during pregnancy Tsuji has stunted flipperlike 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