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This Is Noriko

10.019811h 57mMovieDrama

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…

DirectorZenzō Matsuyama
WriterZenzō Matsuyama
ProducersMatsuo Takahashi·Teruji Shibata

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Cast · Directed by Zenzō Matsuyama

NT
Noriko Tsuji
Noriko Matsubara
MWMisako Watanabe
Misako Watanabe
Harue Matsubara
FKFumie Kashiyama
Fumie Kashiyama
HIHajime Izu
Hajime Izu
MSMizuho Suzuki
Mizuho Suzuki
MW
Mayuko Wakamori
Noriko as a girl
SI
Shozo Inagaki
MSMasami Shimojō
Masami Shimojō
MSMitsue Suzuki
Mitsue Suzuki
KMKan Mikami
Kan Mikami
CKChōichirō Kawarasaki
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
HNHiroyuki Nagato
Hiroyuki Nagato
Harue's husband

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This Is Noriko — streaming FAQ

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This Is Noriko hasn't started streaming in Australia yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around October 31, 1981. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.