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.
Production | Matsuo Takahashi | Executive Producer |
Production | Teruji Shibata | Executive Producer |
Writing | Zenzō Matsuyama | Screenplay |
Directing | Zenzō Matsuyama | Director |
Camera | Shigeru Ishihara | Director of Photography |
Lighting | Toshio Nakajima | Lighting Technician |
Sound | Ken-Ichiro Morioka | Original Music Composer |
Art | Toshiaki Kurahashi | Art Direction |
Crew | Koichi Hirose | Sound Recordist |
Editing | Koichi Sonoi | Editor |