The Handmaiden

Jun 1, 2016

2h 25m

★ 8.2

Overview

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sookee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Moho Film

Yong Film

CJ Entertainment

The Handmaiden Trailers

Cast

Lady Hideko

Kim Min-hee

Sook-hee

Kim Tae-ri

Count Fujiwara

Ha Jung-woo

Uncle Kouzuki

Cho Jin-woong

Ms. Sasaki

Kim Hae-sook

Hideko's Aunt

Moon So-ri

Bok-soon

Lee Yong-nyeo

Kkeut-dan

Kwak Eun-jin

Goo-gai

Lee Dong-hwi

Young Hideko

Jo Eun-hyung

Hideko's Mother

Rina Takagi

Junko

Han Ha-na

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