The Handmaiden (2016)

8.2/10 145 min Thriller Drama Romance

Overview

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, 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.

Cast

Kim Min-hee

Lady Hideko

Kim Tae-ri

Sook-hee

Ha Jung-woo

Count Fujiwara

Cho Jin-woong

Uncle Kouzuki

Kim Hae-sook

Ms. Sasaki

Moon So-ri

Hideko's Aunt

Lee Yong-nyeo

Bok-soon

Kwak Eun-jin

Kkeut-dan

Lee Dong-hwi

Goo-gai

Jo Eun-hyung

Young Hideko

Rina Takagi

Hideko's Mother

Han Ha-na

Junko

Lee Kyu-jung

Maid 1

Kim See-eun

Maid 2

Ha Si-yeon

Maid 3

Jeong Ha-dam

Maid 5

Yoo Min-chae

Ggeut-dan

Won Geun-hee

Butler

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