The Handmaiden
“You're the one being tricked.”
2016•R•2h 25m•8.2•Released
ThrillerDramaRomance
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.
Director
Park Chan-wook
Writer
Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo-kyung
Budget
$9M
Revenue
$39M
Languages
Japanese, Korean
Studio
Moho Film
Cast
Kim Min-hee
Lady Hideko
Kim Tae-ri
Nam Sook-hee / Tamako
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
Production
Company
Moho Film
Company
Yong Film
Company
CJ Entertainment
Producer
Syd Lim
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