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The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden

The Handmaiden

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ThrillerDramaRomance

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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 elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until Sookee and Hideko discover some unexpected emotions.

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Budget

$8575000

Revenue

$38600000

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

145 mins

Rating

8.203/10

Release Date

01 June 2016

Country

South Korea

Cast

Kim Min-hee

Kim Min-hee

Lady Hideko

Kim Tae-ri

Kim Tae-ri

Sook-hee

Ha Jung-woo

Ha Jung-woo

Count Fujiwara

Cho Jin-woong

Cho Jin-woong

Uncle Kouzuki

Kim Hae-sook

Kim Hae-sook

Ms. Sasaki

Moon So-ri

Moon So-ri

Hideko's Aunt

Lee Yong-nyeo

Lee Yong-nyeo

Bok-soon

Kwak Eun-jin

Kwak Eun-jin

Kkeut-dan

Lee Dong-hwi

Lee Dong-hwi

Goo-gai

Jo Eun-hyung

Jo Eun-hyung

Young Hideko

Rina Takagi

Rina Takagi

Hideko's Mother

Han Ha-na

Han Ha-na

Junko

Lee Kyu-jung

Lee Kyu-jung

Maid 1

Kim See-eun

Kim See-eun

Maid 2

Ha Si-yeon

Ha Si-yeon

Maid 3

Kim Eun-yeong

Kim Eun-yeong

Maid 4

Jeong Ha-dam

Jeong Ha-dam

Maid 5

Yoo Min-chae

Yoo Min-chae

Ggeut-dan

Won Geun-hee

Won Geun-hee

Butler

Kim Jong-dae

Kim Jong-dae

Mansion Driver

Jang Han-sun

Jang Han-sun

Kouzuki Porter

Kim Lee-woo

Kim Lee-woo

Japanese Officer 1

Shinsuke Fujimoto

Shinsuke Fujimoto

Japanese Officer 2

Katsuhiro Nagano

Katsuhiro Nagano

Monk

Lee Ji-ha

Lee Ji-ha

Female Owner of Ryokan

Tomomitsu Adachi

Tomomitsu Adachi

Mental Hospital Doctor 1

Takashi Kakizawa

Takashi Kakizawa

Mental Hospital Doctor 2

Hwang Seo-yoon

Hwang Seo-yoon

Mental Hospital Nurse 1

Park Do-young

Park Do-young

Mental Hospital Nurse 2

Lee Ji-hye

Lee Ji-hye

Young Hideko's Maid 1

Heo So-yeon

Heo So-yeon

Young Hideko's Maid 2

Lee Yoon-jae

Lee Yoon-jae

'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 1

Choi Jong-ryul

Choi Jong-ryul

'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 2

Kim Joon-woo

Kim Joon-woo

'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 3

Bae Il-hyuck

Bae Il-hyuck

'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 4

Kim Soo-woong

Kim Soo-woong

'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 5

Jo Yong-hyun

Jo Yong-hyun

'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 6

Park Ki-ryung

Park Ki-ryung

'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 1

Choi Byung-mo

Choi Byung-mo

'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 2

Han Chang-hyun

Han Chang-hyun

'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 3

Kim In-woo

Kim In-woo

'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 4

Kwon Hyuk

Kwon Hyuk

'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 5

Im Hyeong-tae

Im Hyeong-tae

'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 6

Oh Man-seok

Oh Man-seok

'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 1

Kim Byung Gi

Kim Byung Gi

'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 2

Kim In-su

Kim In-su

'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 3

Alexander Scarborough

Alexander Scarborough

Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Manager

Jin-Chul Kim

Jin-Chul Kim

Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Guest 1

Do-Hyung Kim

Do-Hyung Kim

Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Guest 2

Eun-ji Hong

Eun-ji Hong

Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Guest 3

Song Da-eun

Song Da-eun

Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Guest 4

Jeong In-kyeom

Jeong In-kyeom

Ronin 1

Nam Gyeong-min

Nam Gyeong-min

Ronin 2

Ahn Seong-bong

Ahn Seong-bong

Harbor Ticket Office Ronin

Seon Uk-hyeon

Seon Uk-hyeon

Harbor Ticket Office Staff

Lee In-chul

Lee In-chul

Photo Studio Owner

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