The Handmaiden

The Handmaiden (2016)

8.2/10 145 min Dir: Park Chan-wook View on TMDB
Thriller Drama Romance

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.

Cast

  • Kim Min-hee as Lady Hideko
  • Kim Tae-ri as Sook-hee
  • Ha Jung-woo as Count Fujiwara
  • Cho Jin-woong as Uncle Kouzuki
  • Kim Hae-sook as Ms. Sasaki
  • Moon So-ri as Hideko's Aunt
  • Lee Yong-nyeo as Bok-soon
  • Kwak Eun-jin as Kkeut-dan

Discussed in 1 Episode

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