The Handmaiden
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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
- Writers
- Park Chan-wookChung Seo-kyungSarah Waters
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Top cast
Full cast and crewKim Min-heeLady HidekoKim Tae-riSook-heeHa Jung-wooCount FujiwaraCho Jin-woongUncle Kouzuki
Cast from Wikidata. People photos show only when a licensed image exists.
Kim Hae-sookMs. Sasaki
Moon So-riHideko's Aunt
Lee Yong-nyeoBok-soon
Kwak Eun-jinKkeut-dan
Lee Dong-hwiGoo-gai
Jo Eun-hyungYoung Hideko
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Details
- Release date
- June 1, 2016
- Status
- Released
- Director
- Park Chan-wook
- Writers
- Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo-kyung, Sarah Waters
- Country of origin
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Certificate
- R
- Also known as
- 아가씨
- Wikidata ID
- Q20444585
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