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The Handmaiden
Genres
ThrillerDramaRomance
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$8575000
Revenue
$38600000
Runtime
145 min
Release Date
2016-06-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Vote Count
3952
Vote Average
8.203
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Kim Eun-yeong
Maid 4
Jeong Ha-dam
Maid 5
Yoo Min-chae
Ggeut-dan
Won Geun-hee
Butler
Kim Jong-dae
Mansion Driver
Jang Han-sun
Kouzuki Porter
Kim Lee-woo
Japanese Officer 1
Shinsuke Fujimoto
Japanese Officer 2
Katsuhiro Nagano
Monk
Lee Ji-ha
Female Owner of Ryokan
Tomomitsu Adachi
Mental Hospital Doctor 1
Takashi Kakizawa
Mental Hospital Doctor 2
Hwang Seo-yoon
Mental Hospital Nurse 1
Park Do-young
Mental Hospital Nurse 2
Lee Ji-hye
Young Hideko's Maid 1
So-Yeon Heo
Young Hideko's Maid 2
Lee Yoon-jae
'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 1
Choi Jong-ryul
'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 2
Kim Joon-woo
'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 3
Bae Il-hyuck
'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 4
Kim Soo-woong
'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 5
Yong-Hyun Jo
'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 6
Park Ki-ryung
'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 1
Choi Byung-mo
'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 2
Han Chang-hyun
'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 3
Kim In-woo
'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 4
Kwon Hyuk
'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 5
Hyung-tae Im
'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 6
Oh Man-seok
'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 1
Kim Byung Gi
'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 2
In-su Kim
'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 3
Alexander Scarborough
Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Manager
Jin-Chul Kim
Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Guest 1
Do-Hyung Kim
Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Guest 2
Eun-ji Hong
Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Guest 3
Song Da-eun
Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Guest 4
Jeong In-kyeom
Ronin 1
Nam Gyeong-min
Ronin 2
Ahn Seong-bong
Harbor Ticket Office Ronin
Seon Uk-hyeon
Harbor Ticket Office Staff
Lee In-chul
Photo Studio Owner
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