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The Handmaiden

You're the one being tricked.

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.

2h 25m2016RTMDb 8.2

ThrillerDramaRomance

Korean

Crew and Cast

Park Chan-wookPark Chan-wookDirectorKim Min-heeKim Min-heeLady HidekoKim Tae-riKim Tae-riSook-heeHa Jung-wooHa Jung-wooCount FujiwaraCho Jin-woongCho Jin-woongUncle KouzukiKim Hae-sookKim Hae-sookMs. SasakiMoon So-riMoon So-riHideko's AuntLee Yong-nyeoLee Yong-nyeoBok-soonKwak Eun-jinKwak Eun-jinKkeut-danLee Dong-hwiLee Dong-hwiGoo-gaiJo Eun-hyungJo Eun-hyungYoung HidekoRina TakagiRina TakagiHideko's MotherHan Ha-naHan Ha-naJunkoLee Kyu-jungLee Kyu-jungMaid 1Kim See-eunKim See-eunMaid 2Ha Si-yeonHa Si-yeonMaid 3
Kim Eun-yeongMaid 4Jeong Ha-damJeong Ha-damMaid 5Yoo Min-chaeYoo Min-chaeGgeut-danWon Geun-heeWon Geun-heeButler
Kim Jong-daeMansion Driver
Jang Han-sunKouzuki PorterKim Lee-wooKim Lee-wooJapanese Officer 1Shinsuke FujimotoShinsuke FujimotoJapanese Officer 2
Katsuhiro NaganoMonkLee Ji-haLee Ji-haFemale Owner of RyokanTomomitsu AdachiTomomitsu AdachiMental Hospital Doctor 1
Takashi KakizawaMental Hospital Doctor 2
Hwang Seo-yoonMental Hospital Nurse 1
Park Do-youngMental Hospital Nurse 2Lee Ji-hyeLee Ji-hyeYoung Hideko's Maid 1

Storyline

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.

  • Moho Film
  • Yong Film
  • CJ Entertainment

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Info

Original title
아가씨
Status
Released
Released
1 June 2016
Runtime
2h 25m
Rating
R
TMDB score
8.2 / 10 (4,561 votes)

Production

Director
Park Chan-wook
Writers
Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo-kyung, Sarah Waters
Studios
Moho Film, Yong Film, CJ Entertainment
Countries
South Korea

Box Office

Budget
$8.6M
Revenue
$38.6M
Profit
$30.0M
Return
4.5×

Languages

Original
Korean
Spoken
Japanese, Korean