The Handmaiden

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Rating & Reviews

Very Positive

4.0

User Score

Synopsis

In Korea in the 1930s, under the Japanese yoke, a young woman named Sookee is hired as a maid of a Japanese heiress in prison, Hideko. However, Sookee is not just a humble servant: she is an expert in theft and works alongside a scammer disguised as a Japanese count. Her plan is to fall in love with Hideko, steal her fortune, and get her to stay in a madhouse. However, unexpected emotions complicate the situation, turning the plot into an exciting mix of deception and desire.

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Staff

Cast

Kim Min-hee

Lady Hideko

Kim Tae-ri

Sook-hee

Ha Jung-woo

Count Fujiwara

Cho Jin-woong

Uncle Kouzuki

Moon So-ri

Hideko's Aunt

Kim Hae-sook

Ms. Sasaki

Lee Yong-nyeo

Bok-soon

Lee Dong-hwi

Goo-gai

Yoo Min-chae

Kwak Eun-jin

Kkeut-dan

Jo Eun-hyung

Young Hideko

Rina Takagi

Hideko's Mother

Lee Kyu-jung

Maid 1

Kim Si-eun

Maid 2

Ha Si-yeon

Maid 3

Kim Eun-yeong

Maid 4

Jeong Ha-dam

Maid 5

Won Geun-hui

Butler

Kim Jong-dae

Mansion Driver

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

Lee Yoon-jae

'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 1

Choi Jong-ryul

'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 2

Bae Il-hyuck

'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 4

Kim Soo-woong

'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 5

Park Ki-Ryoong

'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 1

Choi Byung-mo

'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 2

Han Chang-hyun

'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 3

In-woo Kim

'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 4

Kwon Hyuk

'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 5

Oh Man-seok

'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 1

Kim Byung Gi

'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 2

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

Producers

Moho Films

Yong Film

Screenwriters

Park Chan-wook

Jeong Seo-Kyeong

Sarah Waters

Writer (Novel)

Directors

Park Chan-wook

Musicians

Jo Yeong-wook