The Handmaiden

The Handmaiden

Never did they expect to get into a controversial relationship...

Sinopse

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.

  • 8.2
  • 2016
  • Released
  • 2h 25m

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

Jang Han-sun

Kouzuki Porter

Kim Lee-woo

Japanese Officer 1

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

Heo So-yeon

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

Kim Soo-woong

'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 5

Jo Yong-hyun

'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

Im Hyeong-tae

'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 6

Oh Man-seok

'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 1

Kim Byung Gi

'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 2

Kim In-su

'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
Status

Released

Original Language

ko

Budget

$8,575,000.00

Revenue

$38,600,000.00

Keywords
  • #jealousy
  • #based on novel or book
  • #library
  • #pickpocket
  • #con man
  • #swindler
  • #lesbian relationship
  • #mansion
  • #lust
  • #lgbt
  • #noblewoman
  • #shocking
  • #erotic thriller
  • #con woman
  • #1930s
  • #lady's maid
  • #handmade
  • #seducer
  • #japanese occupation of korea
  • #lesbian
  • #girls' love (gl)
  • #excited

Reviews

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@Alunauwie3 months ago

The Handmaiden, adapted from Sarah Waters' Fingersmith, masterfully transposes the 19th-century London setting to 1930s Japanese-occupied Korea, creating a rich and visually stunning historical backdrop. Told in three intricately woven chapters, the film unfolds with gripping suspense, emotional depth, and narrative twists that keep viewers fully engaged. With award-winning cinematography, meticul

Geronimo1967
@Geronimo1967almost 3 years ago

Talk about the best laid plans! This is a cracking, sexy, thriller set in Korea during the Japanese occupation of the 1930s. It centres around the charming, butter-wouldn't-melt "Sook-Hee" (Tae Ri Kim) who takes a job attending the wealthy "Lady Hideko" (Kim Min-hee). She lives on a grand estate with her cantankerous uncle "Kouzuki" (Cho Jin-woong) and is frankly rather low maintenance for her new

Rangan
@Ranganover 8 years ago

**In the circle of romance, deceive and defraud.** Those who are into the world cinema, particularly the Korean, knows Park Chan-wook very well. But if you don't, then you must. His films are definitely for the grown ups. Like everybody else, my admiration for his work has started a decade ago with the film 'Oldboy'. He had tried his luck in Hollywood with 'Stoker'. Despite a good entertainer,

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