The Handmaiden

2016 • 145 min • R

“You're the one being tricked.”

★ 8.2 / 10 (4,291 votes)

Thriller Drama Romance

Synopsis

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.

About This Film

The Handmaiden is a 2016 thriller, drama, romance film directed by Park Chan-wook. With a runtime of 145 minutes, the film has earned an audience rating of 8.2 out of 10 based on 4,291 votes on TMDB. The film stars Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, Kim Hae-sook among its cast of 56 credited actors.

Cast

Kim Min-hee

as Lady Hideko

Kim Tae-ri

as Sook-hee

Ha Jung-woo

as Count Fujiwara

Cho Jin-woong

as Uncle Kouzuki

Kim Hae-sook

as Ms. Sasaki

Moon So-ri

as Hideko's Aunt

Lee Yong-nyeo

as Bok-soon

Kwak Eun-jin

as Kkeut-dan

Lee Dong-hwi

as Goo-gai

Jo Eun-hyung

as Young Hideko

Rina Takagi

as Hideko's Mother

Han Ha-na

as Junko

Lee Kyu-jung

as Maid 1

Kim See-eun

as Maid 2

Ha Si-yeon

as Maid 3

Kim Eun-yeong

as Maid 4

Jeong Ha-dam

as Maid 5

Yoo Min-chae

as Ggeut-dan

Won Geun-hee

as Butler

Kim Jong-dae

as Mansion Driver

Crew