The Handmaiden

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.

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Cast

Kim Min-hee
Kim Min-hee
Lady Hideko
Kim Tae-ri
Kim Tae-ri
Sook-hee
Ha Jung-woo
Ha Jung-woo
Count Fujiwara
Cho Jin-woong
Cho Jin-woong
Uncle Kouzuki
Kim Hae-sook
Kim Hae-sook
Ms. Sasaki
Moon So-ri
Moon So-ri
Hideko's Aunt
Lee Yong-nyeo
Lee Yong-nyeo
Bok-soon
Kwak Eun-jin
Kwak Eun-jin
Kkeut-dan
Lee Dong-hwi
Lee Dong-hwi
Goo-gai
Jo Eun-hyung
Jo Eun-hyung
Young Hideko
Rina Takagi
Rina Takagi
Hideko's Mother
Han Ha-na
Han Ha-na
Junko

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