The Handmaiden

The Handmaiden

2016 · 2h25 · Film

Directed by Park Chan-Wook

Starring Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jeong-Woo, Kim Hae-sook, Moon So-ri, Lee Dong-hwi

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ThrillerDramaRomance

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.

Original title
아가씨
Original language
Korean
Screenplay
Park Chan-Wook, Chung Seo-kyung, Sarah Waters
Cast
Moon So-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Han Ha-na

Updated July 22, 2026

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