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 steal her fortune.| Original Title: | 아가씨 |
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| Status: | Released (2016-06-01) |
| Awards: | Won 1 BAFTA Award69 wins & 104 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $2,006,788 |
| Screen: | Chung Seo-kyung, Sarah Waters, Park Chan-wook |
| Productions: | Moho Film, Yong Film, CJ Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | South Korea |
| Spoken Languages: | 日本語, 한국어/조선말 |
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Casts
- 123664: Kim Min-hee - Lady Hideko
- 1537768: Kim Tae-ri - Sook-hee
- 75913: Ha Jung-woo - Count Fujiwara
- 138336: Cho Jin-woong - Uncle Kouzuki
- 93252: Kim Hae-sook - Ms. Sasaki
- 83122: Moon So-ri - Hideko's Aunt
- 557743: Lee Yong-nyeo - Bok-soon
Crews
- 2789438: Yoon Hyung-tae - Special Effects Supervisor - Visual Effects
- 554400: Jung Do-ahn - Special Effects Supervisor - Visual Effects
- 2499630: Cho Yong-seok - VFX Supervisor - Visual Effects
- 2499802: Hong Eue-su - Grip - Camera
- 2499613: Kim Tae-eui - Special Effects Supervisor - Visual Effects
- 3557847: Lee Eun-jin - Set Designer - Art
- 3557850: Kwon Soo-yeon - Set Decoration - Art
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Reviews
Reno
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**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 ....
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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 ....
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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 suspens ....
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