The Handmaiden (2016)
The Handmaiden (2016)
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Plot.
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 & Crew.
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
Eun-yeong Kim
Maid 4
Jeong Ha-dam
Maid 5
Yoo Min-chae
Ggeut-dan
Won Geun-hee
Butler
Kim Jong-dae
Mansion Driver / Co-Producer
Jang Han-sun
Kouzuki Porter
Kim Lee-woo
Japanese Officer 1
Shinsuke Fujimoto
Japanese Officer 2 / Assistant Director
Katsuhiro Nagano
Monk
Lee Ji-ha
Female Owner of Ryokan
Tomomitsu Adachi
Mental Hospital Doctor 1
Takashi Kakizawa
Mental Hospital Doctor 2
Seo-Yoon Hwang
Mental Hospital Nurse 1
Shin-hye Park
Mental Hospital Nurse 2
Lee Ji-hye
Young Hideko's Maid 1
So-Yeon Heo
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
Bae Il-hyuck
'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 4 / Lighting Director
Kim Soo-woong
'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 5
Yong-Hyun Jo
'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
Hyung-tae Im
'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 6
Oh Man-seok
'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 1
Kim Byung Gi
'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 2
In-su Kim
'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
Yoon Hyung-tae
Special Effects Supervisor
Jung Do-ahn
Special Effects Supervisor
Cho Yong-seok
VFX Supervisor
Hong Eue-su
Grip
Kim Tae-eui
Special Effects Supervisor
Lee Eun-jin
Set Designer
Kwon Soo-yeon
Set Decoration
Yoon Sung-hye
Art Direction
Shin Bo-ra
Props
Bae Seon-ok
Assistant Director
Jung Gun
Production Sound Mixer
Jeong Tae-sung
Co-Executive Producer
Christian Thanh Nguyen
Graphic Designer
Lee Gi-seok
Set Decoration
Shon Byeong-su
VFX Artist
Lee Hee-eun
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Park Chan-wook
Director / Writer / Executive Producer
Song Min-seok
Stunts
Jo Gyeong-hun
VFX Artist
Kim Sang-bum
Editor
Cho Young-wuk
Original Music Composer
Ryu Seong-hie
Production Design
Kim Yong-seong
Camera Operator
Chung Seo-kyung
Writer
Sarah Waters
Novel
Jung Il-seo
Key Grip
Cho Sang-kyung
Costume Design
Chung Chung-hoon
Director of Photography
Kim Kyeong-taek
Production Supervisor
Song Jong-hee
Makeup & Hair
Fabrizio Cheloni
Sound
Lee Jae-hyeok
Still Photographer
Kumiko Hosokawa
Casting Associate
Tom Russbueldt
Sound Recordist
Cho Min-kyung
Dialogue Editor
Chang-bae Kang
Lighting Artist
Ryan McKeague
Digital Intermediate
Jan Morgenstern
Additional Music
Kim Suk-won
Sound
Moon Chul-woo
Supervising Sound Editor
Lee Jeon-hyoung
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jeong Won-jo
Co-Producer
Yoon Suk-chan
Co-Producer
Kai Engel
Additional Music
Lee Ja-hye
Assistant Director Trainee
Choi Eun-ah
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Kim Eun-jung
Foley Editor / Foley Artist
Emily Eddey
Digital Intermediate
Jay Lee
Associate Producer
Miky Lee
Executive Producer
Kim Jae-beom
Editor
Lee Jung-ho
Sound Effects Editor
Matthew Bulleri
Key Grip
Hong Yoon-sung
Dialogue Editor
Karyoon Kim
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Danny Park
Assistant Camera
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 1, 2016
Original Name아가씨
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 25m
Budget$8,575,000
Box Office$38,600,000
Filming LocationsGoheung · Goheung County · Dong-Ah Institute of Media and Arts · Pyeongchang County, South Korea · Nagoya, Japan
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
girls love
con man
pickpocket
lesbian relationship
lust
con woman
japanese occupation of korea
based on novel or book
swindler
mansion
lgbt
noblewoman
1930s
lady's maid
handmade
lesbian
seducer
library
jealousy
erotic thriller
Wiki.
The Handmaiden (Korean: 아가씨; RR: Agassi; lit. Lady) is a 2016 South Korean erotic historical psychological thriller film directed, co-written and co-produced by Park Chan-Wook and starring Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo and Cho Jin-woong. It is inspired by the 2002 novel Fingersmith by Welsh writer Sarah Waters, with the setting changed from Victorian era Britain to Korea under Japanese colonial rule, where a girl is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a countryside estate. But the maid has a secret: She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler to help seduce the Lady and steal her fortune.
The Handmaiden was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. It was released in South Korea on 1 June 2016 to widespread critical acclaim and grossed over US$38 million worldwide. At the 71st British Academy Film Awards, the film won the category of Best Film Not in the English Language.
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