The Handmaiden
2016/06/01 (US) | Thriller, Drama, Romance
Never did they expect to get into a controversial relationship...
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.
Park Chan-wook
Director
Lead Cast
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
Budget
$ 8,575,000
Revenue
$ 38,600,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- Moho Film
- Yong Film
- CJ Entertainment
Crews
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