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The Handmaiden

Amazon Studios | Release Date: October 21, 2016

Summary: 1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl (Kim Tae-ri) is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress (Kim Min-hee) who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle (Jo Jin-woong). But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count (Ha Jung-woo) 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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Runtime:	144 min
Rating:	Not Rated
Official Site:	http://www.handmaidenmovie.com/
Production:	Moho Film
Genres:	Drama, Thriller, Romance
Country:	South Korea
Languages:	Japanese, Korean
Home Release Date:	Jan 24, 2017

Director	Credit
Chan-wook Park	Director

Writer	Credit
Chan-wook Park	Writer
Sarah Waters	Writer
Seo-Gyeong Jeong	Writer
Seo-Kyung Chung	Writer

Principal Cast	Credit
Hae-suk Kim	Miss Sasaki
Jin-woong Jo	Uncle Kouzuki
Jung-woo Ha	Count Fujiwara
Min-hee Kim	Lady Hideko
So-ri Moon	Aunt Of Noble Lady
Tae Ri Kim	Sook-Hee

Cast	Credit
Dong-Hwi Lee	Gu
Eun-Hyung Jo	Young Hideko
Eun-yeong Kim	Maid 4
Ha-dam Jeong	Maid 5
Ha-na Han	Junko
Hae-suk Kim	Butler
In-Woo Kim	An Audience Member
Jin-woong Jo	Uncle Kouzuki
Jung-woo Ha	Count Fujiwara
Kyu-Jung Lee	Maid 1
Min-hee Kim	Lady Hideko
Si-Yeon Ha	Maid 3
So-ri Moon	Aunt Of Noble Lady
Tae Ri Kim	Sook-Hee
Yong-nyeo Lee	Bok-Soon

Producer	Credit
Chan-wook Park	Producer
Jeong Tae-Sung	Co-Executive Producer
Jong-Dae Kim	Co-Producer
Miky Lee	Executive Producer
Seung-yong Lim	Producer
Suk-chan Yoon	Co-Producer
Wonjo Jeong	Co-Producer