The Handmaiden

Plot Summary

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.

Top 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