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Synopsis
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.
Original title 아가씨
IMDb Rating 8.1 45,120 votes
TMDb Rating 8.1 472 votes
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Cast
Lady Hideko
Sook-Hee
Count Fujiwara
Uncle Kouzuki
Ms. Sasaki
Aunt of Noble Lady
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The Handmaiden is just pure cinema, a dizzying, disturbing fable of love and betrayal that overloads the viewer with luxurious imagery, while never losing track of the tragic, human core of its story.