The Handmaiden (2016)
Ah-ga-ssi (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 2h 25min
- Drama, Romance
- 02 Sep 2017 (USA)
- Movie
A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her.
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Awards:
- Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 68 wins & 104 nominations.
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Cast
| Kim Tae-ri | ... |
Sook-Hee
(as Tae Ri Kim)
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| Lee Yong-nyeo | ... |
Bok-soon
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Yoo Min-chae | ... |
Ggeut-dan
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| Lee Dong-hwi | ... |
Goo-gai
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| Kim Hae-sook | ... |
Miss Sasaki
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| Kim Min-hee | ... |
Lady Hideko
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| Ha Jung-woo | ... |
Count Fujiwara
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Lee Kyu-jung | ... |
Maid 1
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Kim Si-eun | ... |
Maid 2
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Ha Si-yeon | ... |
Maid 3
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Rina Takagi | ... |
Hideko's Mother
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| Cho Jin-woong | ... |
Uncle Kouzuki
(as Jin-woong Jo)
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Won Geun-hee | ... |
Butler
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Kim Jong-dae | ... |
Mansion Driver
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Jang Han-sun | ... |
Kouzuki Porter
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Kim Eun-yeong | ... |
Maid 4
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Kim Ri-woo | ... |
Japanese Officer 1
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Shinsuke Fujimoto | ... |
Japanese Officer 2
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Katsuhiro Nagano | ... |
Monk
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Lee Ji-Ha | ... |
Female owner of ryokan
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Tomomitsu Adachi | ... |
Mental Hospital Doctor 1
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Takashi Kakizawa | ... |
Mental Hospital Doctor 2
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Seo-Yoon Hwang | ... |
Mental Hospital Nurse 1
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Shin-hye Park | ... |
Mental Hospital Nurse 2
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| Jo Eun-hyung | ... |
Young Hideko
(as Eun-hyung Jo)
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| Moon So-ri | ... |
Aunt of Lady Hideko
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Lee Ji-hye | ... |
Young Hideko's Maid 1
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So-Yeon Heo | ... |
Young Hideko's Maid 2
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Lee Yoon-jae | ... |
'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 1
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Jong-Ryul Choi | ... |
'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 2
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Joon-woo Kim | ... |
'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 3
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Il-Hyuk Bae | ... |
'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 4
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Soo-Woong Kim | ... |
'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 5
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Yong-Hyun Jo | ... |
'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 6
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Park Ki-ryung | ... |
'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 1
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| Choi Byung-mo | ... |
'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 2
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Chang-Hyun Han | ... |
'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 3
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Kim In-woo | ... |
'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 4
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| Kwon Hyeok | ... |
'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 5
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Hyung-tae Im | ... |
'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 6
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Ha-na Han | ... |
Junko
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Jeong Ha-dam | ... |
Maid 5
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Oh Man-seok | ... |
'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 1
(as Man-Seok Oh)
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Byung-gwi Kim | ... |
'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 2
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In-su Kim | ... |
'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 3
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Alexander Scarborough | ... |
Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Manager
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Jin-Chul Kim | ... |
Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Guest 1
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Do-Hyung Kim | ... |
Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Guest 2
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Eun-ji Hong | ... |
Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Guest 3
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Da-eun Song | ... |
Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Guest 4
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Jeong In-gyeom | ... |
Ronin 1
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Gyeong-min Nam | ... |
Ronin 2
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| Ahn Seong-bong | ... |
Harbor Ticket Office Ronin
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Wook-Hyun Sun | ... |
Harbor Ticket Office Staff
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In-Chul Lee | ... |
Photo Studio Owner
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Kim Hae-won | ... |
Pyeonghwa Hotel Western Restaurant Customer 1
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Directed by
| Park Chan-wook | ||
Written by
| Sarah Waters | ... | (inspired by the novel "Fingersmith" by) & |
| Chung Seo-kyung | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Park Chan-wook | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Park Chan-wook | ... | producer |
| Wonjo Jeong | ... | co-producer |
| Kim Jong-dae | ... | co-producer (as Jong-Dae Kim) |
| Jay Lee | ... | associate producer |
| Miky Lee | ... | executive producer |
| Syd Lim | ... | producer |
| Jeong Tae-sung | ... | co-executive producer |
| Suk-chan Yoon | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Cho Young-wuk | ... | (as Jo Yeong-wook) |
Cinematography by
| Chung-hoon Chung | ||
Editing by
| Kim Jae-beom | ... | (as Kim Jae-bum) |
| Kim Sang-beom | ||
Editorial Department
| Emily Eddey | ... | post production executive |
| Ryan McKeague | ... | post-production executive (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Ryu Seong-hie | ||
Costume Design by
| Jo Sang-gyeong | ||
Makeup Department
| Jong-hee Song | ... | make-up & hair designer |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jahye Lee | ... | trainee assistant director |
Art Department
| Christian Thanh Nguyen | ... | graphic designer |
Sound Department
| Fabrizio Cheloni | ... | sound |
| Min-kyung Cho | ... | dialogue editor |
| Eun-ah Choi | ... | supervising dialogue editor (as Eun-a Choi) |
| Jung Gun | ... | sound mixer |
| Yoon-sung Hong | ... | dialogue editor |
| Eunjung Kim | ... | foley artist (as Kim Eun-jung) / foley artist / foley editor / foley mixer |
| Jung-ho Lee | ... | sound effects editor |
| Chul-woo Moon | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Kim Suk-won | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Kim Ka-ryoon | ... | special effects makeup |
Visual Effects by
| Jihyun Jung | ... | modeler: 4th Creative Party (as Ji-Hyun Jung) |
| Chang-bae Kang | ... | lead lighting artist |
| On-you Kim | ... | visual effects artist |
| Jeon Hyoung Lee | ... | visual effects supervisor (as Jeon-hyeong Lee) |
| Jina Park | ... | modeler: 4th Creative Party |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Il-hyeok Bae | ... | lighting technician |
| Matthew Bulleri | ... | key grip |
| Jae-Hyeok Lee | ... | still photographer |
| Danny Park | ... | assistant camera |
| Kim Taehun | ... | lighting technician |
Casting Department
| Kumiko Hosokawa | ... | casting associate |
Music Department
| Hong Dae-Sung | ... | additional composer |
| Kai Engel | ... | composer: additional music |
| Sebastian Gainsborough | ... | Trailer Music Composer |
| Fredericke Kaiser | ... | musician: oboe |
| Eric Kirchhoff | ... | musician: flute |
| Mimi Lee | ... | music preparation |
| Tobias Lehmann | ... | mix |
| Milos Mitriovski | ... | musician: violin |
| Jan Morgenstern | ... | composer: additional music |
| Mark Müdig | ... | musician: percussion |
| Piotr Prysiaznik | ... | musician: violin |
| Maryjka Pstrokonska-Mudig | ... | musican: cello |
| Tim Ribchester | ... | musician: piano |
| Tom Russbueldt | ... | recording engineer |
| Maria Smirnova | ... | musician: harp |
| Sebastian Sokol | ... | musician: violin |
| Paul Straka | ... | musician: bassoon |
| Tomasz Tomaszewski | ... | musician: violin |
| Alexius Tschallener | ... | official trailer music / trailer score by |
Additional Crew
| Inu Baek | ... | production assistant |
| Alexandre Bourg | ... | publicity assistant |
| Michael Chong | ... | acquisitions executive |
| Peter Wonsuk Jin | ... | screenplay english translation (as Jin Wonsuk) |
Thanks
| Dylan Besseau | ... | thanks |
| Ayako Fujitani | ... | special thanks |
| Saemi Kim | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- CJ Entertainment (2016) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Aerofilms (2016) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Ama Films (2016) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Amazon Studios (2016) (United States) (theatrical)
- Artificial Eye (2017) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Bac Films (2016) (France) (theatrical)
- Bloomsbury (2016) (Mongolia) (theatrical)
- Cinema Prestige (2016) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Cinemanse (2017) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2017) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Dreamwest Pictures (2016) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Dreamwest Pictures (2016) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
- Edko Films (2016) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Edko Films (2016) (Macao SAR China) (theatrical)
- Gutek Film (2016) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Koch Media (2016) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Magnolia Pictures (2016) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Mares Filmes (2017) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Mongrel Media (2016) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Mozinet (2016) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- NonStop Entertainment (2017) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Phantom Film (2017) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Shaw Organisation (2016) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Spot On Distribution (2017) (Switzerland) (theatrical) (German speaking region)
- The Jokers (2016) (France) (theatrical)
- Alambique Destilaria de Ideias (2017) (Portugal)
- Angel (2017) (Denmark) (Blu-ray)
- Angel Films (Denmark)
- Artificial Eye (2017) (Ireland) (Blu-ray)
- Artificial Eye (2017) (Ireland) (DVD)
- Artificial Eye (2017) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Artificial Eye (2017) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- CJ Entertainment (2017) (South Korea) (DVD)
- CJ Entertainment (2018) (South Korea) (Blu-ray)
- CatchPlay (2016) (Taiwan) (DVD)
- CatchPlay (2016) (Taiwan)
- Curzon Film World (2017) (United Kingdom)
- Edko Films (2016) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray)
- Edko Films (2016) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Film1 (2018) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Flashstar Filmes (2017) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Koch Media (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Koch Media (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- Kurmaca Film (2016) (Turkey)
- La Aventura Audiovisual (2017) (Spain) (Blu-ray)
- La Aventura Audiovisual (2017) (Spain) (DVD)
- La Aventura (2016) (Spain)
- M6 Vidéo (2017) (France) (Blu-ray)
- Madman Entertainment (2023) (Australia) (Blu-ray)
- Mongrel Media (2017) (Canada) (Blu-ray)
- Mustang Entertainment (2017) (Italy) (Blu-ray)
- Njutafilms (2017) (Sweden) (Blu-ray)
- Sony Pictures (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Sony Pictures (2018) (United States) (DVD)
- Star Media Entertainment (2017) (Norway) (Blu-ray)
- TC Entertainment (2017) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
- Twin Pics (2017) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Versátil Home Vídeo (2021) (Brazil) (Blu-ray)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2019) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
- 4th Creative Party (visual effects)
- Gimzi Studios (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Bluecap (sound post-production)
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- Codex (digital recording equipment)
- Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (orchestra)
- Teldex Studio Berlin (music mixed at)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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. Written by CJ Entertainment |
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| Taglines | Never did they expect to get into a controversial relationship... See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | KRW10,000,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $38,550,494 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film title in Korean (Ah-ga-ssi) means ''The Lady'' referring to Lady Hideko, while the English/International title is The Handmaiden referring to Sook-hee. See more » |
| Goofs | The Count uses a propane gas lighter. That was impossible in 1930. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The EE British Academy Film Awards (2018). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Song at the End of the Century See more » |
| Crazy Credits | During the credits, the moon on the wall in the background shifts from full to new. See more » |
| Quotes |
Lady Hideko:
The daughter of a legendary thief, who sewed winter coats out of stolen purses. Herself a thief, pickpocket, swindler. The saviour who came to tear my life apart. My Tamako. My Sookee. See more » |