Project Author: Hakura

June 23, 2025

PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
Moho Film, Yong Film, CJ Entertainment

The Handmaiden

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Genre:

Thriller, Drama, Romance

Runtime:

145

Released:

2016

Rating:

8.203

Budget:

$8,575,000

Box Office:

$38,600,000

WRITERS

Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo-kyung, Sarah Waters

FILM OVERVIEW

The Handmaiden

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.

DIRECTOR

Park Chan-wook

GALLERY

PRODUCTION TEAM

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Yoon Hyung-tae (Special Effects Supervisor)

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Jung Do-ahn (Special Effects Supervisor)

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Cho Yong-seok (VFX Supervisor)

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Hong Eue-su (Grip)

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Kim Tae-eui (Special Effects Supervisor)

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Lee Eun-jin (Set Designer)

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Kwon Soo-yeon (Set Decoration)

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Shin Bo-ra (Props)

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Yoon Sung-hye (Art Direction)

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Shinsuke Fujimoto (Assistant Director)

CAST MEMBERS

Kim Min-hee

Kim Tae-ri

Ha Jung-woo

Cho Jin-woong

Kim Hae-sook

Moon So-ri

Lee Yong-nyeo

Kwak Eun-jin

Lee Dong-hwi

Jo Eun-hyung

MORE PRODUCTION

Bae Seon-ok (Assistant Director), Jeong Tae-sung (Co-Executive Producer), Jung Gun (Production Sound Mixer), Christian Thanh Nguyen (Graphic Designer), Lee Gi-seok (Set Decoration), Shon Byeong-su (VFX Artist), Lee Hee-eun (Special Effects Makeup Artist), Park Chan-wook (Writer), Park Chan-wook (Director), Song Min-seok (Stunts), Jo Gyeong-hun (VFX Artist), Cho Young-wuk (Original Music Composer), Kim Sang-bum (Editor), Ryu Seong-hie (Production Design), Kim Yong-seong (Camera Operator), Chung Seo-kyung (Writer), Sarah Waters (Novel), Jung Il-seo (Key Grip), Cho Sang-kyung (Costume Design), Chung Chung-hoon (Director of Photography), Kim Kyeong-taek (Production Supervisor), Song Jong-hee (Makeup & Hair), Kim Jae-beom (Editor), Cho Min-kyung (Dialogue Editor), Kim Eun-jung (Foley Artist), Kai Engel (Additional Music), Fabrizio Cheloni (Sound), Lee Ja-hye (Assistant Director Trainee), Kim Eun-jung (Foley Editor), Kumiko Hosokawa (Casting Associate), Tom Russbueldt (Sound Recordist), Karyoon Kim (Special Effects Makeup Artist), Danny Park (Assistant Camera), Lee Jae-hyeok (Still Photographer), Jay Lee (Associate Producer), Jan Morgenstern (Additional Music), Yoon Suk-chan (Co-Producer), Moon Chul-woo (Supervising Sound Editor), Miky Lee (Executive Producer), Hong Yoon-sung (Dialogue Editor), Lee Jung-ho (Sound Effects Editor), Ryan McKeague (Digital Intermediate), Emily Eddey (Digital Intermediate), Jeong Won-jo (Co-Producer), Kim Suk-won (Sound), Chang-bae Kang (Lighting Artist), Choi Eun-ah (Supervising Dialogue Editor), Lee Jeon-hyoung (Visual Effects Supervisor), Kim Jong-dae (Co-Producer), Matthew Bulleri (Key Grip), Yoon Seo-young (Line Producer), Bae Il-hyuck (Lighting Director), Syd Lim (Producer), Park Chan-wook (Executive Producer), Yoon Jong-shin (Music Producer), Kwak Tae-yong (Special Effects Makeup Artist), Yoo Sang-seob (Fight Choreographer), Park Choul-yong (Special Props), Park Min-su (CGI Supervisor)

MORE CAST

Rina Takagi, Han Ha-na, Lee Kyu-jung, Kim See-eun, Ha Si-yeon, Kim Eun-yeong, Jeong Ha-dam, Yoo Min-chae, Won Geun-hee, Kim Jong-dae, Jang Han-sun, Kim Lee-woo, Shinsuke Fujimoto, Katsuhiro Nagano, Lee Ji-ha, Tomomitsu Adachi, Takashi Kakizawa, Hwang Seo-yoon, Park Do-young, Lee Ji-hye, So-Yeon Heo, Lee Yoon-jae, Choi Jong-ryul, Kim Joon-woo, Bae Il-hyuck, Kim Soo-woong, Yong-Hyun Jo, Park Ki-ryung, Choi Byung-mo, Han Chang-hyun, Kim In-woo, Kwon Hyuk, Hyung-tae Im, Oh Man-seok, Kim Byung Gi, In-su Kim, Alexander Scarborough, Jin-Chul Kim, Do-Hyung Kim, Eun-ji Hong, Song Da-eun, Jeong In-kyeom, Nam Gyeong-min, Ahn Seong-bong, Seon Uk-hyeon, Lee In-chul

'The Handmaiden'

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