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The Handmaiden

A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her.

Director

Chan-wook Park

Year

Genre

drama, romance, thriller

Box Office

$2,004,919

Production

CJ Entertainment

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 59 wins & 88 nominations.

Sook-Hee

Bok-soon

Ggeut-dan

Goo-gai

Miss Sasaki

Lady Hideko

Count Fujiwara

Maid 1

Maid 2

Maid 3

Hideko's Mother

Uncle Kouzuki

Butler

Mansion Driver

Kouzuki Porter

Maid 4

Japanese Officer 1

Japanese Officer 2

Shinsuke Fujimoto

Monk

Katsuhiro Nagano

Female owner of ryokan

Mental Hospital Doctor 1

Tomomitsu Adachi

Mental Hospital Doctor 2

Takashi Kakizawa

Mental Hospital Nurse 1

Mental Hospital Nurse 2

Young Hideko

Aunt of Lady Hideko

Young Hideko's Maid 1

Young Hideko's Maid 2

'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 1

'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 2

'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 3

'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 4

'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 5

'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 6

'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 1

'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 2

'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 3

'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 4

'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 5

'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 6

Junko

Maid 5

'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 1

'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 2

'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 3

Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Manager

Alexander Scarborough

Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Guest 1

Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Guest 2

Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Guest 3

Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Guest 4

Ronin 1

Ronin 2

Harbor Ticket Office Ronin

Harbor Ticket Office Staff

Photo Studio Owner

Pyeonghwa Hotel Western Restaurant Customer 1

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It should have been me! - The Handmaiden

It should have been me!

You'll miss the train. - The Handmaiden

You'll miss the train.

Go back to sleep. - The Handmaiden

Go back to sleep.

The Lady's routine is simple. - The Handmaiden

The Lady's routine is simple.

I sleep in here? - The Handmaiden

I sleep in here?

Mother! - The Handmaiden

When babies cry, my auntie feeds them a spoonful of sake. - The Handmaiden

When babies cry, my auntie feeds them a spoonful of sake.

"Sweet bird, sweet bird "My sweet bluebird - The Handmaiden

"Sweet bird, sweet bird "My sweet bluebird

LoveWhat does a crook know about love - The Handmaiden

LoveWhat does a crook know about love

What of her fortune? - The Handmaiden

What of her fortune?

The uncle is just a guardian. - The Handmaiden

The uncle is just a guardian.

On top of the fifty, I get dresses, jewellery and my own 100,000. - The Handmaiden

On top of the fifty, I get dresses, jewellery and my own...

Not a good liar, are you? - The Handmaiden

Not a good liar, are you?

My head aches before every reading practice. - The Handmaiden

My head aches before every reading practice.

Oh, how kind of her. - The Handmaiden

Oh, how kind of her.

You're a Japanese lady, why don't you speak Japanese? - The Handmaiden

You're a Japanese lady, why don't you speak...

"Dear Miss Izumi Hideko, "Count Fujiwara said you're looking for a maid. - The Handmaiden

"Dear Miss Izumi Hideko, "Count Fujiwara said...

I don't know to read, Miss. - The Handmaiden

I don't know to read, Miss.

This is your name. - The Handmaiden

This is your name.

Reading can be learned, and I don't care if you curse or steal. - The Handmaiden

Reading can be learned, and I don't care if you curse...

My mum. - The Handmaiden

Count Fujiwara said... - The Handmaiden

Count Fujiwara said...

I've nowhere to go. - The Handmaiden

I've nowhere to go.

Time for reading practice. - The Handmaiden

Time for reading practice.

At noon, come knock on the door. - The Handmaiden

At noon, come knock on the door.

See you at... - The Handmaiden

Why would the lady of such a big house... - The Handmaiden

Why would the lady of such a big house...

My new handmaiden. - The Handmaiden

My new handmaiden.

You mustn't pass that point. - The Handmaiden

You mustn't pass that point.

The Count? - The Handmaiden

That's why you insisted on a bath. - The Handmaiden

That's why you insisted on a bath.

You are too kind to greet me this way upon my arrival, when the journey has left me so unkempt. - The Handmaiden

You are too kind to greet me this way upon my arrival, when...

This must be Okju. - The Handmaiden

This must be Okju.

Count Fujiwara requests Miss Hideko to kindly allow her maid Tamako to be sent to his Lordship for a brief errand. - The Handmaiden

Count Fujiwara requests Miss Hideko to kindly allow her maid...

Did you call for me, mi lord? - The Handmaiden

Did you call for me, mi lord?

Everyone's talking about you in Eunpo. - The Handmaiden

Everyone's talking about you in Eunpo.

She's so naive even if a man pulls on her nipplesshe won't know what he wants - The Handmaiden

She's so naive even if a man pulls on her nipplesshe...

Oh, he's so thoughtful! - The Handmaiden

Oh, he's so thoughtful!

Of all the things I've washed and dressed, has anything been this pretty? - The Handmaiden

Of all the things I've washed and dressed, has anything...

He's shameless. - The Handmaiden

He's shameless.

One, two, three! - The Handmaiden

One, two, three!

Does it feel okay? - The Handmaiden

Does it feel okay?

Dressed up, you look like a lady, too. - The Handmaiden

Dressed up, you look like a lady, too.

I think I know what the Count meant. - The Handmaiden

I think I know what the Count meant.

What the Count meantYour faceEach night in bedI think of your faceDon't be silly MissLadies truly are the dolls of maidsAll these buttons are for my amusementIf I undo the buttons and pull out the cordsthen the sweet things withinthose sweet and soft - The Handmaiden

What the Count meantYour faceEach night in bedI think of...

Ladies truly are the dolls of maids. - The Handmaiden

Ladies truly are the dolls of maids.

That's what he raised me for, knowing he'd need my fortune. - The Handmaiden

That's what he raised me for, knowing he'd need my...

For now, the Lady needn't go read to the sick fuck who wants to marry his wife's niece. - The Handmaiden

For now, the Lady needn't go read to the sick fuck who...

The Lady waits for her 2 o'clock art class, and waits... - The Handmaiden

The Lady waits for her 2 o'clock art class, and...

Sorry to be late. - The Handmaiden

Sorry to be late.

Maybe I need more practice to give it dimensionality? - The Handmaiden

Maybe I need more practice to give it dimensionality?

Almost fully ripe. - The Handmaiden

Almost fully ripe.

Do you know what? - The Handmaiden

Do you know what?

How did your mum die? - The Handmaiden

How did your mum die?

Still, while alive she hugged you a lot? - The Handmaiden

Still, while alive she hugged you a lot?

My mother died giving birth to me. - The Handmaiden

My mother died giving birth to me.

No baby is ever guilty of being born. - The Handmaiden

No baby is ever guilty of being born.

Did my mum cry before they hanged her? - The Handmaiden

Did my mum cry before they hanged her?

She laughed. - The Handmaiden

Wait here a moment, Miss. - The Handmaiden

Wait here a moment, Miss.

The lady sits, shy and trembling. - The Handmaiden

The lady sits, shy and trembling.

Fucking hell - The Handmaiden

I wish I'd never come here. - The Handmaiden

I wish I'd never come here.

A blackout! - The Handmaiden

I need to think. - The Handmaiden

I need to think.

Next full moon, while my uncle visits his mine, he wants to elope to Japan. - The Handmaiden

Next full moon, while my uncle visits his mine, he wants to...

Like the reflex of pulling your hand from a flame. - The Handmaiden

Like the reflex of pulling your hand from a flame.

Pardon? - The Handmaiden

How would I know? - The Handmaiden

How would I know?

First, I guess we'd kiss? - The Handmaiden

First, I guess we'd kiss?

Why does the candy taste different? - The Handmaiden

Why does the candy taste different?

So this is how it feels. - The Handmaiden

So this is how it feels.

Feels just fine. - The Handmaiden

Feels just fine.

I'm sure he'll want to do this too. - The Handmaiden

I'm sure he'll want to do this too.

It's so cute. - The Handmaiden

Will he really be so tender as this? - The Handmaiden

Will he really be so tender as this?

Keep doing it like the Count would. - The Handmaiden

Keep doing it like the Count would.

Okju. Hideko. Mummy. Daddy. Now, the model must stay still. Okju. - The Handmaiden

Okju. Hideko. Mummy. Daddy. Now, the model must stay still....

- Hideko... - The Handmaiden

Find some other job to do. - The Handmaiden

Find some other job to do.

I've no other job to do. - The Handmaiden

I've no other job to do.

I spit it out without chewing! - The Handmaiden

I spit it out without chewing!

So don't push Hideko too hard. - The Handmaiden

So don't push Hideko too hard.

Oh my. Your toenails have grown faster since the Count arrived. How curious. Miss, doesn't it bother - The Handmaiden

Oh my. Your toenails have grown faster since the Count...

I could be content here, if you were with me. - The Handmaiden

I could be content here, if you were with me.

How do you know? - The Handmaiden

How do you know?

In the end, Hideko accepted the proposal, provided that I come to Japan too. - The Handmaiden

In the end, Hideko accepted the proposal, provided that I...

You'll have a week of freedom, but always remember the basement. - The Handmaiden

You'll have a week of freedom, but always remember the...

Thank you for traveling on our ferry today. - The Handmaiden

Thank you for traveling on our ferry today.

Finally we're going home. - The Handmaiden

Finally we're going home.

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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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Director: Chan-wook Park

Writer: Sarah Waters (inspired by the novel "Fingersmith" by), Seo-kyeong Jeong (screenplay), Chan-wook Park (screenplay)

Production: CJ Entertainment

Genre: drama, romance, thriller

Year: 2016

MetaScore: 84/100

ImdbRating: 8.1

BoxOffice: $2,004,919

Released: 01 Jun 2016

Awards: Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 59 wins & 88 nominations.

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