A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her.A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her.A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her.
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 69 wins & 104 nominations total
Cho Jin-woong
- Uncle Kouzuki
- (as Jin-woong Jo)
Kim Tae-ri
- Sook-Hee
- (as Tae Ri Kim)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe 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.
- GoofsThe Count uses a propane gas lighter. That was impossible in 1930.
- 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.
- Crazy creditsDuring the credits, the moon on the wall in the background shifts from full to new.
- Alternate versionsExtended version runs approx. 21 minutes longer.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The EE British Academy Film Awards (2018)
Featured review
2018-12-23
This is a movie without flying plots and you don't feel bored at all for the entire movie. Many layers of deceptions from different views. Worth watching for not only one time. There are tons of forums talking about this and mentioned that this is based on a TV series of BBC. Now I'm curious about that TV series.
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- aboiement
- Jan 20, 2019
Details
Box office
- Budget
- ₩10,000,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,006,788
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $92,129
- Oct 23, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $37,863,670
- Runtime2 hours 25 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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