The Handmaiden (2016)
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, 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 steal her fortune.
Director: Park Chan-wook
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Kim Min-hee as Lady Hideko |
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Kim Tae-ri as Sook-hee |
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Ha Jung-woo as Count Fujiwara |
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Cho Jin-woong as Uncle Kouzuki |
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Kim Hae-sook as Ms. Sasaki |
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Moon So-ri as Hideko's Aunt |
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Lee Yong-nyeo as Bok-soon |
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Kwak Eun-jin as Kkeut-dan |
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Lee Dong-hwi as Goo-gai |
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Jo Eun-hyung as Young Hideko |
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Rina Takagi as Hideko's Mother |
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Han Ha-na as Junko |
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Lee Kyu-jung as Maid 1 |
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Kim See-eun as Maid 2 |
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Ha Si-yeon as Maid 3 |
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Kim Eun-yeong as Maid 4 |
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Jeong Ha-dam as Maid 5 |
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Yoo Min-chae as Ggeut-dan |
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Won Geun-hee as Butler |
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Kim Jong-dae as Mansion Driver |
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Jang Han-sun as Kouzuki Porter |
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Kim Lee-woo as Japanese Officer 1 |
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Shinsuke Fujimoto as Japanese Officer 2 |
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Katsuhiro Nagano as Monk |
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Lee Ji-ha as Female Owner of Ryokan |
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Tomomitsu Adachi as Mental Hospital Doctor 1 |
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Takashi Kakizawa as Mental Hospital Doctor 2 |
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Hwang Seo-yoon as Mental Hospital Nurse 1 |
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Park Do-young as Mental Hospital Nurse 2 |
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Lee Ji-hye as Young Hideko's Maid 1 |
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Heo So-yeon as Young Hideko's Maid 2 |
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Lee Yoon-jae as 'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 1 |
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Choi Jong-ryul as 'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 2 |
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Kim Joon-woo as 'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 3 |
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Bae Il-hyuck as 'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 4 |
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Kim Soo-woong as 'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 5 |
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Jo Yong-hyun as 'The Golden Lotus' Reading Guest 6 |
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Park Kee-ryung as 'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 1 |
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Choi Byung-mo as 'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 2 |
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Han Chang-hyun as 'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 3 |
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Kim In-woo as 'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 4 |
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Kwon Hyuk as 'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 5 |
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Im Hyeong-tae as 'The Whip Speaks' Reading Guest 6 |
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Oh Man-seok as 'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 1 |
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Kim Byung Gi as 'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 2 |
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Kim In-su as 'Bells of Passion' Reading Guest 3 |
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Alexander Scarborough as Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Manager |
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Jin-Chul Kim as Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Guest 1 |
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Do-Hyung Kim as Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Guest 2 |
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Eun-ji Hong as Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Guest 3 |
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Song Da-eun as Pyeonghwa Hotel Restaurant Guest 4 |
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Jeong In-kyeom as Ronin 1 |
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Nam Gyeong-min as Ronin 2 |
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Ahn Seong-bong as Harbor Ticket Office Ronin |
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Seon Uk-hyeon as Harbor Ticket Office Staff |
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Lee In-chul as Photo Studio Owner |
| Visual Effects | Yoon Hyung-tae | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Jung Do-ahn | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Cho Yong-seok | VFX Supervisor |
| Camera | Hong Eue-su | Grip |
| Visual Effects | Kim Tae-eui | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Lee Eun-jin | Set Designer |
| Art | Kwon Soo-yeon | Set Decoration |
| Art | Yoon Sung-hye | Art Direction |
| Art | Shin Bo-ra | Props |
| Directing | Bae Seon-ok | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jung Gun | Production Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Shinsuke Fujimoto | Assistant Director |
| Production | Jeong Tae-sung | Co-Executive Producer |
| Art | Christian Thanh Nguyen | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Lee Gi-seok | Set Decoration |
| Visual Effects | Shon Byeong-su | VFX Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee Hee-eun | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Park Chan-wook | Director |
| Writing | Park Chan-wook | Writer |
| Crew | Song Min-seok | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Jo Gyeong-hun | VFX Artist |
| Editing | Kim Sang-bum | Editor |
| Sound | Jo Yeong-wook | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Ryu Seong-hie | Production Design |
| Camera | Kim Yong-seong | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Chung Seo-kyung | Writer |
| Writing | Sarah Waters | Novel |
| Camera | Jung Il-seo | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cho Sang-kyung | Costume Design |
| Camera | Chung Chung-hoon | Director of Photography |
| Production | Kim Kyeong-taek | Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Song Jong-hee | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Fabrizio Cheloni | Sound |
| Camera | Lee Jae-hyeok | Still Photographer |
| Production | Kumiko Hosokawa | Casting Associate |
| Sound | Tom Russbueldt | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Cho Min-kyung | Dialogue Editor |
| Lighting | Chang-bae Kang | Lighting Artist |
| Editing | Ryan McKeague | Digital Intermediate |
| Crew | Jan Morgenstern | Additional Music |
| Sound | Kim Suk-won | Sound |
| Sound | Moon Chul-woo | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Lee Jeon-hyoung | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Jeong Won-jo | Co-Producer |
| Production | Yoon Suk-chan | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Kai Engel | Additional Music |
| Directing | Lee Ja-hye | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Sound | Choi Eun-ah | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Kim Eun-jung | Foley Editor |
| Editing | Emily Eddey | Digital Intermediate |
| Production | Jay Lee | Associate Producer |
| Production | Miky Lee | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Kim Jae-beom | Editor |
| Sound | Kim Eun-jung | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Lee Jung-ho | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | Matthew Bulleri | Key Grip |
| Sound | Hong Yoon-sung | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Kim Jong-dae | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karyoon Kim | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Danny Park | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Yoon Seo-young | Line Producer |
| Lighting | Bae Il-hyuck | Lighting Director |
| Production | Syd Lim | Producer |
| Production | Park Chan-wook | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Yoon Jong-shin | Music Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kwak Tae-yong | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Yoo Sang-seob | Fight Choreographer |
| Art | Park Choul-yong | Special Props |
| Crew | Park Min-su | CGI Supervisor |
| Sound | Kim Eun-jeong | Foley Artist |