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The Handmaiden

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IMDB ID: tt4016934

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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 steal her fortune.

JapaneseKorean

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Kim Min-hee

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Kim Tae-ri

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Ha Jung-woo

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Cho Jin-woong

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Kim Hae-sook

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Moon So-ri

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Lee Yong-nyeo

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Kwak Eun-jin

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Lee Dong-hwi

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Jo Eun-hyung

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Park Chan-wook

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Park Chan-wook

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Chung Seo-kyung

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Sarah Waters

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