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In Japanese-occupied Korea, a con man operating under the sobriquet of "Count Fujiwara " plans to seduce a Japanese heiress named Lady Hideko, then marry her and commit her to an asylum to steal her inheritance. He hires a pickpocket named Sook-hee to become Hideko's maid and encourage Hideko to marry him.
In 1930s Korea, a girl is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a countryside estate. But the maid has a secret: She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler to help seduce the Lady and steal her fortune.
Jul 12, 2023 · What Happens in “The Handmaiden” (Plot Explained) Part 1: It’s the 1930s, and Korea is under the rule of the Japanese. A con artist, Fujiwara, poses as a nobleman and hires a pickpocket, a young woman named Sook-hee. He wants her to work as a handmaiden for Lady Hideko, the heiress of a massive fortune.
Sep 2, 2017 · In 1930s Korea, a girl is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a countryside estate. But the maid has a secret: She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler to help seduce the Lady and steal her fortune.
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- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Park Chan-wook
- 2017-09-02
The movie, set in 1930s Korea under Japanese colonial rule, follows a complex scheme involving a conman named Count Fujiwara, a pickpocket named Sook-hee, and a wealthy heiress named Lady Hideko. The ending reveals that Sook-hee and Lady Hideko have been manipulating Count Fujiwara all along.
- Park Chan-Wook
- Kim Min-Hee, Ha Jung-Woo, Cho Jin-Woong
It relocates Waters’ story from Victorian Britain to 1930s Korea during Japanese colonial rule. New girl Sookee (Kim Tae-ri) is hired as handmaiden to Japanese heiress Lady Hideko (Kim Min-hee), who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki (Cho Jin-woong).
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Acclaimed South Korean writer/director Park Chan-wook’s (Oldboy, Thirst) sexually charged period drama set in early 20th-century occupied Korea, where a young Korean woman’s plan to defraud a beautiful Japanese heiress is complicated when she becomes infatuated with her.
