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- BFI identifierN-626640
- Date2016 (Copyright)
- Production countryRepublic of Korea
- Production companyCJ E&M Corporation, Moho Film, Yong Film, CJ Entertainment, Korea Post, Idea Bridge Asset Management, KDB Bank, Meritz Insurance, Seoul Guarantee Insurance, Shinhan Life Insurance Co. Ltd, Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance, Solaireinvestments Co., Interpark Corporation, kth, ISU Venture Capital, Pan Entertainment
- SynopsisIn 1930s Korea, which is under Japanese colonial rule, young pickpocket Nam Sookhee is enlisted by Fujiwara, a suave con artist claiming to be a count, to work as a handmaiden for wealthy heiress Lady Hideko. Living on a secluded countryside estate, Hideko is looking for a way out and Fujiwara expects Sookhee to help him charm his way into the role of Hideko's husband. But the plan is complicated when Sookhee and Hideko discover some unexpected feelings for each other. (Synopsis)
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- CastKim Min-hee (Lady Hideko)
Kim Tae-ri (Nam Sookhee, ‘Tamako’)
Ha Jung-woo (Fujiwara, 'count')
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Title
Agassi (Original)
The Handmaiden (Alternative)
EIDR identifier
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Work - N-626640 - 2016 (Copyright)
Republic of Korea - Film - Fiction
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