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 elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until Sookee and Hideko discover some unexpected emotions.
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Release Date: June 1, 2016
Release Year: 2016
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Language: 日本語, 한국어/조선말
Runtime: 145 minutes
Rating: 8.2/10
Writer: Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo-kyung
Director: Park Chan-wook
Cast
Kim Min-hee (Lady Hideko)
Kim Tae-ri (Sook-hee)
Ha Jung-woo (Count Fujiwara)
Cho Jin-woong (Uncle Kouzuki)
Kim Hae-sook (Ms. Sasaki)
Moon So-ri (Hideko’s Aunt)
Lee Yong-nyeo (Bok-soon)
Kwak Eun-jin (Kkeut-dan)
Lee Dong-hwi (Goo-gai)
Jo Eun-hyung (Young Hideko)
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