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.
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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
Rina Takagi
Hideko's Mother
Han Ha-na
Junko
Lee Kyu-jung
Maid 1
Kim See-eun
Maid 2
Ha Si-yeon
Maid 3
Park Chan-wook
Director
Park Chan-wook
Writer
Chung Seo-kyung
Writer
Sarah Waters
Novel
Park Chan-wook
Executive Producer
Miky Lee
Executive Producer
Syd Lim
Producer
Chung Chung-hoon
Director of Photography
Jo Yeong-wook
Original Music Composer
Kim Sang-bum
Editor
Kim Jae-beom
Editor
Cho Sang-kyung
Costume Design
Ryu Seong-hie
Production Design
