At its surface, The Handmaiden is a heist thriller set in 1930s Japanese-occupied Korea. A con man posing as a Japanese Count ("Count Fujiwara") hires a pickpocket, Sook-hee, to become the handmaiden to a reclusive Japanese heiress, Hideko. Sook-hee's job is to manipulate Hideko into marrying the Count, after which she'll be committed to an asylum and the Count will steal her fortune.
The plot follows a young Korean woman, Sook-hee, who is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Lady Hideko. Unbeknownst to Hideko, Sook-hee is part of a scheme orchestrated by a conman posing as a Count to defraud the heiress of her inheritance. However, as the two women grow closer, their relationship evolves in ways that no one involved could have predicted. Technical Breakdown: 720p x264 875MB The Handmaiden -2016- BluRay 720p x264 875MB -n...
The story revolves around Lady Hideko (played by Kim Tae-ri), a beautiful and cunning noblewoman living in 1930s Korea under Japanese colonial rule. She schemes to swindle her uncle and escape her arranged marriage. Enter Sook-hee (played by Kim Ok-bin), a young and ambitious con artist hired to pose as Lady Hideko's handmaiden. Sook-hee's mission is to help a Japanese man, Count Fujiwara (played by Hioaki Nakanishi), deceive Lady Hideko and steal her fortune. At its surface, The Handmaiden is a heist