Regarding the film **The Handmaiden** (2016), the oldest cast member at the time of filming was **Won Geun-hee** (원근희).
### **Specific Details:**
* **Cast Member:** Won Geun-hee (원근희)
* **Role:** He played the role of the **Butler** (credited as **Butler Won**), the elderly servant who manages the mansion of the tyrannical and depraved Uncle Kouzuki.
* **Age at Time of Filming:** Won Geun-hee was **71 years old** during the majority of the filming period. He was born on **October 27, 1943**.
* **Filming Context:** The production for *The Handmaiden* began on **June 15, 2015**, and concluded on **October 31, 2015**. Won Geun-hee celebrated his 72nd birthday just four days before filming officially ended.
### **Additional Context on Cast Ages:**
While Won Geun-hee was the chronologically oldest cast member, there are a few notable details regarding other "senior" members of the production:
* **Kim Hae-sook**, who played the major supporting role of **Madame Sasaki** (the housekeeper), was **59 years old** during filming (born December 30, 1955). She is often cited as the most senior prominent actress on the set.
* **Lee Yong-nyeo**, who played **Bok-soon** (the head of the pickpocket gang/orphanage), was **58–59 years old** during filming (born 1956).
* **Cho Jin-woong**, who played the film's "elderly" antagonist **Uncle Kouzuki**, was actually only **39 years old** at the time of filming (born 1976). He underwent roughly four hours of prosthetic makeup daily to appear as a man in his 60s or 70s, making him appear older than many of his senior co-stars.
* The film's leading cast members were significantly younger: **Kim Min-hee** (Lady Hideko) was 33, **Ha Jung-woo** (Count Fujiwara) was 37, and **Kim Tae-ri** (Sook-hee) was 25.