Lee Kwang Hoon is a Korean film maker who has directed four feature length films. He was born in Korea in 1959, and studied at Sogang University

Sogang University

Sogang University is one of the leading research and liberal arts universities in Seoul, South Korea.The University was established in 1960 by the Society of Jesus to provide education based on the Catholic beliefs and inspired by the Jesuit educational philosophy, such as Georgetown University in...

 for his Bachelor of Arts and in Ohio State University

Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...

 to get his Master of Arts. His first movie Doctor Bong was the biggest success in box office in Korea in 1995.

Lee's 1999 film Ghost in Love

Ghost in Love

Ghost in Love is a 1999 South Korean film written by Li Hong-zhou and directed by Lee Kwang Hoon. The film stars Kim Hee-sun in the title role as the girlfriend of a man she suspects of cheating on her...

 (Jaguimo) was one of the leading films in the "new wave" of Korean cinema around the turn of the millennium designed to produce blockbusters to rival Hollywood.

In 2008 Lee was involved in controversy when he accused Kim Tae-gyun

Kim Tae-gyun (director)

Kim Tae-gyun is a South Korean film director. His 2010 film A Barefoot Dream was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it did not make the final shortlist.-Director:...

, the director of Crossing

Crossing (2008 film)

Crossing is a 2008 South Korean film directed by Kim Tae-gyun. It has been selected as South Korea's submission to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.-Plot:...

, of plagiarism.