Known For
Directing
Born
May 24, 1941
Died
Aug 25, 2021
Place of Birth
Phra Pradaeng, Samut Prakan, Thailand
Credits
36 titles
Sompote Sands
Biography
The founder of the Thai film production company, Chaiyo Productions, Sompote Saengduenchai (สมโพธิ แสงเดือนฉาย), better known as Sompote Sands (May 24, 1941 - August 25, 2021), was a Thai film director, producer, and special effects artist. He was best known for co-directing and producing two Japanese-Thai co-productions, "Jumborg Ace & Giant" (1974) and "Hanuman and the Seven Ultramen" (1974), as well as other science fiction, fantasy, and horror films including "Hanuman and the Five Riders" (1975), the cult classic "Crocodile" (1980), "Phra Rod Meree" (1981), "Space Warriors 2000" (1985), and the children's film "Magic Lizard" (1985). Beginning in 1996, he was a major part of the licensing rights dispute between Chaiyo Productions and Tsuburaya Productions, the original Japanese studio behind Ultraman, claiming to have co-ownership of the series outside of Japan. On August 25, 2021, Sands passed away from cancer at the age of 80.
Known For
Filmography
Go, Sompote Sands!
Himself
Project Ultraman
Producer
Jumborg Ace and Giant (2001 Special Edition)
Executive Producer
Shin Killer Crocodile: Akai kiba
Special Effects Supervisor
Crocodile Fury
Special Effects
Magic Lizard
Director
Krai Thong 2
Producer
Space Warriors 2000
Director
The Noble War
Director
Hanuman and the Eleven Ultramen
Director
King Suea and Phanthai Norasingh
Executive Producer
Crocodile Therakwad
Producer
Phra Rot-Meri
Special Effects
Giant Crocodile
Director
Ka Kee
Producer
Krai Thong
Producer
Crocodile
Director
The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. The Monster Army
Photographer at Donna 7 (uncredited)
Crocodile Fangs
Special Effects
Land of Grief
Executive Producer
Computer Superman
Special Effects
Mars Men
Special Effects
7 Days in Beijing
Director
Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders
Director
The Ultraman
Photographer at Rising Moon 7
Hanuman and the Seven Ultramen
Photographer at Donna 7 / Ending Narrator (uncredited)
Yak Wat Jaeng Meets Jumborg Ace
Director
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
Producer's Assistant
Tah Tien
Director
Chalawan
Director
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Special Effects
High and Low
Intern
Madame Aki
Intern
Chûshingura
Intern
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Special Effects
Monster with a Movie Camera
Director