Sompote Sands
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 24, 1941
- Died
- August 25, 2021
- Birthplace
- Phra Pradaeng, Samut Prakan, Thailand
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.
Filmography
Monster with a Movie Camera TBA
Director
Go, Sompote Sands! 2013
as Himself
Project Ultraman 2006
Producer
Jumborg Ace and Giant (2001 Special Edition) 2001
Executive Producer, Director
- Shin Killer Crocodile: Akai kiba
Shin Killer Crocodile: Akai kiba 1993
Special Effects Supervisor
Crocodile Fury 1988
Special Effects
Magic Lizard 1985
Director, Special Effects, Screenplay, Executive Producer
Krai Thong 2 1985
Producer, Special Effects
Space Warriors 2000 1985
Director, Executive Producer
The Noble War 1984
Director, Special Effects, Executive Producer
Hanuman and the Eleven Ultramen 1984
Director, Executive Producer
King Suea and Phanthai Norasingh 1982
Executive Producer, Special Effects
Crocodile Therakwad 1982
Producer, Special Effects
Phra Rot-Meri 1981
Special Effects, Executive Producer
Giant Crocodile 1980
Director, Producer, Special Effects
Ka Kee 1980
Special Effects, Executive Producer
Krai Thong 1980
Producer, Special Effects
Crocodile 1979
Director, Producer, Special Effects
The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. The Monster Army 1979
as Photographer at Donna 7 (uncredited), Executive Producer, Director, Screenplay
Crocodile Fangs 1978
Special Effects, Producer, Visual Effects Director
Land of Grief 1978
Executive Producer, Special Effects
Computer Superman 1977
Special Effects, Executive Producer
Mars Men 1976
Special Effects, Visual Effects Director
7 Days in Beijing 1975
Director
Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders 1975
Director, Executive Producer, Special Effects
The Ultraman 1975
as Photographer at Rising Moon 7, Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay
Hanuman and the Seven Ultramen 1974
as Photographer at Donna 7 / Ending Narrator (uncredited), Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay
Yak Wat Jaeng Meets Jumborg Ace 1974
Director, Executive Producer
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle 1973
Producer's Assistant
Tah Tien 1973
Director, Producer, Special Effects
Chalawan 1972
Director, Producer
King Kong vs. Godzilla 1963
Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Intern
High and Low 1963
Intern
Madame Aki 1963
Intern
Chûshingura 1962
Intern
King Kong vs. Godzilla 1962
Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Intern
Credits from TMDB.