Sompote Sands
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 24, 1941, Phra Pradaeng, Samut Prakan, Thailand
- Died
- August 25, 2021
- Movies
- 25
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.
Upcoming Sompote Sands Movies
Monster with a Movie Camera
Release date TBA
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2013 | Go, Sompote Sands! | Himself |
| 1979 | The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. The Monster Army | Photographer at Donna 7 (uncredited) |
| 1975 | The Ultraman | Photographer at Rising Moon 7 |
| 1974 | Hanuman and the Seven Ultramen | Photographer at Donna 7 / Ending Narrator (uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2006 | Project Ultraman | Producer, Director, Writer |
| 2001 | Jumborg Ace and Giant (2001 Special Edition) | Director |
| 1985 | Magic Lizard | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 1985 | Krai Thong 2 | Producer |
| 1985 | Space Warriors 2000 | Director |
| 1984 | The Noble War | Director, Producer |
| 1984 | Hanuman and the Eleven Ultramen | Director |
| 1982 | Crocodile Therakwad | Producer |
| 1980 | Giant Crocodile | Director, Producer |
| 1980 | Ka Kee | Producer |
| 1980 | Krai Thong | Producer |
| 1979 | Crocodile | Director, Producer |
| 1979 | The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. The Monster Army | Director, Screenplay |
| 1978 | Crocodile Fangs | Producer |
| 1975 | 7 Days in Beijing | Director |
| 1975 | Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders | Director |
| 1975 | The Ultraman | Director, Screenplay |
| 1974 | Hanuman and the Seven Ultramen | Director, Screenplay |
| 1974 | Yak Wat Jaeng Meets Jumborg Ace | Director |
| 1973 | Tah Tien | Director, Producer |
| 1972 | Chalawan | Director, Producer |
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