Directing
Sompote Sands
- Born
- 1941-05-24 · Phra Pradaeng, Samut Prakan, Thailand
- Died
- 2021-08-25
- Filmography
- 36 titles on TMDB
About Sompote Sands
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.
Backdrop from Hanuman and the Seven Ultramen
Films & television
36 titles
Intern
Special Effects · Special Effects Assistant · Intern
Special Effects · Special Effects Assistant · Intern
Intern
Photographer at Donna 7 / Ending Narrator (uncredited) · Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay
Photographer at Donna 7 (uncredited) · Executive Producer · Director · Screenplay
Director · Executive Producer · Special Effects
Director · Executive Producer
Special Effects · Visual Effects Director
Producer's Assistant
Photographer at Rising Moon 7 · Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay
Director · Producer · Special Effects
Producer · Special Effects
Producer · Director · Writer
Director · Producer · Special Effects
Intern
Executive Producer · Director
Director · Producer · Special Effects · Screenplay
Executive Producer
Special Effects Supervisor
Director · Executive Producer
Special Effects
Director · Producer
Special Effects · Executive Producer
Director · Executive Producer
Director · Producer · Special Effects
Director
Director · Producer · Special Effects
Producer · Special Effects
Producer · Special Effects
Special Effects · Executive Producer
Executive Producer · Special Effects
Producer · Special Effects
Producer · Special Effects
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