Sompote Sands
| Sompote Sands | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Sompote Saengduenchai May 24, 1941 Phra Pradaeng District, Samut Prakan Province, Thailand |
| Residence |
Bang Pa-in District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand |
| Other names | Sompote Sands |
| Education | Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep |
| Occupation | Filmmaker, Special effect creator |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Relatives | Sompote Tako (son) Peerasit Saengduenchai (son) |
Sompote Saengduenchai (Thai: สมโพธิ แสงเดือนฉาย; rtgs: Somphot Saengdueanchai), better known as Sompote Sands (born May 24, 1941 in Phra Pradaeng District, Samut Prakan Province) is a Thai film director, special effect creator and producer. He is best known for directing several Thai films such as The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army, Hanuman and the Five Riders, the 1980 cult classic Crocodile,Phra Rod Meree and the 1985 children's film Magic Lizard.
He was born in a Thai Chinese family. At the age of seven years old, he left his family to live in the temple (Wat). Sompote have dream to filmmaker as a child. In 1960, he traveled to Japan for study filmmaking at Toho. He had the opportunity to work with Eiji Tsuburaya and Akira Kurosawa and the mold itself, he claimed to have had a part in designing Ultraman.
He was a major part of the licensing rights dispute of Ultraman outside Japan, claiming to have co-ownership of Ultra Series outside Japan, he claims to have been the transfer of copyrights from Noboru Tsuburaya (Son of Eiji Tsuburaya) in 1975 after the film Jumborg Ace & Giant and The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army then successfully make a money. To help the financial position of Tsuburaya Productions.
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