Sompote Sands
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Sompote Sands | |
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สมโพธิ แสงเดือนฉาย | |
| Born | Sompote Saengduenchai 24 May 1941 Samut Prakan, Thailand |
| Died | 26 August 2021 (aged 80) Bangkok, Thailand |
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| Years active | 1973–2021 |
| Known for | Thai tokusatsu films |
Sompote Saengduenchai (
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
.
Early life
Born as the youngest son in a
M.R. Kukrit Pramoj as the owner and editor.[4]
Tsuburaya co-productions and resulting controversies
In 1996, Sands presented
Jumborg Ace & Giant. He claimed they were turned over to him twenty years earlier in 1976 by the patriarch of the Tsuburaya brand, Noboru Tsuburaya, who died the year before.[5] While Chaiyo were licensed to create international material based on these licenses, they had also created original characters under the Ultraman name, starting a franchise called "Project Ultraman". Initially set to release films and television series under this name, they were ordered by Thailand courts to cease and desist anything they were doing outside of the original licenses in April 2007.[6] On November 20, 2017, a Los Angeles Federal Court ruled that Sands, nor his companies Chaiyo and UM Corporation, did not have ownership of the brand after a jury found that the 1976 document was not authentic.[7] The final judgement on April 18, 2018, forbids him and his companies to use the Ultra Franchise and all of its related characters, forcing him and the company to pay infringement damages.[8]
Death
Sands died of cancer on 26 August 2021, at the age of 80.[1][9]
Filmography
Films
- Tah Tien(1973)
- Jumborg Ace & Giant(Yuk Wud Jaeng Vs. Jumbo A) (1974)
- The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army (Hanuman pob Jed Yodmanud) (1974)
- Kamen Rider series.)
- Yod Manut Computer (1977)
- Land of Grief (Pandin Wippayoke) (1978)
- Ka Ki (1980)
- Crocodile (Chorakhe) (1980)
- Kraithong (1980)
- Phra Rod Meree (1981)
- Khun Chang Khun Phaen: Prab Chorakhe Tan Kwand (1982)
- Phra Chao Suea Panthai-Norasing (1982)
- Noble War (Suek Kumphakan) (1984)
- Space Warriors 2000 (Hanuman pop Sib-et Yodmanud) (1984)
- Kraithong II (1985)
- Magic Lizard (King-ka kay-a-sit) (1985)
Television films/ Series
- Kraithong (1972) Channel 7
- Phra Aphai Mani (1973) Channel 3
- Yai Ka Ta
- Long Prai
- Project Ultraman (suspended broadcast due to court judgment[4])
References
- ^ a b "สิ้นตำนาน "สมโพธิ แสงเดือนฉาย" ผู้สร้าง "หนุมานพบ 7 ยอดมนุษย์" เสียชีวิตจากโรคมะเร็ง". TNN Online (in Thai). 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Crocodile (1981)". Horror Movie A Day. June 10, 2008.
- ^ Siwapornphan, Supat (27 July 2022). "หอภาพยนตร์ ปลุก 9 หนังสัตว์ประหลาดไทยสุดคลาสสิก กลับมาอาละวาดอีกครั้งในโปรแกรม Strange Creatures สัตว์ประหลาดมหันตภัย" [The Thai Film Archive Awaken 9 Classic Thai Monster Movies to Rampage Again in "Strange Creatures"]. The Standard (in Thai). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ a b "มหากาพย์อุลตร้าแมน ศึกยอดมนุษย์ของ "สมโพธิ แสงเดือนฉาย"". ASTV Manager (in Thai). 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- ^ "THE FINAL CHAIYO VERDICT: TSUBURAYA WINS! Mr. Sampote's Most Bitter Tea Has Gone Cold". 24 April 2018.
- ^ N/A. [tmcnet.com "Thailand: Court orders Tsuburaya Chaiyo and Chaiyo Productions to stop making a commercial profit from new Ultraman characters"]. tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/04/06/2467559.htm. TMCnet. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "News Flash: Jury Rules in Favor of Tsuburaya Pro in Ultraman Rights Lawsuit". 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Notice of Winning Judgment In U.S. Lawsuit Regarding "Ultraman" Rights". Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd - ULTRAMAN Series.
- Matichon Online(in Thai). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
External links
- Sompote Sands at IMDb