
Ep. 37
The Scarlet Crucian Carp of Oppori
📅 December 15, 1980🕐 25 min
Synopsis
Sanpei arrives at Oppori, the mecca of fancy goldfish carp fishing, with his disciple Shoji. There he encounters a surveying team planning to drain the pond. Though Grandpa Ippei tries to convince the landowner, he has no success. Meanwhile, Sanpei lands a brilliant red crucian carp, the ancestor of ornamental goldfish. If this rare species were protected, could the pond be saved?