$100,000 Koi Fish That Became The Best in The World

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Күн бұрын

In this documentary we follow Tony Pitham, Martin and Marc. With a Japanese koi fish costing $100,000, they participate in the largest and most important competition in the world in Japan. That it would not be easy to win the 1st prize quickly became clear in 2005 when they lost the competition with a beautiful "Maruten Kohaku", a white and red Japanese koi fish.
Discover the incredible story of a $100,000 koi fish that became the best in the world. From humble beginnings to international recognition, this fish has an amazing journey. Watch the video to learn more about this rare and prized koi fish!
In 2006 she returned to Japan where, with more money and better relationships with the koi breeders and their broker, they hunted to win the biggest prize. In this compelling video we talk to Tony who, almost 20 years later, has a Koi business in the Middle East. From here he will try to realize his dream and make a bid for a second title.
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Credentials:
Production: New Vision Productions
Written by: David Standen
Narrated by: Tim Caira
Camera: Nik Read
Executive Producers: Tony Pitham, Mark Crampton, Martin Plows.
Rights: Martin Plows
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:04 History of Koi
05:55 Sakai Fish Farm
09:18 Why are Koi Expensive?
11:22 Mark Crampton & Martin Plows
17:45 The $100,000 Koi Fish
28:01 New Contender(s)
33:56 Buying a second Koi
44:19 Can they Win?
52:29 The Results
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Пікірлер: 88

@tk72223 3 ай бұрын

Yvo I'm just gonna say one thing, THIS WAS A MASTER PIECE OF VIDEO! I know it ws not yours directly but you came up with the idea of putting this together that's just amazing man

@TheKoiPartner 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Eric! 🙏🙏

@nickmay2925 2 ай бұрын

Probably the best koi film I've seen on KZfaq, really shows what's involved in having a grand champion, well done

@TheKoiPartner 2 ай бұрын

Thanks May, all credits to Nik for producing it

@daleog9148 3 ай бұрын

Loved this video Yvo great to see the footage behind a historic event in the hobby

@TheKoiPartner 3 ай бұрын

More to come!

@ericteneyck8691 3 ай бұрын

Well put together documentary. I can understand why the win was maybe a little bittersweet for Mark and Martin. They had spent a couple years with the Maruten and placed their hopes and dreams with that fish and then basically at the last minute had to make the switch to the other one that they didn't have an emotional attachment to. It was a great win, but would have been a much more satisfying win with the Maruten.

@keyjones1678 2 ай бұрын

Bittersweet about spending more money; it wasn't so much about the fish; it was about becoming the first westerns to win the All Japan show.

@user_from_nowhere 3 ай бұрын

Top film. Great insight into a very guarded world in Japan. Well done. 👏

@miketuttle1138 3 ай бұрын

I also need to see my fish every day. Excellent documentary!

@AuTheFuture 3 ай бұрын

Been waiting for a video like this 🔥🔥🔥

@richardthurston92 2 ай бұрын

Well well had koi for forty years and I can honestly say this is the best video I've ever seen. It is a true reflection on the koi hobby. I used to go 15 years ago .as I say absolutely blinding video. Ps koi water barn used to import boxes for me in the day❤❤❤

@TheKoiPartner 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@TheErwinstok 3 ай бұрын

What a documantary stunning Yvo well done, keep filming like this amazing AGAIN👍🏻👍🏻

@ACKoi 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant video, Yvo really interesting 👌🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

@TheKoiPartner 3 ай бұрын

Many thanks 🙏

@finadic570 3 ай бұрын

Amazing was a great video. It must’ve been a big rush to win that grand champion position, Hats off to to you !

@myboyskoi 3 ай бұрын

Loved watching this 🙌

@johngordon2382 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic documentary great work thank you 👌

@paulwelling8243 2 ай бұрын

Great journey boys, loved it 👍🏼

@ClaresPond 3 ай бұрын

Excellent documentary vid Yvo! I think this vid is rare insight. It is very accurate record of the show koi hobby at the highest level of competition, AJKS. .

@chasingkoi 2 ай бұрын

Great stuff sir, one of ur best n wasnt Tony Hanson in his younger self,,,, nice one evo, cheers Terry,

@MOMSPH 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic Documentary! 👏

@robbier3661 Ай бұрын

superlative ,excellent docimentary ..kudos i didnt even know this ...bravo

@TheKoiPartner Ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@richieremo1 3 ай бұрын

I reckon The breeders and caretakers of the koi are the winners of the show not 3 blokes with an ability to splash cash ..same as buying a race horse thats best blood line best trainer best jockey.😂 your buying the win once all the hard works done for you.i enjoyed the doc very much btw.as a koi keeper and enthusiast i take my hat off to these fellas for following their passion as far as they have.

@chrismcerlain1664 2 ай бұрын

fascinating film. thank you for posting it

@TheKoiPartner 2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@Gazza09999 3 ай бұрын

Great koi doc this 👌

@TheFiSHDocToR 3 ай бұрын

Amazing videos/ documentary

@TheKoiPartner 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@shropshireladoutdoors743 3 ай бұрын

Bred born fed looked after in japan by the Japanese how can you call it yours

@jeffharris4558 28 күн бұрын

I really like how they judge the grand champion, I used to show poultry, often there is one judge that picks, this makes it very personal as some judges have particular preferences, with so many judges it makes it much fairer.

@TheKoiPartner 28 күн бұрын

Thank you, I agree 😃

@AEG_UK2020 3 ай бұрын

one of your best

@diddygreen5077 2 ай бұрын

top video and relay good insight it to the koi show wold 👍

@ColossalKoi 3 ай бұрын

❤Woow one of your best !!!

@jansSanduz 2 ай бұрын

I can live with it. Buying my most expensive koi and left it on the hand of experts to grow and win a championship. But after the big win (or lose if unlucky) that koi should be in my own best pond for a lifetime. I am a koi keeper since 2009 btw. ❤ Great video and to all behind it.

@TheKoiPartner 2 ай бұрын

I 100% understand what you are saying here. I think it’s unique footage done by Nik how it all went 20 years ago

@jansSanduz 2 ай бұрын

@@TheKoiPartner And it looks like done yesterday! That is amazing.

@seanscott1580 3 ай бұрын

Amazing 👌

@TheKoiPartner 3 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

@essa1buhamad 3 ай бұрын

Great video as usual from you, keep going. Just to correct the info thats Mr. Tony said "he was the first to introduce Japanese koi in the Middle East in 2017" actually am the one who import Japanese koi to Kuwait from Ogata Koi Farm in 2008.

@TheKoiPartner 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for correcting that 😇

@davekoi2101 3 ай бұрын

Great video Yvo 👏💯 if you have the money and the dreams why not 👍

@TheKoiPartner 3 ай бұрын

I agree!

@crimewavedelta7879 3 ай бұрын

Let’s be honest there are NO non Japanese winners…the koi are created made and raised in Japan then some foreigners buy the fish and enter competition and win, not really a foreign win. If the fish was created outside of Japan and then entered that would be a British win..All are Japanese All winners are Japanese !

@TheKoiPartner 3 ай бұрын

I agree, but it’s really hard to understand the culture and the politics that are involved in this competition. That is what I try to explain in my documentary’s.

@jeffharris4558 28 күн бұрын

With a background of showing poultry myself, I was thinking the same thing, I’ve bred and sold birds that have gone on to be placed and win shows, the new owner gets their picture in the press and the shiny prize but it’s the breeder that gets the credit. It’s hard to fathom but if these guys are happy to spend that kind of money to have their pictures in the press and the breeders get the credit then it’s a win win I guess.

@miorfaizulsabki6667 17 күн бұрын

Shivalinga are found all over japan. They were all originally hindus. So all koi winners are originally hindus winner. Jai hindi !!! and dont your mother guyz

@jeffharris4558 17 күн бұрын

@@miorfaizulsabki6667 so did they travel there or were they born there? if I was born in Japan I’d be Japanese! Religion has nothing to do with it. I have Japanese Koi which have bred, the offspring aren’t Japanese koi as they weren’t bred there.

@miorfaizulsabki6667 16 күн бұрын

@@jeffharris4558 how about jews? is it a race or is it a religion?it cant be both by your definition.

@kimdawcatgirl 3 ай бұрын

Great video! But, I had to turn the volume off at the opera singer moment! Lol!😂 Also, didn't notice it was in retrospect until the end.

@gladboy7722 2 ай бұрын

Wow...💯💯💯

@PoloReef 3 ай бұрын

Had same emotions and dreams!!

@TheKoiPartner 3 ай бұрын

👏👏🏆

@PoloReef 3 ай бұрын

@@TheKoiPartner 🙏🏼❤️

@nareeeely 3 ай бұрын

The narrator is on another level

@TheKoiPartner 3 ай бұрын

I agree

@bobbyknox9258 3 ай бұрын

Excellent video. I know the ongoings of buying koi in japan. But these two are greedy people

@TheKoiPartner 3 ай бұрын

Don’t forget this video is 20 years ago when things went a bit different. Also these days in other cultures buying fish goes on a different way than we are used to! Anyway thanks for watching! 😃

@johnbell1859 3 ай бұрын

Great video, stunning koi. I bet waddy would have liked this. Ps. By the looks of the phones and watches I think this is an old video, still good though. 😉 🇬🇧

@TheKoiPartner 3 ай бұрын

Yes they do

@longdistancerider691 3 ай бұрын

💯

@TheFiSHDocToR 3 ай бұрын

Recently, 1 guy Andrew Sandler spent over $100,000 to win the American Koi Show.

@TheKoiPartner 3 ай бұрын

🤩

@PoloReef 3 ай бұрын

I Get it ! b

@chrisb.1116 3 ай бұрын

I'm honestly conflicted by this one. Passion that deserves respect or all that can go wrong with a hobby?

@swamiokami2485 3 ай бұрын

Fish and money and the games grown men play.

@TheKoiPartner 3 ай бұрын

Or cars and money…. Or aquariums and money 😜🙈

@oscars85 3 ай бұрын

This is a great video, but i feel i would get more pleasure out of raising and refinning a champion fish myself then paying for it to be done. Seems like a hollow victory to me.

@TheKoiPartner 3 ай бұрын

Which is fair! I would love such a journey as well ☺️

@mdshawonsk9201 3 ай бұрын

Assalamualaikum bro.i am from Bangladesh

@AuTheFuture 3 ай бұрын

Heck yea bro

@user-qs2jq5dl2w 2 ай бұрын

Quel est le nom de ce type de poisson ?

@mucky1957. 3 ай бұрын

so you spend 100k on a fish that you don't get to see daily...I'm sorry..I like koi..I love my koi pond but this is just madness. I'd rather spend £100 and really enjoy looking at it and watching it grow.

@TheKoiPartner 3 ай бұрын

But what if you like a fish so much, fall in love with it. And you decide to see your fish in Japan because you know the breeders are the best one to take care of it? Instead of taking the risk it dies in your own pond. It’s not about willing but about risk and loving something so much. Anyway, thanks for watching and reaching out! 😃🫶

@TheFiSHDocToR 3 ай бұрын

Every hobby has an evolution. You go as far as you're comfortable or able. Some people go where no one has gone before. They set the new bar till someone goes further.

@KA-om9oz 3 ай бұрын

The money is relative. 2,000,000 for a race horse, just for a 1 min thrill on race day. It’s a love and passion, you have it or you don’t. If you do, it’s a privilege.

@pokeninja541 3 ай бұрын

The fitz guy said he had a 250k koi. What a joke No where near that quakity

@TheKoiPartner 3 ай бұрын

Idk, but this is 20 years difference 😜 thanks for watching 😃

@PoloReef 3 ай бұрын

he just won grand champ. in vegas. plus inflation. im the owner

@ProffesionalZombie12 3 ай бұрын

Excuse me, but I beg to differ that these Mermaid Toddlers aren't cute and cuddly.

@TheKoiPartner 3 ай бұрын

Does that matter for the dream they chased? 😌

@farrelm7728 3 ай бұрын

The All Japan Koi Show, still and recently won by pure Japanese-bred koi. There isn't a single All Japan Koi Show grand champion won by a koi bred in other countries.

@TheKoiPartner 3 ай бұрын

A “real” Japanese Koi is a Japanese Koi bred in Japan. No other Koi fish bred in different countries will ever be displayed on a Japanese Koi Show, simply it’s not possible by law, second the Japanese koi industry is unique and protected by the government as the national fish of Japan . Without the breeders in Japan there is no koi industry.